cassandra-trunk/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/restrictions/Restriction.java
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package org.apache.cassandra.cql3.restrictions;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.cassandra.schema.ColumnMetadata;
import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.QueryOptions;
import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions.Function;
import org.apache.cassandra.db.filter.RowFilter;
import org.apache.cassandra.index.IndexRegistry;

/**
 * <p>Implementation of this class must be immutable.</p>
 */
public interface Restriction
{
    public default boolean isOnToken()
    {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the definition of the first column.
     * @return the definition of the first column.
     */
    public ColumnMetadata getFirstColumn();

    /**
     * Returns the definition of the last column.
     * @return the definition of the last column.
     */
    public ColumnMetadata getLastColumn();

    /**
     * Returns the column definitions in position order.
     * @return the column definitions in position order.
     */
    public List<ColumnMetadata> getColumnDefs();

    /**
     * Adds all functions (native and user-defined) used by any component of the restriction
     * to the specified list.
     * @param functions the list to add to
     */
    void addFunctionsTo(List<Function> functions);

    /**
     * Check if the restriction is on indexed columns.
     *
     * @param indexRegistry the index registry
     * @return <code>true</code> if the restriction is on indexed columns, <code>false</code>
     */
    public boolean hasSupportingIndex(IndexRegistry indexRegistry);

    /**
     * Adds to the specified row filter the expressions corresponding to this <code>Restriction</code>.
     *
     * @param filter the row filter to add expressions to
     * @param indexRegistry the index registry
     * @param options the query options
     */
    public void addRowFilterTo(RowFilter filter,
                               IndexRegistry indexRegistry,
                               QueryOptions options);
}
