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Standardize @Subslect

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Description

Good morning everyone,
It would be interesting to standardize the behavior of Hibernate's [@Subselect](https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/6.6/javadocs/org/hibernate/annotations/Subselect.html) annotation. I was thinking of doing this through a dedicated annotation of this type:

`@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface VirtualEntity {
String query();
boolean nativeQuery() default false;
}`

The idea is to specify a JPQL query as the default behavior, with the option to force it to a native query when necessary. What do you think?

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No repository files or tests are named. Start by reading the Jakarta Persistence annotation and specification material, then compare the linked Hibernate @Subselect behavior with the proposed @VirtualEntity query and nativeQuery options. Done would require an agreed scope and standardized semantics before implementation and tests can be defined.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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