package io.ebeaninternal.server.query;

import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.DbReadContext;
import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.DbSqlContext;
import io.ebeaninternal.server.type.ScalarDataReader;
import io.ebeaninternal.server.type.ScalarType;

import java.util.List;

A property in the SQL Tree.

A BeanProperty or a dynamically created property based on formula.
/**
 * A property in the SQL Tree.
 * <p>
 * A BeanProperty or a dynamically created property based on formula.
 */
public interface STreeProperty extends ScalarDataReader<Object> {

  
Return the property name.
/**
   * Return the property name.
   */
  String getName();

  
Return the full property name (for error messages).
/**
   * Return the full property name (for error messages).
   */
  String getFullBeanName();

  
Return true if the property is the Id.
/**
   * Return true if the property is the Id.
   */
  boolean isId();

  
Return true if the property is an embedded type.
/**
   * Return true if the property is an embedded type.
   */
  boolean isEmbedded();

  
Return true if the property is an aggregation.
/**
   * Return true if the property is an aggregation.
   */
  boolean isAggregation();

  
Return true if the property is a formula.
/**
   * Return true if the property is a formula.
   */
  boolean isFormula();

  
Return the encryption key as a string value (when the property is encrypted).
/**
   * Return the encryption key as a string value (when the property is encrypted).
   */
  String getEncryptKeyAsString();

  
Return the Expression language prefix (join path).
/**
   * Return the Expression language prefix (join path).
   */
  String getElPrefix();

  
Return the underlying scalar type for the property (for findSingleAttribute).
/**
   * Return the underlying scalar type for the property (for findSingleAttribute).
   */
  ScalarType<?> getScalarType();

  
For RawSql build the select chain.
/**
   * For RawSql build the select chain.
   */
  void buildRawSqlSelectChain(String prefix, List<String> selectChain);

  
Load into the bean (from the DataReader/ResultSet).
/**
   * Load into the bean (from the DataReader/ResultSet).
   */
  void load(SqlBeanLoad sqlBeanLoad);

  
Ignore the property (moving the column index position without reading).
/**
   * Ignore the property (moving the column index position without reading).
   */
  void loadIgnore(DbReadContext ctx);

  
Append to the select clause.
/**
   * Append to the select clause.
   */
  void appendSelect(DbSqlContext ctx, boolean subQuery);

  
Append to the from clause.
/**
   * Append to the from clause.
   */
  void appendFrom(DbSqlContext ctx, SqlJoinType joinType);

}