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Julian Hyde updated CALCITE-4446:
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    Description: 
Implement three-valued logic for SEARCH operator.

Consider the expression {{x IN (10, 20)}}, which we might represent as 
{{SEARCH(x, Sarg(10, 20))}}. Suppose we invoke this with a value of {{NULL}} 
for {{x}}. Do we want it to return UNKNOWN, FALSE or TRUE? The answer is: all 
of the above.

Here are the 3 variants:
* {{Sarg(10, 20; NULL AS TRUE)}} returns TRUE if x is NULL, and is equivalent 
to SQL {{x IS NULL OR x IN (10, 20)}}
* {{Sarg(10, 20)}}  returns UNKNOWN if x is NULL, and is equivalent to SQL {{x 
IN (10, 20)}}
* {{Sarg(10, 20; NULL AS FALSE)}} returns FALSE if x is NULL, and is equivalent 
to SQL {{x IS NOT NULL AND (x IN (10, 20))}}

Currently {{class Sarg}} has a field {{boolean containsNull}} which deals with 
the first two cases. Changing {{boolean containsNull}} to {{RexUnknownAs 
nullAs}} (which has 3 values) will allow us to represent the third. The new 
representation is symmetrical under negation, which de Morgan's law suggests is 
a good thing.

We also introduce internal constant Sarg values to deal with the 6 combinations 
of empty and full ranges (3 truth values multiplied by \{all, none\}):
* FALSE returns FALSE for all null and not-null values;
* IS_NOT_NULL returns TRUE for all not-null values, FALSE for null;
* IS_NULL returns FALSE for all not-null values, TRUE for null;
* TRUE returns TRUE for all null and not-null values;
* NOT_EQUAL returns FALSE for all not-null values, UNKNOWN for null;
* EQUAL returns TRUE for all not-null values, UNKNOWN for null.

  was:
Implement three-valued logic for SEARCH operator.

Consider the expression {{x IN (10, 20)}}, which we might represent as 
{{SEARCH(x, Sarg(10, 20))}}. Suppose we invoke this with a value of {{NULL}} 
for {{x}}. Do we want it to return UNKNOWN, FALSE or TRUE? The answer is: all 
of the above.

Here are the 3 variants:
* {{Sarg(10, 20; NULL AS TRUE)}} returns TRUE if x is NULL, and is equivalent 
to SQL {{x IS NULL OR x IN (10, 20)}}
* {{Sarg(10, 20)}}  returns UNKNOWN if x is NULL, and is equivalent to SQL {{x 
IN (10, 20)}}
* {{Sarg(10, 20; NULL AS FALSE)}} returns FALSE if x is NULL, and is equivalent 
to SQL {{x IS NOT NULL AND (x IN (10, 20))}}

Currently {{class Sarg}} has a field {{boolean containsNull}} which deals with 
the first two cases. Changing {{boolean containsNull}} to {{RexUnknownAs 
nullAs}} (which has 3 values) will allow us to represent the third. The new 
representation is symmetrical under negation, which de Morgan's law suggests is 
a good thing.

We also introduce 6 special values (6 because of the 3 truth values multiplied 
by all/none ranges):
* FALSE returns FALSE for all null and not-null values;
* IS_NOT_NULL returns TRUE for all not-null values, FALSE for null;
* IS_NULL returns FALSE for all not-null values, TRUE for null;
* TRUE returns TRUE for all null and not-null values;
* NOT_EQUAL returns FALSE for all not-null values, UNKNOWN for null;
* EQUAL returns TRUE for all not-null values, UNKNOWN for null.


> Implement three-valued logic for SEARCH operator 
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CALCITE-4446
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CALCITE-4446
>             Project: Calcite
>          Issue Type: Bug
>            Reporter: Julian Hyde
>            Priority: Blocker
>              Labels: pull-request-available
>             Fix For: 1.27.0
>
>          Time Spent: 1h 40m
>  Remaining Estimate: 0h
>
> Implement three-valued logic for SEARCH operator.
> Consider the expression {{x IN (10, 20)}}, which we might represent as 
> {{SEARCH(x, Sarg(10, 20))}}. Suppose we invoke this with a value of {{NULL}} 
> for {{x}}. Do we want it to return UNKNOWN, FALSE or TRUE? The answer is: all 
> of the above.
> Here are the 3 variants:
> * {{Sarg(10, 20; NULL AS TRUE)}} returns TRUE if x is NULL, and is equivalent 
> to SQL {{x IS NULL OR x IN (10, 20)}}
> * {{Sarg(10, 20)}}  returns UNKNOWN if x is NULL, and is equivalent to SQL 
> {{x IN (10, 20)}}
> * {{Sarg(10, 20; NULL AS FALSE)}} returns FALSE if x is NULL, and is 
> equivalent to SQL {{x IS NOT NULL AND (x IN (10, 20))}}
> Currently {{class Sarg}} has a field {{boolean containsNull}} which deals 
> with the first two cases. Changing {{boolean containsNull}} to {{RexUnknownAs 
> nullAs}} (which has 3 values) will allow us to represent the third. The new 
> representation is symmetrical under negation, which de Morgan's law suggests 
> is a good thing.
> We also introduce internal constant Sarg values to deal with the 6 
> combinations of empty and full ranges (3 truth values multiplied by \{all, 
> none\}):
> * FALSE returns FALSE for all null and not-null values;
> * IS_NOT_NULL returns TRUE for all not-null values, FALSE for null;
> * IS_NULL returns FALSE for all not-null values, TRUE for null;
> * TRUE returns TRUE for all null and not-null values;
> * NOT_EQUAL returns FALSE for all not-null values, UNKNOWN for null;
> * EQUAL returns TRUE for all not-null values, UNKNOWN for null.



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