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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.query;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRValueParameter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReportsContext;


/**
 * A query clause handling context, as seen from a {@link JRClauseFunction clause function}.
 * 
 * @author Lucian Chirita ([email protected])
 */
public interface JRQueryClauseContext
{

	/**
	 * Returns the query text buffer.
	 * 
	 * @return the query text buffer
	 */
	StringBuffer queryBuffer();
	
	/**
	 * Return a value parameter from the report parameters map.
	 * 
	 * @param parameterName the parameter name
	 * @return the parameter
	 */
	JRValueParameter getValueParameter(String parameterName);
	
	/**
	 * Records a query parameter.
	 * 
	 * @param parameterName the parameter name
	 */
	void addQueryParameter(String parameterName);
	
	/**
	 * Records a multi-valued query parameter.
	 * 
	 * @param parameterName the parameter name
	 * @param count the value count
	 */
	void addQueryMultiParameters(String parameterName, int count);

	/**
	 * Records a multi-valued query parameter with null values to be ignored.
	 * 
	 * @param parameterName the parameter name
	 * @param count the value count
	 * @param ignoreNulls flag that indicates whether the null values should be ignored
	 */
	void addQueryMultiParameters(String parameterName, int count, boolean ignoreNulls);

	/**
	 * Records a query parameter based on a provided value.
	 * 
	 * @param type the parameter type if specified
	 * @param value the parameter value
	 */
	void addQueryParameter(Class type, Object value);
	
	/**
	 * Returns the JasperReportsContext associated with the current query execution.
	 * 
	 * @return the current JasperReportsContext
	 */
	JasperReportsContext getJasperReportsContext();

	/**
	 * Returns a canonical query language for this query execution.
	 * 
	 * 
	 * The canonical language is used to retrieve extensions for the query executer.
	 * 
	 * 
	 * @return the canonical query language
	 */
	String getCanonicalQueryLanguage();
}