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package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.criteria;

import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;

/**
 * OpenJPA-specific extension to JPA 2.0 Criteria Query API.
 *
 * @param  type of result returned by this query
 *
 * @author Pinaki Poddar
 * @since 2.0.0
 */
public interface OpenJPACriteriaQuery extends CriteriaQuery {
    /**
     * Convert the query to a JPQL-like string.
     * The conversion of Criteria Query may not be an exact JPQL string.
     *
     * @return a JPQL-like string.
     */
    String toCQL();

    /**
     * Compile the query.
     *
     * @return the same instance compiled.
     */
    OpenJPACriteriaQuery compile();
}