Visitor.h

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/*!
  \file Visitor.h
  
  \brief A visitor interface for a Filter expression.
 */
 
#ifndef __TERRALIB_FE_INTERNAL_VISITOR_H
#define __TERRALIB_FE_INTERNAL_VISITOR_H
 
// TerraLib
#include "../fe_fw.h"
#include "Config.h"
 
namespace te
{
  namespace fe
  {
    /*!
      \class Visitor
      
      \brief A visitor interface for a Filter expression.
 
      The visitor interface can be implemented by database drivers
      in order to translate a Filter object to a SQL statement (mostly the where clause).      
 
      \sa Visitor, FilterCapabilitiesVisitor
     */
    class TEFEEXPORT Visitor
    {
      public:
 
        /** @name Initializer Methods
         *  Methods related to instantiation and destruction of a Filter visitor.
         */
        //@{
 
        /*! \brief Default constructor. */
        Visitor() {}
 
        /*! \brief Virtual destructor. */
        virtual ~Visitor() {}
 
        //@}
 
        /** @name Visitor Methods
         *  All concrete visitors must implement these methods.
         */
        //@{
 
        virtual void visit(const AbstractOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const SpatialOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const ComparisonOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const LogicOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const BBOXOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const BinaryComparisonOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const BinaryLogicOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const BinarySpatialOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const DistanceBuffer& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const PropertyIsBetween& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const PropertyIsLike& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const PropertyIsNull& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const UnaryLogicOp& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const Expression& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const BinaryOperator& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const Function& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const Literal& visited) = 0;
        virtual void visit(const PropertyName& visited) = 0;
 
        //@}
 
      private:
 
        /** @name Not Allowed Methods
         *  No copy allowed. 
         */
        //@{
 
        /*!
          \brief No copy constructor allowed.
 
          \param rhs The other object.
         */
        Visitor(const Visitor& rhs);
 
        /*!
          \brief No assignment operator allowed.
 
          \param rhs The other object.
 
          \return A reference for this.
         */
        Visitor& operator=(const Visitor& rhs);
 
        //@}
    };
 
  } // end namespace fe
}   // end namespace te
 
#endif  // __TERRALIB_FE_INTERNAL_VISITOR_H