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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.columnstats;
+
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepOutput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.Capability;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.ExposedJoin;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ExceptionUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.Pair;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Utility for verifying that the ColumnStats process works for all fields,
+ ** on all tables, and all exposed joins.
+ **
+ ** Meant for use within a unit test, or maybe as part of an instance's boot-up/
+ ** validation.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class ColumnStatsFullInstanceVerifier
+{
+   private static final QLogger LOG = QLogger.getLogger(ColumnStatsFullInstanceVerifier.class);
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void verify(Collection<QTableMetaData> tables) throws QException
+   {
+      Map<Pair<String, String>, Exception> caughtExceptions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+      for(QTableMetaData table : tables)
+      {
+         if(table.isCapabilityEnabled(QContext.getQInstance().getBackendForTable(table.getName()), Capability.QUERY_STATS))
+         {
+            LOG.info("Verifying ColumnStats on table", logPair("tableName", table.getName()));
+            for(QFieldMetaData field : table.getFields().values())
+            {
+               runColumnStats(table.getName(), field.getName(), caughtExceptions);
+            }
+
+            for(ExposedJoin exposedJoin : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(table.getExposedJoins()))
+            {
+               QTableMetaData joinTable = QContext.getQInstance().getTable(exposedJoin.getJoinTable());
+               for(QFieldMetaData field : joinTable.getFields().values())
+               {
+                  runColumnStats(table.getName(), joinTable.getName() + "." + field.getName(), caughtExceptions);
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      // log out an exceptions caught
+      if(!caughtExceptions.isEmpty())
+      {
+         for(Map.Entry<Pair<String, String>, Exception> entry : caughtExceptions.entrySet())
+         {
+            LOG.info("Caught an exception verifying column stats", entry.getValue(), logPair("tableName", entry.getKey().getA()), logPair("fieldName", entry.getKey().getB()));
+         }
+         throw (new QException("Column Status Verification failed with " + caughtExceptions.size() + " exception" + StringUtils.plural(caughtExceptions.size())));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void runColumnStats(String tableName, String fieldName, Map<Pair<String, String>, Exception> caughtExceptions) throws QException
+   {
+      try
+      {
+         RunBackendStepInput input = new RunBackendStepInput();
+         input.addValue("tableName", tableName);
+         input.addValue("fieldName", fieldName);
+         RunBackendStepOutput output = new RunBackendStepOutput();
+         new ColumnStatsStep().run(input, output);
+      }
+      catch(QException e)
+      {
+         Throwable rootException = ExceptionUtils.getRootException(e);
+         if(rootException instanceof QException && rootException.getMessage().contains("not supported for this field's data type"))
+         {
+            ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // ignore this exception, it's kinda expected //
+            ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            LOG.debug("Caught an expected-exception in column stats", e, logPair("tableName", tableName), logPair("fieldName", fieldName));
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            caughtExceptions.put(Pair.of(tableName, fieldName), e);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}