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Dynamically evaluated SQL LINQ queries

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Extension methods to evaluate plain text SQL queries against IEnumerable collections.
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using SqlLinq.SyntaxTree.Expressions;
using SqlLinq.SyntaxTree.Aggregates;

namespace SqlLinq.SyntaxTree.Clauses
{
    [SyntaxNode(RuleConstants.RULE_WHERECLAUSE_WHERE)]
    public class WhereClause : NonTerminalNode
    {
        public WhereClause()
        {
        }

        public Func<IEnumerable<T>, T, bool> CreateEvaluator<T>()
        {
            ExpressionNode predicate = FindChild<ExpressionNode>();
            if (predicate != null)
            {
                var sourceData = Expression.Parameter(typeof(IEnumerable<T>));
                return predicate.CreatePredicateFunction<T>(sourceData);
            }
            // shouldn't get here but...
            // any other expression in the where clause evaluates to true
            Debug.Assert(false);
            return (e, t) => true;
        }

        internal override void CheckSyntax()
        {
            // filter out any aggregates expressions in a where clause that are not part of a sub-query
            if (FindDescendants<AggregateNode>().Where(a => (!(a.Parent is Columns) && !(a.Parent.Parent is Columns))).Any())
                throw new SqlException("Aggregate expressions are not valid in a WHERE clause.\nTry GROUP BY and HAVING instead.");
        }
    }
}

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