- Added sqlLeast and sqlGreatest functions to `com.senzing.sql.Da…

…tabaseType` (#85)

- Updated depdendncies to newer versions:
  - Upgraded `junit-jupiter` from version `5.10.1` to `5.10.2`
  - Upgraded `maven-surefire-plugin` from version `3.2.3` to version `3.2.5`

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 [markdownlint](https://dlaa.me/markdownlint/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.2.0] - 2024-02-29
+
+### Changed in 3.2.0
+
+- Added `sqlLeast` and `sqlGreatest` functions to `com.senzing.sql.DatabaseType`
+- Updated depdendncies to newer versions:
+
 ## [3.1.5] - 2024-01-10
 
 ### Changed in 3.1.5

pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.senzing</groupId>
   <artifactId>senzing-commons</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>3.1.5</version>
+  <version>3.2.0</version>
   <name>Senzing Commons</name>
   <description>Utility classes and functions common to multiple Senzing projects.</description>
   <url>http://github.com/senzing-garage/senzing-commons-java</url>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-      <version>5.10.1</version>
+      <version>5.10.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.3</version>
+        <version>3.2.5</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <project.build.directory>${project.build.directory}</project.build.directory>

src/main/java/com/senzing/sql/DatabaseType.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.senzing.sql;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.sql.*;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
@@ -148,6 +149,82 @@ public void setTimestamp(CallableStatement cs, int index, Timestamp value)
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Provides a generic way to format the equivalent of the SQL 
+   * "least" function for the database type.
+   * 
+   * @param first The first parameter to the LEAST function.
+   * @param second The second parameter to the LEAST function.
+   * @param other The optional other parameters to the LEAST
+   *              function for variable length parameters.
+   * @return The formatted SQL "least" function for the respective
+   *         database. 
+   * @throws NullPointerException If either the first or second
+   *                              parameters is <code>null</code>.
+   */
+  public String sqlLeast(String first, String second, String... other) 
+    throws NullPointerException
+  {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(first, 
+      "The first parameter to LEAST cannot be null");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(first, 
+      "The second parameter to LEAST cannot be null");
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    switch (this) {
+      case SQLITE:
+        sb.append("MIN");
+        break;
+      default:
+        sb.append("LEAST");
+    }
+    sb.append("(").append(first).append(", ").append(second);
+    if (other != null) {
+      for (String param: other) {
+        sb.append(", ").append(param);
+      }
+    }
+    sb.append(")");
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+
+    /**
+   * Provides a generic way to format the equivalent of the SQL 
+   * "least" function for the database type.
+   * 
+   * @param first The first parameter to the LEAST function.
+   * @param second The second parameter to the LEAST function.
+   * @param other The optional other parameters to the LEAST
+   *              function for variable length parameters.
+   * @return The formatted SQL "least" function for the respective
+   *         database. 
+   * @throws NullPointerException If either the first or second
+   *                              parameters is <code>null</code>.
+   */
+  public String sqlGreatest(String first, String second, String... other) 
+    throws NullPointerException
+  {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(first, 
+      "The first parameter to GREATEST cannot be null");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(first, 
+      "The second parameter to GREATEST cannot be null");
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    switch (this) {
+      case SQLITE:
+        sb.append("MAX");
+        break;
+      default:
+        sb.append("GREATEST");
+    }
+    sb.append("(").append(first).append(", ").append(second);
+    if (other != null) {
+      for (String param: other) {
+        sb.append(", ").append(param);
+      }
+    }
+    sb.append(")");
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+
   /**
    * The {@link Calendar} to use for retrieving timestamps from the database.
    */