import { EntityMetadata } from "../metadata/EntityMetadata"
import { ObjectUtils } from "../util/ObjectUtils"
import { TypeORMError } from "../error"

/**
 */
export class Alias {
    type: "from" | "select" | "join" | "other" // todo: make something with "other"

    name: string

    /**
     * Table on which this alias is applied.
     * Used only for aliases which select custom tables.
     */
    tablePath?: string

    /**
     * If this alias is for sub query.
     */
    subQuery?: string

    constructor(alias?: Alias) {
        ObjectUtils.assign(this, alias || {})
    }

    private _metadata?: EntityMetadata

    get target(): Function | string {
        return this.metadata.target
    }

    get hasMetadata(): boolean {
        return !!this._metadata
    }

    set metadata(metadata: EntityMetadata) {
        this._metadata = metadata
    }

    get metadata(): EntityMetadata {
        if (!this._metadata)
            throw new TypeORMError(
                `Cannot get entity metadata for the given alias "${this.name}"`,
            )

        return this._metadata
    }
}