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   Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.compile.ASTVisitor

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package	org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.compile;

import org.apache.derby.iapi.error.StandardException;

/**
 * 

 * A Visitor which handles nodes in Derby's abstract syntax trees. In addition
 * to this contract, it is expected that an ASTVisitor will have a 0-arg
 * constructor. You use an ASTVisitor like this:
 * 
 *
 * 
 * // initialize your visitor
 * MyASTVisitor myVisitor = new MyASTVisitor();
 * myVisitor.initializeVisitor();
 * languageConnectionContext.setASTVisitor( myVisitor );
 *
 * // then run your queries.
 * ...
 *
 * // when you're done inspecting query trees, release resources and
 * // remove your visitor
 * languageConnectionContext.setASTVisitor( null );
 * myVisitor.teardownVisitor();
 * 
 *
 */
public interface ASTVisitor extends Visitor
{
    // Compilation phases for tree handling

    public static final int AFTER_PARSE = 0;
    public static final int AFTER_BIND = 1;
    public static final int AFTER_OPTIMIZE = 2;

    /**
     * Initialize the Visitor before processing any trees. User-written code
     * calls this method before poking the Visitor into the
     * LanguageConnectionContext. For example, an
     * implementation of this method might open a trace file.
     */
    public void initializeVisitor() throws StandardException;

    /**
     * Final call to the Visitor. User-written code calls this method when it is
     * done inspecting query trees. For instance, an implementation of this method
     * might release resources, closing files it has opened.
     */
    public void teardownVisitor() throws StandardException;

    /**
     * The compiler calls this method just before walking a query tree.
     *
     * @param statementText Text used to create the tree.
     * @param phase of compilation (AFTER_PARSE, AFTER_BIND, or AFTER_OPTIMIZE).
     */
    public void begin( String statementText, int phase ) throws StandardException;
    
    /**
     * The compiler calls this method when it's done walking a tree.
     *
     * @param phase of compilation (AFTER_PARSE, AFTER_BIND, or AFTER_OPTIMIZE).
     */
    public void end( int phase ) throws StandardException;
    
}