openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/Joins.java

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package org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.sql;

import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.meta.ClassMapping;
import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.schema.ForeignKey;
import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.schema.Table;

/**
 * Tracks joins made when traversing relations in a select.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
public interface Joins {

    /**
     * Whether we have any joins.
     */
    public boolean isEmpty();

    /**
     * Whether this joins path results in outer joins.
     */
    public boolean isOuter();

    /**
     * Perform a cross join on the given tables.
     */
    public Joins crossJoin(Table localTable, Table foreignTable);

    /**
     * Join the columns of the given foreign key.
     */
    public Joins join(ForeignKey fk, boolean inverse, boolean toMany);

    /**
     * Join the columns of the given foreign key.
     */
    public Joins outerJoin(ForeignKey fk, boolean inverse, boolean toMany);

    /**
     * Join the columns of the given foreign key, which represents a relation
     * via the given field name.
     */
    public Joins joinRelation(String name, ForeignKey fk, ClassMapping target,
        int subclasses, boolean inverse, boolean toMany);

    /**
     * Join the columns of the given foreign key, which represents a relation
     * via the given field name.
     */
    public Joins outerJoinRelation(String name, ForeignKey fk, 
        ClassMapping target, int subclasses, boolean inverse, boolean toMany);

    /**
     * Set the variable name being traversed into with the next join.
     */
    public Joins setVariable(String var);

    /**
     * Set the subquery alias.
     */
    public Joins setSubselect(String alias);
}