#1581 - ENH: Add query.asUpdate() ... to convert a query into an UpdateQuery (typically with query beans)

src/main/java/io/ebean/ExpressionList.java

@@ -128,6 +128,38 @@ public interface ExpressionList<T> {
    */
   <D> DtoQuery<D> asDto(Class<D> dtoClass);
 
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying query as an UpdateQuery.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used with query beans to covert a query bean
+   * query into an UpdateQuery like the examples below.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  int rowsUpdated = new QCustomer()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Rob")
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("active", false)
+   *       .update();;
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   int rowsUpdated = new QContact()
+   *       .notes.note.startsWith("Make Inactive")
+   *       .email.endsWith("@foo.com")
+   *       .customer.id.equalTo(42)
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("inactive", true)
+   *       .setRaw("email = lower(email)")
+   *       .update();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate();
+
   /**
    * Execute using "for update" clause which results in the DB locking the record.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebean/Query.java

@@ -244,6 +244,38 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   <D> DtoQuery<D> asDto(Class<D> dtoClass);
 
+  /**
+   * Convert the query to a UpdateQuery.
+   * <p>
+   * Typically this is used with query beans to covert a query bean
+   * query into an UpdateQuery like the examples below.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *  int rowsUpdated = new QCustomer()
+   *       .name.startsWith("Rob")
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("active", false)
+   *       .update();;
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *   int rowsUpdated = new QContact()
+   *       .notes.note.startsWith("Make Inactive")
+   *       .email.endsWith("@foo.com")
+   *       .customer.id.equalTo(42)
+   *       .asUpdate()
+   *       .set("inactive", true)
+   *       .setRaw("email = lower(email)")
+   *       .update();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
+   */
+  UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate();
+
   /**
    * Cancel the query execution if supported by the underlying database and
    * driver.
@@ -1329,7 +1361,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    *   count:1 orderStatus:COMPLETE
    *
    * }</pre>
-   *
    */
   Query<T> setCountDistinct(CountDistinctOrder orderBy);
 

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/DefaultExpressionList.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import io.ebean.Pairs;
 import io.ebean.Query;
 import io.ebean.QueryIterator;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.UpdateQuery;
 import io.ebean.Version;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanQueryRequest;
 import io.ebean.search.Match;
@@ -302,6 +303,11 @@ public class DefaultExpressionList<T> implements SpiExpressionList<T> {
     return query.asDto(dtoClass);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate() {
+    return query.asUpdate();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Query<T> setIncludeSoftDeletes() {
     return query.setIncludeSoftDeletes();

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/JunctionExpression.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import io.ebean.Pairs;
 import io.ebean.Query;
 import io.ebean.QueryIterator;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.UpdateQuery;
 import io.ebean.Version;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanQueryRequest;
 import io.ebean.search.Match;
@@ -349,6 +350,11 @@ class JunctionExpression<T> implements SpiJunction<T>, SpiExpression, Expression
     return exprList.asDto(dtoClass);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate() {
+    return exprList.asUpdate();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Query<T> setIncludeSoftDeletes() {
     return exprList.setIncludeSoftDeletes();

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.ebean.QueryIterator;
 import io.ebean.QueryType;
 import io.ebean.RawSql;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.UpdateQuery;
 import io.ebean.Version;
 import io.ebean.bean.CallStack;
 import io.ebean.bean.ObjectGraphNode;
@@ -296,6 +297,11 @@ public class DefaultOrmQuery<T> implements SpiQuery<T> {
     return server.findDto(dtoClass, this);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public UpdateQuery<T> asUpdate() {
+    return new DefaultUpdateQuery<>(this);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public BeanDescriptor<T> getBeanDescriptor() {
     return beanDescriptor;