/*
 * $Header: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-slide/src/share/org/apache/slide/search/basic/IBasicExpressionCompilerProvider.java,v 1.4 2004/07/28 09:35:01 ib Exp $
 * $Revision: 1.4 $
 * $Date: 2004/07/28 09:35:01 $
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package org.apache.slide.search.basic;

// import list
import org.apache.slide.search.PropertyProvider;
import org.apache.slide.search.BadQueryException;

/**
 * Provides an IBasicExpressionCompiler for the given IBasicQuery
 * and PropertyProvider.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.4 $
 *
 **/
public interface IBasicExpressionCompilerProvider {
    
    /**
     * Returns an IBasicExpressionCompiler for the given parameters.
     *
     * @param    query               the  IBasicQuery.
     * @param    propertyProvider    the  PropertyProvider to use (may be
     *                               <code>null</code>).
     *
     * @return     an IBasicExpressionCompiler for the given parameters.
     */
    public IBasicExpressionCompiler
        getCompiler(IBasicQuery query, PropertyProvider propertyProvider)
        throws BadQueryException;

}

