theirix commented on code in PR #19311:
URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/19311#discussion_r2617305187


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datafusion/optimizer/src/simplify_expressions/simplify_sql_literal.rs:
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+//! Parses and simplifies a SQL expression to a literal of a given type.
+//!
+//! This module provides functionality to parse and simplify static SQL 
expressions
+//! used in SQL constructs like `FROM TABLE SAMPLE (10 + 50 * 2)`. If they are 
required
+//! in a planning (not an execution) phase, they need to be reduced to 
literals of a given type.
+
+use crate::simplify_expressions::ExprSimplifier;
+use arrow::datatypes::DataType;
+use datafusion_common::{
+    DFSchemaRef, DataFusionError, Result, ScalarValue, plan_datafusion_err, 
plan_err,
+};
+use datafusion_expr::Expr;
+use datafusion_expr::execution_props::ExecutionProps;
+use datafusion_expr::planner::RelationPlannerContext;
+use datafusion_expr::simplify::SimplifyContext;
+use datafusion_expr::sqlparser::ast;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+/// Parse and simplifies a SQL expression to a numeric literal of a given type 
`T`.
+///
+/// This function simplifies and coerces the expression, then extracts the 
underlying
+/// native type using `TryFrom<ScalarValue>`.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `expr` - A logical AST expression
+/// * `target_type` - Arrow type to cast the literal to
+/// * `schema` - Schema reference for expression planning
+/// * `context` - `RelationPlannerContext` context
+///
+/// # Returns
+/// A `Result` containing a literal type
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```ignore
+/// let value: f64 = parse_sql_literal(&expr, &DataType::Float64, &schema, 
&mut relPlannerContext)?;
+/// ```
+pub fn parse_sql_literal<T>(
+    expr: &ast::Expr,
+    target_type: &DataType,
+    schema: &DFSchemaRef,
+    context: &mut dyn RelationPlannerContext,
+) -> Result<T>
+where
+    T: TryFrom<ScalarValue, Error = DataFusionError>,
+{
+    match context.sql_to_expr(expr.clone(), &Arc::clone(schema)) {

Review Comment:
   That's true. Its purpose is to simplify expression and convert to a native 
type at the same time, hence the five parameters and the things behind the 
scenes (simplify, coerce, arrow cast and arrow-to-native cast) to shift it from 
client code.
   
   For other usages of the optimiser's method - I agree that simplification 
could be done more easily in the client code via facade methods in context, as 
you suggested.



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