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package org.hibernate.query.criteria.internal;

import javax.persistence.criteria.Expression;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Fetch;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Join;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;

Consolidates the Join and Fetch hierarchies since that is how we implement them. This allows us to treat them polymorphically. 
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Consolidates the {@link Join} and {@link Fetch} hierarchies since that is how we implement them.
 * This allows us to treat them polymorphically.
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public interface JoinImplementor<Z,X> extends Join<Z,X>, Fetch<Z,X>, FromImplementor<Z,X> {
	
Refined return type
/**
	 * Refined return type
	 */
	@Override
	public JoinImplementor<Z,X> correlateTo(CriteriaSubqueryImpl subquery);

	
Coordinate return type between Join.on(Expression) and Fetch.on(Expression) /**
	 * Coordinate return type between {@link Join#on(Expression)} and {@link Fetch#on(Expression)}
	 */
	@Override
	public JoinImplementor<Z, X> on(Expression<Boolean> restriction);

	
Coordinate return type between Join.on(Predicate...) and Fetch.on(Predicate...) /**
	 * Coordinate return type between {@link Join#on(Predicate...)} and {@link Fetch#on(Predicate...)}
	 */
	@Override
	public JoinImplementor<Z, X> on(Predicate... restrictions);

	@Override
	public <T extends X> JoinImplementor<Z, T> treatAs(Class<T> treatAsType);
}