net.sourceforge.fluxion.datasource.query
Interface QueryGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BiomartQueryFactory, MySQLQueryFactory, ODBCQueryFactory, PostgresqlQueryFactory, SQLQueryFactory

@Spi
public interface QueryGenerator

Interface for generating queries against a particular type of bean. This should be implemented separately for each datasource syntax, so that the query generated is in the correct syntax for the underlying database.

Version:

0.2

Author:

Tony Burdett

Method Summary

<F> Query<F>

generateQuery(Filter<F> filter) Create a query that can then be used to obtain data from a database.

Method Detail

generateQuery

<F> Query<F> generateQuery(Filter<F> filter)
                       throws QueryGenerationException

Create a query that can then be used to obtain data from a database. The returned query will be typed by the bean which the Filter is typed by - so if generateQuery(Filter?Foo>) is called, a Query?Foo> will be returned.

Parameters:

filter - the filter to use to make the query

Returns:

the query, typed by the bean being queried

Throws:

QueryGenerationException - if there was a probelm generating the query