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* Copyright 2003-2018 MarkLogic Corporation
*
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package com.marklogic.xcc;
import com.marklogic.xcc.types.ValueType;
import com.marklogic.xcc.types.XName;
import com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmValue;
import com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmVariable;
/**
* Base Request interface that contains methods common to all requests. Methods defined here manage
* request options and variable binding.
*/
public interface Request {
/**
* The session which created this Request. Request objects are created by factory methods on
* {@link Session} and their implementations are interdependent.
*
* @return A {@link Session} reference.
*/
Session getSession();
/**
* Associate the given {@link RequestOptions} object with this Request.
*
* @param options
* An {@link RequestOptions} instance or null to use default values.
*/
void setOptions(RequestOptions options);
/**
* Returns the currently set {@link RequestOptions} object.
*
* @return An instance of {@link RequestOptions} or null if none is currently in effect.
*/
RequestOptions getOptions();
/**
*
* Returns a {@link RequestOptions} instance that reflects the execution options that will be
* applied to this request. This may be a blend of the option values set on the Request and
* those set on the {@link Session}. This method will always return a newly created, non-null
* result.
*
*
* The object returned is NOT the {@link RequestOptions} object associated with
* either the Request or the {@link Session}. Making changes to the returned
* {@link RequestOptions} object will not affect subsequent submissions of this Request.
*
*
* Although it's possible to modify and pass the returned object back to
* {@link #setOptions(RequestOptions)}, this is not recommended. In general, you should create
* your own instance of {@link RequestOptions} and set only those options you explictly want to
* override. When submitted, the options set on the Request are merged with those, if any, set
* for the {@link Session}.
*
*
* This method mainly used internally. It can be used to determine which values will be
* submitted with a request. Most client code will not need this method.
*
*
* @return A newly created instance of {@link RequestOptions}.
*/
RequestOptions getEffectiveOptions();
/**
* Associate the given {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmVariable} with this Request. If another
* variable with the same name is already set, it is replaced. When an invocation of
* {@link Session#submitRequest(Request)} is made, all currently set variables are sent with the
* request and defined as XQuery external variables when the query runs in the server.
*
* @param variable
* A {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmVariable} instance to be associated with this
* Request. If another variable with the same name (
* {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XName}) is already bound, it will be replaced with
* this one. Note that {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XName} instances with the same
* namespace/local name values are considered to be equal.
* @throws com.marklogic.xcc.exceptions.UnimplementedFeatureException
* If the variable is not a type that can be passed with the Request,
* e.g. XdmSequence is not a supported type for external variables.
*/
void setVariable(XdmVariable variable);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link XdmVariable}, binds it to this Request and then
* returns the new {@link XdmVariable} object. This method is equivalent to:
*
*
*
* XdmVariable temp = ValueFactory.newVariable (xname, value);
* request.setVariable (temp);
* return temp;
*
*
* @param xname
* An instance of {@link XName}, which defines a namespace (optional) and a
* localname.
* @param value
* An instance of {@link XdmValue} which will be the value of the {@link XdmVariable}
* .
* @return The newly construct {@link XdmVariable} instance.
*/
XdmVariable setNewVariable(XName xname, XdmValue value);
/**
*
* Creates a sequence {@link XdmVariable} from the input values and
* binds it to this Request.
*
* @param xname
* An instance of {@link XName}, which defines a namespace
* (optional) and a localname.
* @param values
* An array of {@link XdmValue} which will be the values
* in the sequence..
*/
void setNewVariables(XName xname, XdmValue[] values);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link XdmVariable}, binds it to this Request and then
* returns the new {@link XdmVariable} object. This method is equivalent to:
*
*
*
* XdmVariable temp = ValueFactory.newVariable (
* new XName (namespace, localname),
* ValueFactory.newValue (type, value));
* request.setVariable (temp);
* return temp;
*
*
* @param namespace
* A namespace String, or null for the default namespace.
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param type
* An instance of {@link ValueType} that indicates which specific subclass of
* {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmValue} to instantiate.
* @param value
* An object that contains the value. The concrete type that should be passed is
* dependent on the {@link ValueType} instance provided as the "type" parameter.
* @return An XdmVariable instance.
*/
XdmVariable setNewVariable(String namespace, String localname, ValueType type, Object value);
/**
*
* Creates a sequence {@link XdmVariable} from the input values and
* binds it to this Request.
*
* @param namespace
* A namespace String, or null for the default namespace.
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param type
* An instance of {@link ValueType} that indicates
* specific subclass of {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmValue}
* to instantiate in the sequence.
* @param values
* An array of objects that contains the value. The concrete
* type that should be passed is dependent on the
* {@link ValueType} instance provided as the "type" parameter.
*/
void setNewVariables(String namespace, String localname,
ValueType type, Object[] values);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link XdmVariable}, binds it to this Request and then
* returns the new {@link XdmVariable}. This method is equivalent to:
*
*
*
* XdmVariable temp = ValueFactory.newVariable (
* new XName (null, localname),
* ValueFactory.newValue (type, value));
* request.setVariable (temp);
* return temp;
*
*
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param type
* An instance of {@link ValueType} that indicates which specific subclass of
* {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmValue} to instantiate.
* @param value
* An object that contains the value. The concrete type that should be passed is
* dependent on the {@link ValueType} instance provided as the "type" parameter.
* @return An XdmVariable instance.
*/
XdmVariable setNewVariable(String localname, ValueType type, Object value);
/**
*
* Creates a sequence {@link XdmVariable} from the input values and
* binds it to this Request.
*
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param type
* An instance of {@link ValueType} that indicates specific
* subclass of {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XdmValue} to
* instantiate in the sequence.
* @param values
* An array of objects that contains the values. The concrete
* type that should be passed is dependent on the {@link ValueType}
* instance provided as the "type" parameter.
*/
void setNewVariables(String localname, ValueType type, Object[] values);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSString}, binds it to
* this Request and then returns the new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSString} instance. This
* method is equivalent to:
*
*
*
* XdmVariable temp = ValueFactory.newVariable (
* new XName (namespace, localname),
* ValueFactory.newValue (ValueType.XS_STRING, value));
* request.setVariable (temp);
* return temp;
*
*
* @param namespace
* A namespace String, or null for the default namespace.
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param value
* A String that contains the value.
* @return An instance of {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSString}
*/
XdmVariable setNewStringVariable(String namespace, String localname, String value);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSString}, binds it to
* this Request and then returns the new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSString} instance. This
* method is equivalent to:
*
*
* request.setNewStringVariable (null, localname, value)
*
*
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param value
* A String that contains the value.
* @return An instance of {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSString}
* @see #setNewStringVariable(String, String, String)
*/
XdmVariable setNewStringVariable(String localname, String value);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSInteger}, binds it to
* this Request and then returns the new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSInteger} instance.
* This method is equivalent to:
*
*
*
* XdmVariable temp = ValueFactory.newVariable (
* new XName (namespace, localname),
* ValueFactory.newValue (ValueType.XS_INTEGER, value));
* request.setVariable (temp);
* return temp;
*
*
* @param namespace
* A namespace String, or null for the default namespace.
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param value
* A long that contains the value. Note that XQuery integers may contain much larger
* values that Java ints. If you need to specify a value larger than can be expressed
* by a long, use
* {@link ValueFactory#newValue(com.marklogic.xcc.types.ValueType, Object)} and pass
* a {@link java.math.BigInteger} object as the value.
* @return An instance of {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSInteger}
*/
XdmVariable setNewIntegerVariable(String namespace, String localname, long value);
/**
*
* Convenience method that creates a new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSInteger}, binds it to
* this Request and then returns the new {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSInteger} instance.
* This method is equivalent to:
*
*
* request.setNewIntegerVariable (null, localname, value)
*
*
* @param localname
* The local name as a String.
* @param value
* A long that contains the value.
* @return An instance of {@link com.marklogic.xcc.types.XSInteger}
* @see #setNewIntegerVariable(String, String, long)
*/
XdmVariable setNewIntegerVariable(String localname, long value);
/**
* Remove the given variable from this Request context. The variable and its value are still
* valid and may be reassociated with the session by passing it to {@link #setVariable}.
*
* @param variable
* A {@link XdmVariable} instance to be diassociated from this Request.
*/
void clearVariable(XdmVariable variable);
/**
* Remove any variables set in this Request.
*/
void clearVariables();
/**
* Return an array (possibly zero length) of all the {@link XdmVariable} objects currently set
* on this Request.
*
* @return An array of {@link XdmVariable} objects.
*/
XdmVariable[] getVariables();
/**
* Get starting position of results for this request.
*
* @return starting position of results for this request.
*/
long getPosition();
/**
* Set starting position of results for this request.
*
* @param position starting position.
*/
void setPosition(long position);
/**
* Get count of result items for this request.
*
* @return count
*/
long getCount();
/**
* Set count of result items for this request.
*
* @param count count.
*/
void setCount(long count);
}