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package org.xcmis.search.query.plan;

import org.xcmis.search.model.Query;
import org.xcmis.search.query.QueryExecutionContext;

/**
 * Interface for a query  execution planner.
 */
public interface QueryExecutionPlaner
{
   /**
    * Create a canonical query plan for the given command.
    * 
    * @param context the context in which the query is being planned
    * @param query the query command to be planned
    * @return the root node of the plan tree representing the canonical plan
    */
   public QueryExecutionPlan createPlan(QueryExecutionContext context, Query query);
}