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package org.apache.jena.sparql.expr;

import java.util.Collection ;
import java.util.Set ;

import javax.xml.datatype.DatatypeConstants ;

import org.apache.jena.sparql.core.Var ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.engine.binding.Binding ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.function.FunctionEnv ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.graph.NodeTransform;

public interface Expr
{
    public static final Expr NONE = ExprNone.NONE0 ;
    
    public static final int CMP_GREATER  =  DatatypeConstants.GREATER ;
    public static final int CMP_EQUAL    =  DatatypeConstants.EQUAL ;
    public static final int CMP_LESS     =  DatatypeConstants.LESSER ;
    
    public static final int CMP_UNEQUAL  = -9 ;
    public static final int CMP_INDETERMINATE  = DatatypeConstants.INDETERMINATE ;
    
    
    /** Test whether a Constraint is satisfied, given a set of bindings
     *  Includes error propagtion and Effective Boolean Value rules.
     * 
     * @param binding   The bindings
     * @param execCxt   FunctionEnv   
     * @return  true or false
     */ 
    public boolean isSatisfied(Binding binding, FunctionEnv execCxt) ;
  
    /** Variables used by this expression - excludes variables scoped to (NOT)EXISTS */
    public Set  getVarsMentioned() ;
    /** Variables used by this expression - excludes variables scoped to (NOT)EXISTS */
    public void varsMentioned(Collection acc) ;
    
    /** Evaluate this expression against the binding
     * @param binding 
     * @param env
     */
    public NodeValue eval(Binding binding, FunctionEnv env) ;
    
    /** Deep copy with substitution */
    public Expr copySubstitute(Binding binding) ;

    /**
     * Rewrite, applying a node->node transformation
     */
    public Expr applyNodeTransform(NodeTransform transform) ;

    /** Deep copy */
    public Expr deepCopy() ;
    
    /** Answer whether this is a variable (in which case getVarName and getNodeVar can be called) */ 
    public boolean isVariable() ;
    /** Variable name (returns null if not a variable) */
    public String  getVarName() ;
    /** Variable (or null) */
    public ExprVar getExprVar() ;
    /** Convert to a Var variable.*/
    public Var asVar() ;

    /** Answer whether this is a constant expression - false includes "don't know"
     *  No constant folding so "false" from an expression that evaluates to a constant
     */  
    public boolean   isConstant() ;
    /** NodeValue constant (returns null if not a constant) */
    public NodeValue getConstant() ;
    
    /** Answer wether this is a function. */
    public boolean isFunction() ;
    /** Get the function (returns null if not a function) */
    public ExprFunction getFunction() ;
    
    public void visit(ExprVisitor visitor) ;
    
    /**
     * Expr are used in both syntax and algebra. There is no syntax
     * to algebra translation step because the parser uses operator precedence
     * to build the right evaluation structure directly.
     * 
     * The exceptions to this are the NOT EXISTS and
     * EXISTS expressions which involve a query pattern. As a
     * result there are different ways in syntax to produce the same algebra
     * form.
     * 

     * Two Expr are considered equal if they are equal as algebra
     * expressions. hashCode and equals must implement
     * that.
     * 

     * There is also equalsBySyntax. Because two different syntax
     * forms can yield the same algebra, but two different algebra forms
     * must be different syntax, equalsBySyntax implies equals
     * (by alegbra).
     * 

     * Hence, different hashCode => not equalsBySyntax.
     */ 
    @Override
    public int hashCode() ;

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object other) ;

    public boolean equalsBySyntax(Expr other) ;
    
    /** General equality operation - consider this to be 'protected' */
    public boolean equals(Expr other, boolean bySyntax) ;
}