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package org.apache.calcite.schema;

import org.apache.calcite.DataContext;
import org.apache.calcite.linq4j.Enumerable;
import org.apache.calcite.rex.RexNode;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Table that can be scanned, optionally applying supplied filter expressions,
 * without creating an intermediate relational expression.
 *
 * @see ScannableTable
 */
public interface FilterableTable extends Table {
  /** Returns an enumerator over the rows in this Table. Each row is represented
   * as an array of its column values.
   *
   * <p>The list of filters is mutable.
   * If the table can implement a particular filter, it should remove that
   * filter from the list.
   * If it cannot implement a filter, it should leave it in the list.
   * Any filters remaining will be implemented by the consuming Calcite
   * operator. */
  Enumerable<Object[]> scan(DataContext root, List<RexNode> filters);
}

// End FilterableTable.java
