ColumnHandle.java

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package com.facebook.presto.spi;

import com.facebook.presto.common.Subfield;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.api.Experimental;

import java.util.List;

import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;

public interface ColumnHandle
{
    /**
     * Applies to columns of complex types: arrays, maps and structs. When a query
     * uses only some of the subfields, the engine provides the complete list of
     * required subfields and the connector is free to prune the rest.
     * <p>
     * Examples:
     *  - SELECT a[1], b['x'], x.y.z FROM t
     *  - SELECT a FROM t WHERE b['y'] > 10
     * <p>
     * Pruning must preserve the type of the values and support unmodified access.
     * <p>
     * - Pruning a struct means populating some of the members with null values.
     * - Pruning a map means dropping keys not listed in the required subfields.
     * - Pruning arrays means dropping values with indices larger than maximum
     * required index and filling in remaining non-required indices with nulls.
     */
    @Experimental
    default ColumnHandle withRequiredSubfields(List<Subfield> subfields)
    {
        return this;
    }

    @Experimental
    default List<Subfield> getRequiredSubfields()
    {
        return emptyList();
    }
}