QueryInterface.php

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Contains \Drupal\Core\Entity\QueryInterface.
 */

namespace Drupal\Core\Entity\Query;

use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageControllerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Database\Query\AlterableInterface;

/**
 * Interface for entity queries.
 *
 * Never instantiate classes implementing this interface directly. Always use
 * the QueryFactory class.
 */
interface QueryInterface extends AlterableInterface {

  /**
   * Gets the ID of the entity type for this query.
   *
   * @return string
   */
  public function getEntityTypeId();

  /**
   * Add a condition to the query or a condition group.
   *
   * @param $field
   *   Name of the field being queried.
   *   Some examples:
   *   - nid
   *   - tags.value
   *   - tags this is the same as tags.value as .value is the default.
   *
   * For example, to find all entities containing both the Turkish 'merhaba'
   * and the Polish 'siema' within a 'greetings' text field:
   * @code
   *   $entity_ids = \Drupal::entityQuery($entity_type)
   *     ->condition('greetings', 'merhaba', '=', 'tr');
   *     ->condition('greetings.value', 'siema', '=', 'pl');
   *     ->execute();
   *   $entity_ids = $query->execute();
   * @endcode
   *
   * @param $value
   *   The value for $field. In most cases, this is a scalar and it's treated as
   *   case-insensitive. For more complex options, it is an array. The meaning
   *   of each element in the array is dependent on $operator.
   * @param $operator
   *   Possible values:
   *   - '=', '<>', '>', '>=', '<', '<=', 'STARTS_WITH', 'CONTAINS',
   *     'ENDS_WITH': These operators expect $value to be a literal of the
   *     same type as the column.
   *   - 'IN', 'NOT IN': These operators expect $value to be an array of
   *     literals of the same type as the column.
   *   - 'BETWEEN': This operator expects $value to be an array of two literals
   *     of the same type as the column.
   * @param $langcode
   *   Language code (optional).
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\andConditionGroup
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\orConditionGroup
   */
  public function condition($field, $value = NULL, $operator = NULL, $langcode = NULL);

  /**
   * Queries for a non-empty value on a field.
   *
   * @param $field
   *   Name of a field.
   * @param $langcode
   *   Language code (optional).
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   */
  public function exists($field, $langcode = NULL);

  /**
   * Queries for an empty field.
   *
   * @param $field.
   *   Name of a field.
   * @param $langcode
   *   Language code (optional).
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   */
  public function notExists($field, $langcode = NULL);

  /**
   * Enables a pager for the query.
   *
   * @param $limit
   *   An integer specifying the number of elements per page.  If passed a false
   *   value (FALSE, 0, NULL), the pager is disabled.
   * @param $element
   *   An optional integer to distinguish between multiple pagers on one page.
   *   If not provided, one is automatically calculated.
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function pager($limit = 10, $element = NULL);

  /**
   * @param null $start
   * @param null $length
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function range($start = NULL, $length = NULL);

  /**
   * @param $field
   *   Name of a field.
   * @param string $direction
   * @param $langcode
   *   Language code (optional).
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function sort($field, $direction = 'ASC', $langcode = NULL);

  /**
   * Makes this a count query.
   *
   * For count queries, execute() returns the number entities found.
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function count();

  /**
   * Enables sortable tables for this query.
   *
   * @param $headers
   *   An array of headers of the same structure as described in theme_table().
   *   Use a 'specifier' in place of a 'field' to specify what to sort on.
   *   This can be an entity or a field as described in condition().
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function tableSort(&$headers);

  /**
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function accessCheck($access_check = TRUE);

  /**
   * Queries the current or every revision.
   *
   * Note that this only affects field conditions. Property conditions always
   * apply to the current revision.
   * @TODO: Once revision tables have been cleaned up, revisit this.
   *
   * @param $age
   *   - EntityStorageControllerInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT (default): Query
   *     the most recent revisions only,
   *   - EntityStorageControllerInterface::FIELD_LOAD_REVISION: Query all
   *     revisions.
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface
   *   The called object.
   */
  public function age($age = EntityStorageControllerInterface::FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT);

  /**
   * Execute the query.
   *
   * @return int|array
   *   Returns an integer for count queries or an array of ids. The values of
   *   the array are always entity ids. The keys will be revision ids if the
   *   entity supports revision and entity ids if not.
   */
  public function execute();

  /**
   * Creates a new group of conditions ANDed together.
   *
   * For example, consider a drawing entity type with a 'figures' multi-value
   * field containing 'shape' and 'color' columns. To find all drawings
   * containing both a red triangle and a blue circle:
   * @code
   *   $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('drawing');
   *   $group = $query->andConditionGroup()
   *     ->condition('figures.color', 'red')
   *     ->condition('figures.shape', 'triangle');
   *   $query->condition($group);
   *   $group = $query->andConditionGroup()
   *     ->condition('figures.color', 'blue')
   *     ->condition('figures.shape', 'circle');
   *   $query->condition($group);
   *   $entity_ids = $query->execute();
   * @endcode
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\ConditionInterface
   */
  public function andConditionGroup();

  /**
   * Creates a new group of conditions ORed together.
   *
   * For example, consider a map entity with an 'attributes' field
   * containing 'building_type' and 'color' columns.  To find all green and
   * red bikesheds:
   * @code
   *   $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('map');
   *   $group = $query->orConditionGroup()
   *     ->condition('attributes.color', 'red')
   *     ->condition('attributes.color', 'green');
   *   $entity_ids = $query
   *     ->condition('attributes.building_type', 'bikeshed')
   *     ->condition($group)
   *     ->execute();
   * @endcode
   * Note that this particular example can be simplified:
   * @code
   *   $entity_ids = $query
   *     ->condition('attributes.color', array('red', 'green'))
   *     ->condition('attributes.building_type', 'bikeshed')
   *     ->execute();
   * @endcode
   *
   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\ConditionInterface
   */
  public function orConditionGroup();

}