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package org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.convert;

import org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.SqlParameterSource;

/**
 * Strategy for executing a batch insert.
 *
 * @author Chirag Tailor
 * @since 2.4
 */
interface BatchInsertStrategy {

	/**
	 * @param sql the insert sql. Must not be {@code null}.
	 * @param sqlParameterSources the sql parameters for each record to be inserted. Must not be {@code null}.
	 * @return the ids corresponding to each record that was inserted, if ids were generated. If ids were not generated,
	 *         elements will be {@code null}.
	 * @since 2.4
	 */
	Object[] execute(String sql, SqlParameterSource[] sqlParameterSources);
}
