<?php
/**
 * Builder.php
 *
 * Interface declaration for all builder classes.
 *
 * PHP version 5
 *
 * LICENSE:
 * Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Justin Swanhart and André Rothe
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
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 * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
 *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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 * 
 * @author    André Rothe <andre.rothe@phosco.info>
 * @copyright 2010-2014 Justin Swanhart and André Rothe
 * @license   http://www.debian.org/misc/bsd.license  BSD License (3 Clause)
 * @version   SVN: $Id$
 * 
 */

namespace PHPSQLParser\builders;

/**
 * A builder can create a part of an SQL statement. The necessary information
 * are provided by the function parameter as array. This array is a subtree
 * of the PHPSQLParser output.
 * 
 * @author  André Rothe <andre.rothe@phosco.info>
 * @license http://www.debian.org/misc/bsd.license  BSD License (3 Clause)
 */
interface Builder {
    /**
     * Builds a part of an SQL statement.
     * 
     * @param array $parsed a subtree of the PHPSQLParser output array
     * 
     * @return A string, which contains a part of an SQL statement.
     */
    public function build(array $parsed);
}

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