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package org.apache.flink.table.sources

/**
  * Adds support for projection push-down to a [[TableSource]] with nested fields.
  * A [[TableSource]] extending this interface is able
  * to project the nested fields of the returned table.
  */
trait NestedFieldsProjectableTableSource {

  /**
    * Creates a copy of the [[TableSource]] that projects its output on the specified nested fields.
    *
    * @param fields The indexes of the fields to return.
    * @param nestedFields The accessed nested fields of the fields to return.
    *
    * e.g.
    * tableSchema = {
    *       id,
    *       student<\school<\city, tuition>, age, name>,
    *       teacher<\age, name>
    *       }
    *
    * select (id, student.school.city, student.age, teacher)
    *
    * fields = field = [0, 1, 2]
    * nestedFields  \[\["*"], ["school.city", "age"], ["*"\]\]
    *
    * @return A copy of the [[TableSource]] that projects its output.
    */
  def projectNestedFields(
      fields: Array[Int],
      nestedFields: Array[Array[String]]): TableSource

}