WL#5047: SQL command class hierarchy

Status: In-Progress

Create classes for all supported SQL statements, and let them derive from a 
common base class Sql_cmd.

The common base class has a virtual execute() function, which is implemented by 
each derived SQL command class. The switch on lex-sql_command inside 
mysql_execute_command() will gradually be replaced with calls to this function.

The worklogs on SIGNAL/RESIGNAL (WL#2110 and WL#2265) introduced a hierarchy 
for SQL statement objects, and this worklog builds upon that work.

This is part of refactoring code and data structures for query preparation 
(WL#4999)

The main rationales for this work are:

 - to get rid of a big switch statement currently used to drive
   query execution.

 - to refactor the data in the monolithic LEX class into smaller chunks that fit
   with the SQL statements that they belong to.

 - to introduce an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) into query preparation.
   The SQL statement classes are the top-level objects in the AST.

This worklog provides the overall architecture for the statement classes.

The work is divided into multiple subtasks that provide detailed design and 
implementation for for selected parts of the work:

1. Task 5070: Prepare Sql_cmd class for new statement classes.

Prerequisite for the subsequent tasks. Creates the base class and required 
functions.

2. Task 5073: Create SQL command classes for transaction statements.

Adds 12 classes for transaction, savepoint and XA transaction handling.

3. Task 5094: Create SQL command classes for DML statements.

Adds classes for the data manipulation statements, such as SELECT, INSERT, 
UPDATE and DELETE.

4. Task 5078: Create SQL command classes for show statements.

These classes are all derived from the Sql_cmd_select class. If separate 
preparation becomes available, this means that you can query for the header 
properties of the command.

Adds 26 classes that are not using the query engine (execute() function is 
overridden).

Adds xx classes that use the query engine (uses the same execute() 
implementation as Sql_cmd_select).

5. Task xxxx: Create SQL command classes for Schema statements.

6. Task xxxx: Create SQL command classes for administratve statements.

7. Task 5095: SQL command class extensions
This worklog creates a class hierarchy for executable SQL commands. The class 
hierarchy is part of an Abstract Syntax Tree that is created by the MySQL 
parser.

1. Scope of work

Each SQL command is represented by a concrete class in the class hierarchy, 
however some SQL statements share the same class (this is at least true for 
some of the SHOW commands).

This worklog is limited in scope to:

 - Definition of an SQL command class hierarchy.
 - Methods for creation and transformation of SQL command objects (future).
 - Methods for preparation of Sql commands (future).
 - Methods for execution of SQL commands.
 - Other utility functions for querying SQL command objects (future).

2. Sql_cmd base class

Sql_cmd is a common base class for all SQL statements. Each concrete SQL 
statement will be represented by a class derived from Sql_statement.

2.1 Functions

This chapter describes some high-level aspects of the methods defined for 
Sql_cmd. More details are found in the worklog tasks referred to from this task.

2.1.1 execute()

execute() is used to prepare and execute a SQL command one time. This is a pure 
virtual function, so any derived class must implement this method.

2.1.2 sql_stmt_code()

Virtual method that returns the enum_sql_command associated with the 
command. This function must be implemented by all derived classes.

Note that there is not necessarily a one-to-one mapping between SQL command 
objects and statement code. For example, the single-table and multi-table 
DELETE commands have separate statement codes, but are implemented with the 
same Sql_cmd_delete class.

3. Classes of command statements

Command are classified according to their function. The classification is 
based on the functional classification documented in the SQL standard (ISO-IEC 
9075), but extended with additional classes required by the MySQL specification.

3.1 Schema statements

3.2 DML statements

3.3 Transaction statements

3.4 Connection statements

3.5 Session statements

3.6 Dynamic statements

3.7 Diagnostics statements

3.8 Replication statements

3.9 Lock statements (DML?)

4. SQL command class - functionality enhancements

Worklog 5095 describe some extensions to the basic work outlined so far in this 
worklog. The work will be valuated separately after derived classes of Sql_cmd 
have been created for all SQL commands.