Yes, it depends very much on the operator. Some examples: Merge join typically requires inputs to be sorted, and preserves that order. (But some outer joins may throw in null values out of order.) Map join typically preserves the order of the probing side, not the build side. Hash join typically destroys the order of both sides. Use the rule with caution.
Julian > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:33 AM, Stamatis Zampetakis <zabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I noticed that there is a Calcite rule (i.e., SortJoinTransposeRule) that > pushes a LogicalSort past a LogicalJoin if the join is either left outer or > right outer. > > Who guarantees that the left and right outer joins are preserving the order > of the inputs? > Does the SQL standard requires that these types of joins are order > preserving? > > Since we are working with logical operators, I would tend to think that we > cannot assume anything about the physical equivalent. > > Best, > Stamatis
