Class AbstractConverter.ExpandConversionRule

Enclosing class:
AbstractConverter

public static class AbstractConverter.ExpandConversionRule extends RelRule<AbstractConverter.ExpandConversionRule.Config>
Rule that converts an AbstractConverter into a chain of converters from the source relation to the target traits.

The chain produced is minimal: we have previously built the transitive closure of the graph of conversions, so we choose the shortest chain.

Unlike the AbstractConverter they are replacing, these converters are guaranteed to be able to convert any relation of their calling convention. Furthermore, because they introduce subsets of other calling conventions along the way, these subsets may spawn more efficient conversions which are not generally applicable.

AbstractConverters can be messy, so they restrain themselves: they don't fire if the target subset already has an implementation (with less than infinite cost).