US Patent 10558661 Query plan generation based on table adapter

In some aspects, there is provided a method for database query execution planning using table adapters. In some aspects, a method may include receiving, at a database execution engine, a query; generating, by the database execution engine, a query plan for execution of the query, the query requiring access to at least one table; calling, by the database execution engine, a table adapter to prepare at least one table object to enable access, during runtime, to the at least one table; and receiving, by the database execution engine, the at least one table object prepared by the table adapter. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.