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//                         DuckDB
//
// duckdb/parser/tableref.hpp
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#pragma once

#include "duckdb/common/common.hpp"
#include "duckdb/common/enums/tableref_type.hpp"
#include "duckdb/parser/parsed_data/sample_options.hpp"

namespace duckdb {
class Deserializer;
class Serializer;

//! Represents a generic expression that returns a table.
class TableRef {
public:
	explicit TableRef(TableReferenceType type) : type(type) {
	}
	virtual ~TableRef() {
	}

	TableReferenceType type;
	string alias;
	//! Sample options (if any)
	unique_ptr<SampleOptions> sample;
	//! The location in the query (if any)
	idx_t query_location = DConstants::INVALID_INDEX;

public:
	//! Convert the object to a string
	virtual string ToString() const;
	void Print();

	virtual bool Equals(const TableRef *other) const;

	virtual unique_ptr<TableRef> Copy() = 0;

	//! Serializes a TableRef to a stand-alone binary blob
	DUCKDB_API void Serialize(Serializer &serializer) const;
	//! Serializes a TableRef to a stand-alone binary blob
	DUCKDB_API virtual void Serialize(FieldWriter &writer) const = 0;
	//! Deserializes a blob back into a TableRef
	DUCKDB_API static unique_ptr<TableRef> Deserialize(Deserializer &source);

	//! Copy the properties of this table ref to the target
	void CopyProperties(TableRef &target) const;
};
} // namespace duckdb
