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/*
 * Copyright 2014 Cloudius Systems
 *
 * Modified by Cloudius Systems
 */

#pragma once

#include "bytes.hh"
#include <vector>

namespace cql3 {

namespace functions {

class scalar_function : public virtual function {
public:
    /**
     * Applies this function to the specified parameter.
     *
     * @param protocolVersion protocol version used for parameters and return value
     * @param parameters the input parameters
     * @return the result of applying this function to the parameter
     * @throws InvalidRequestException if this function cannot not be applied to the parameter
     */
    virtual bytes_opt execute(serialization_format sf, const std::vector<bytes_opt>& parameters) = 0;
};


}
}