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package org.apache.cayenne;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Represents a result of query execution. It potentially contain a mix of update counts
 * and lists of selected values. Provides API somewhat similar to java.util.Iterator or
 * java.sql.ResultSet for scanning through the individual results.
 * <p>
 * An example of iterating through a response:
 * </p>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * QueryResponse response = context.performGenericQuery(query);
 * for (response.reset(); response.next();) {
 *     if (response.isList()) {
 *         List list = response.currentList();
 *         // ...
 *     }
 *     else {
 *         int[] updateCounts = reponse.currentUpdateCount();
 *         // ...
 *     }
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * <p>
 * In case the structure of the result is known, and only a single list or an update count
 * is expected, there is a simpler API to access them:
 * </p>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * QueryResponse response = context.performGenericQuery(query);
 * List list = response.firstList();
 * int[] count = response.firstUpdateCount();
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @since 1.2
 * @author Andrus Adamchik
 */
public interface QueryResponse {

    /**
     * Returns a number of results in the response.
     */
    int size();

    /**
     * Returns whether current iteration result is a list or an update count.
     */
    boolean isList();

    /**
     * Returns a List under the current iterator position. Use {@link #isList()} to check
     * the result type before calling this method.
     */
    List currentList();

    /**
     * Returns an update count under the current iterator position. Returned value is an
     * int[] to accomodate batch queries. For a regular update result, the value will be
     * an int[1]. Use {@link #isList()} to check the result type before calling this
     * method.
     */
    int[] currentUpdateCount();

    /**
     * Rewinds response iterator to the next result, returning true if it is available.
     */
    boolean next();

    /**
     * Restarts response iterator.
     */
    void reset();

    /**
     * A utility method for quickly retrieving the first list in the response. Returns
     * null if the query has no lists. Note that this method resets current iterator to an
     * undefined state.
     */
    List firstList();

    /**
     * A utility method for quickly retrieving the first update count from the response.
     * Note that this method resets current iterator to an undefined state.
     */
    int[] firstUpdateCount();
}
