//
// Limit.h
//
// Library: Data
// Package: DataCore
// Module:  Limit
//
// Definition of the Limit class.
//
// Copyright (c) 2006, Applied Informatics Software Engineering GmbH.
// and Contributors.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier:	BSL-1.0
//


#ifndef Data_Limit_INCLUDED
#define Data_Limit_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Data/Data.h"


namespace Poco {
namespace Data {


class Data_API Limit
	/// Limit stores information how many rows a query should return.
{
public:
	using SizeT = Poco::UInt32;

	enum Type
	{
		LIMIT_UNLIMITED = ~((SizeT) 0)
	};

	Limit(SizeT value, bool hardLimit = false, bool isLowerLimit = false);
		/// Creates the Limit.
		///
		/// Value contains the upper row hint, if hardLimit is set to true, the limit acts as a hard
		/// border, ie. every query must return exactly value rows, returning more than value objects will throw an exception!
		/// LowerLimits always act as hard-limits!
		///
		/// A value of LIMIT_UNLIMITED disables the limit.

	~Limit();
		/// Destroys the Limit.

	SizeT value() const;
		/// Returns the value of the limit

	bool isHardLimit() const;
		/// Returns true if the limit is a hard limit.

	bool isLowerLimit() const;
		/// Returns true if the limit is a lower limit, otherwise it is an upperLimit

	bool operator == (const Limit& other) const;
		/// Equality operator.

	bool operator != (const Limit& other) const;
		/// Inequality operator.

private:
	SizeT _value;
	bool  _hardLimit;
	bool  _isLowerLimit;
};


//
// inlines
//
inline Poco::UInt32 Limit::value() const
{
	return _value;
}


inline bool Limit::isHardLimit() const
{
	return _hardLimit;
}


inline bool Limit::isLowerLimit() const
{
	return _isLowerLimit;
}


inline bool Limit::operator == (const Limit& other) const
{
	return other._value == _value &&
		other._hardLimit == _hardLimit &&
		other._isLowerLimit == _isLowerLimit;
}


inline bool Limit::operator != (const Limit& other) const
{
	return other._value != _value ||
		other._hardLimit != _hardLimit ||
		other._isLowerLimit != _isLowerLimit;
}


} } // namespace Poco::Data


#endif // Data_Limit_INCLUDED