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package org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions;

import com.datastax.driver.core.TupleValue;
import com.datastax.driver.core.UDTValue;

Provides context information for a particular user defined function. Java UDFs can access implementations of this interface using the udfContext field, scripted UDFs can get it using the udfContext binding. /**
 * Provides context information for a particular user defined function.
 * Java UDFs can access implementations of this interface using the
 * {@code udfContext} field, scripted UDFs can get it using the {@code udfContext}
 * binding.
 */
public interface UDFContext
{
    
Creates a new UDTValue instance for an argument. 
Params:
argName – name of the argument as declared in the CREATE FUNCTION statement
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if no argument for the given name exists
IllegalStateException –    if the argument is not a UDT
Returns:
a new UDTValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code UDTValue} instance for an argument.
     *
     * @param argName name of the argument as declared in the {@code CREATE FUNCTION} statement
     * @return a new {@code UDTValue} instance
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no argument for the given name exists
     * @throws IllegalStateException    if the argument is not a UDT
     */
    UDTValue newArgUDTValue(String argName);

    
Creates a new UDTValue instance for an argument. 
Params:
argNum – zero-based index of the argument as declared in the CREATE FUNCTION statement
Throws:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException – if no argument for the given index exists
IllegalStateException –          if the argument is not a UDT
Returns:
a new UDTValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code UDTValue} instance for an argument.
     *
     * @param argNum zero-based index of the argument as declared in the {@code CREATE FUNCTION} statement
     * @return a new {@code UDTValue} instance
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if no argument for the given index exists
     * @throws IllegalStateException          if the argument is not a UDT
     */
    UDTValue newArgUDTValue(int argNum);

    
Creates a new UDTValue instance for the return value. 
Throws:
IllegalStateException –          if the return type is not a UDT
Returns:
a new UDTValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code UDTValue} instance for the return value.
     *
     * @return a new {@code UDTValue} instance
     * @throws IllegalStateException          if the return type is not a UDT
     */
    UDTValue newReturnUDTValue();

    
Creates a new UDTValue instance by name in the same keyspace. 
Params:
udtName – name of the user defined type in the same keyspace as the function
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if no UDT for the given name exists
Returns:
a new UDTValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code UDTValue} instance by name in the same keyspace.
     *
     * @param udtName name of the user defined type in the same keyspace as the function
     * @return a new {@code UDTValue} instance
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no UDT for the given name exists
     */
    UDTValue newUDTValue(String udtName);

    
Creates a new TupleValue instance for an argument. 
Params:
argName – name of the argument as declared in the CREATE FUNCTION statement
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if no argument for the given name exists
IllegalStateException –    if the argument is not a tuple
Returns:
a new TupleValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code TupleValue} instance for an argument.
     *
     * @param argName name of the argument as declared in the {@code CREATE FUNCTION} statement
     * @return a new {@code TupleValue} instance
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no argument for the given name exists
     * @throws IllegalStateException    if the argument is not a tuple
     */
    TupleValue newArgTupleValue(String argName);

    
Creates a new TupleValue instance for an argument. 
Params:
argNum – zero-based index of the argument as declared in the CREATE FUNCTION statement
Throws:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException – if no argument for the given index exists
IllegalStateException –          if the argument is not a tuple
Returns:
a new TupleValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code TupleValue} instance for an argument.
     *
     * @param argNum zero-based index of the argument as declared in the {@code CREATE FUNCTION} statement
     * @return a new {@code TupleValue} instance
     * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if no argument for the given index exists
     * @throws IllegalStateException          if the argument is not a tuple
     */
    TupleValue newArgTupleValue(int argNum);

    
Creates a new TupleValue instance for the return value. 
Throws:
IllegalStateException –          if the return type is not a tuple
Returns:
a new TupleValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code TupleValue} instance for the return value.
     *
     * @return a new {@code TupleValue} instance
     * @throws IllegalStateException          if the return type is not a tuple
     */
    TupleValue newReturnTupleValue();

    
Creates a new TupleValue instance for the CQL type definition. 
Params:
cqlDefinition – CQL tuple type definition like tuple<int, text, bigint>
Throws:
IllegalStateException –          if cqlDefinition type is not a tuple or an invalid type
Returns:
a new TupleValue instance/**
     * Creates a new {@code TupleValue} instance for the CQL type definition.
     *
     * @param cqlDefinition CQL tuple type definition like {@code tuple<int, text, bigint>}
     * @return a new {@code TupleValue} instance
     * @throws IllegalStateException          if cqlDefinition type is not a tuple or an invalid type
     */
    TupleValue newTupleValue(String cqlDefinition);
}