Adds a few constructors to maintain compatibility with Java.

cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/client/language/basics/expression/Literal.kt

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import org.vitrivr.cottontail.core.values.*
 import org.vitrivr.cottontail.grpc.CottontailGrpc
+import java.util.*
 
 /**
  * A [Literal] value [Expression].
  *
  * @author Ralph Gasser
- * @version 1.0.0
+ * @version 1.1.0
  */
 @Serializable
 @SerialName("Literal")
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ data class Literal(val value: PublicValue): Expression() {
     constructor(value: Float): this(FloatValue(value))
     constructor(value: Double): this(DoubleValue(value))
     constructor(value: String): this(StringValue(value))
+    constructor(value: UUID): this(UuidValue(value))
+    constructor(value: Date): this(DateValue(value))
     constructor(value: BooleanArray): this(BooleanVectorValue(value))
     constructor(value: IntArray): this(IntVectorValue(value))
     constructor(value: LongArray): this(LongVectorValue(value))

cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/client/language/basics/expression/ValueList.kt

@@ -2,18 +2,35 @@ package org.vitrivr.cottontail.client.language.basics.expression
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
-import org.vitrivr.cottontail.core.values.PublicValue
+import org.vitrivr.cottontail.core.values.*
 import org.vitrivr.cottontail.grpc.CottontailGrpc
+import java.util.*
 
 /**
  * A list of [Literal] values [Expression]. Mainly used for IN queries.
  *
  * @author Ralph Gasser
- * @version 1.0.0
+ * @version 1.1.0
  */
 @Serializable
 @SerialName("ValueList")
-class ValueList(val value: Array<PublicValue>): Expression() {
+class ValueList(val value: List<PublicValue>): Expression() {
+    constructor(list: List<Boolean>): this( list.map { BooleanValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Byte>): this( list.map { ShortValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Short>): this( list.map { ShortValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Int>): this( list.map { IntValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Long>): this( list.map { LongValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Float>): this( list.map { FloatValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Double>): this( list.map { DoubleValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<Date>): this( list.map { DateValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<String>): this( list.map { StringValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<UUID>): this( list.map { UuidValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<BooleanArray>): this( list.map { BooleanVectorValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<IntArray>): this( list.map { IntVectorValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<LongArray>): this( list.map { LongVectorValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<FloatArray>): this( list.map { FloatVectorValue(it) })
+    constructor(list: List<DoubleArray>): this( list.map { DoubleVectorValue(it) })
+
     override fun toGrpc(): CottontailGrpc.Expression {
         val builder = CottontailGrpc.Expression.newBuilder()
         for (data in this.value) {