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This PR implements the EXPLAIN command requested in issue #48, providing detailed query execution plans that show AI optimization decisions and cache predictions without executing queries.

🚀 Features Added

  • Query Parsing Analysis: Detects query type, complexity, and features (WHERE, JOIN, aggregation)
  • Cache Similarity Prediction: Shows similarity scores for all cached entries with hit/miss indicators
  • RL Agent State Analysis: Displays Q-values, predicted actions, and exploration decisions
  • Execution Strategy: Provides estimated latency and caching recommendations
  • Formatted Output: Clean table format with Unicode box drawing for readability
    📋 Usage
    -- Basic usage
    EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 25

-- Works with complex queries
EXPLAIN SELECT u.name, COUNT(o.id)
FROM users u
JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.user_id
WHERE u.age > 25
GROUP BY u.name
🔧 Implementation Details

Python Components:

  • SemanticCache.explain_query() - Cache similarity analysis
  • QLearningAgent.explain_action() - RL agent state and action prediction
  • explain_query_plan() - Unified analysis function
  • format_explain_output() - Pretty-printed table formatting

Rust Integration:

  • QueryExplainer struct for Python bridge
  • CLI command parsing for EXPLAIN
  • Exported through nexum_core for CLI usage

✅ Testing
Comprehensive test suite in test_explain_feature.py
Tests all components: parsing, cache analysis, RL agent, formatting
Validates output format and data structure integrity
All tests pass with fallback vectorization

🎯 Benefits
Debug AI Decisions: Understand why the RL agent chooses specific actions
Cache Optimization: See which queries would hit cache before execution
Query Analysis: Get insights into query complexity and features
Performance Prediction: Estimate execution time and strategy
Safe Analysis: No side effects - queries are never actually executed
📝 Files Changed
nexum_ai/optimizer.py - Core explain functionality
nexum_ai/rl_agent.py - RL agent explain methods
nexum_core/src/bridge/mod.rs - Rust-Python bridge
nexum_core/src/lib.rs - Export QueryExplainer
nexum_cli/src/main.rs - CLI command handling
test_explain_feature.py - Test suite (new)

Closes #48

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added an EXPLAIN command that shows a readable query execution plan with parsing details, semantic cache lookup insight, agent-based optimization analysis, and a recommended execution strategy.
    • EXPLAIN is available in the CLI and exposed via the library for programmatic use; CLI help updated.
  • API

    • New programmatic explainer interface lets apps request formatted explanations for queries and inspect cache/agent reasoning.
  • Tests

    • Added end-to-end tests validating EXPLAIN output and key sections.

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- Add explain_query() method to SemanticCache for cache similarity analysis
- Add explain_action() methods to QueryOptimizer and QLearningAgent
- Add explain_query_plan() function with formatted table output
- Add QueryExplainer struct in Rust bridge for Python integration
- Add EXPLAIN <query> command parsing in CLI
- Include comprehensive test suite for all explain functionality

Resolves aviralgarg05#48
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Walkthrough

Adds an EXPLAIN query-plan feature: Python modules provide explain helpers (optimizer + RL agent); Rust bridge exposes a new QueryExplainer and delegates to Python; CLI supports an EXPLAIN command; tests and a Python test harness exercise and validate formatted EXPLAIN output.

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Cohort / File(s) Summary
Python optimizer & explain helpers
nexum_ai/optimizer.py
Added SemanticCache.explain_query(), QueryOptimizer.explain_action(), top-level explain_query_plan() and format_explain_output() plus test-harness calls to exercise the explain flow.
Python RL agent explain
nexum_ai/rl_agent.py
Added QLearningAgent.explain_action(query_length: int, cache_hit: bool, complexity: int) returning state breakdown, q_values, best_action, exploration info without mutating agent state.
Rust bridge: QueryExplainer
nexum_core/src/bridge/mod.rs
New public QueryExplainer wrapping PythonBridge; new(), explain(), explain_raw() implemented; SemanticCache gained explain_query() delegator; added tests invoking explain flow.
Rust public API re-exports
nexum_core/src/lib.rs
Re-exported QueryExplainer in crate public API.
CLI: EXPLAIN command
nexum_cli/src/main.rs
Import QueryExplainer; initialize optional explainer at startup; added handling for EXPLAIN <query> to call explainer and print formatted plan or errors; help text updated.
Tests: explain feature
test_explain_feature.py
New test script that seeds a SemanticCache, calls explain_query_plan() and format_explain_output(), asserts presence of expected sections and keys, and demonstrates component-level explain calls.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    autonumber
    actor User
    participant CLI as nexum_cli (main.rs)
    participant QE as QueryExplainer (Rust)
    participant Bridge as PythonBridge
    participant Optimizer as nexum_ai.optimizer
    participant Cache as SemanticCache
    participant RL as QLearningAgent

    User->>CLI: EXPLAIN <query>
    CLI->>QE: explain(query)
    QE->>Bridge: call Python explain_query_plan(query)
    Bridge->>Optimizer: explain_query_plan(query, cache?, optimizer?)
    Optimizer->>Cache: explain_query(query)
    Cache-->>Optimizer: similarity scores, best_match, would_hit_cache
    Optimizer->>RL: explain_action(query_features)
    RL-->>Optimizer: state, q_values, best_action, exploration info
    Optimizer->>Optimizer: assemble parsing/cache/rl/execution_strategy
    Optimizer->>Bridge: format_explain_output(explain_result)
    Bridge-->>QE: formatted string
    QE-->>CLI: formatted explain plan
    CLI-->>User: display plan
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  • Inspect Rust↔Python error handling and conversions in QueryExplainer and PythonBridge.
  • Verify explain methods are read-only (no Q-table or cache mutation) in QLearningAgent, QueryOptimizer, and SemanticCache.
  • Check CLI parsing edge cases for EXPLAIN and user-visible error messages.
  • Validate test_explain_feature.py assertions and robustness (string matching, truncation behavior).

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Title check ✅ Passed The title accurately describes the main feature added: an EXPLAIN command for query plans with AI optimization insights, matching the core objective of implementing EXPLAIN functionality.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR successfully implements all coding requirements from issue #48: EXPLAIN syntax support, parsing analysis, cache similarity prediction, RL agent state analysis, execution strategy estimation, and readable formatted output.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes directly support the EXPLAIN feature objective with no unrelated modifications; updates to optimizer.py, rl_agent.py, bridge/mod.rs, lib.rs, main.rs, and test_explain_feature.py are all within scope.
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7-7: LGTM: Well-implemented explain functionality.

The addition of Any to imports and the explain_action method implementation are solid. The method correctly provides deterministic, read-only analysis of the RL agent's decision-making process:

  • Type hints are correct (Dict[str, Any])
  • Comprehensive docstring documents all return fields
  • Deterministic behavior (no random sampling)
  • Defensive truncation prevents display issues (line 213)
  • Returns detailed state breakdown, Q-values, and agent statistics
  • No side effects on Q-table

All previously flagged issues (type hint error, non-determinism) have been addressed.

Also applies to: 176-233

nexum_ai/optimizer.py (4)

246-292: LGTM: Well-designed cache analysis for EXPLAIN.

The explain_query method provides thorough, read-only cache analysis:

  • Computes similarity scores for all cache entries without side effects
  • Applies smart conditional truncation (lines 261-264, 279-282)
  • Returns top 5 matches sorted by similarity descending
  • Includes cache hit prediction and statistics
  • Type hints and docstring are appropriate

362-403: LGTM: Deterministic optimizer explanation.

The explain_action method correctly provides read-only analysis of optimizer decisions:

  • Deterministic implementation (no random sampling)
  • Comprehensive docstring documents return structure
  • Defensive truncation prevents display issues (line 394)
  • Returns Q-values, best action, epsilon, and explanation
  • Type hints are correct

Previously flagged issue with random state mutation has been resolved.


498-574: LGTM: Robust formatting with defensive limits.

The format_explain_output function implements comprehensive formatting with proper safeguards:

  • truncate helper (lines 501-506) provides reusable truncation logic
  • Conditional truncation applied throughout (query, state, actions, strategy, recommendations)
  • Defensive limits prevent box misalignment (e.g., cache_entries_checked capped at 99999, line 533)
  • Unicode box drawing is readable and well-structured
  • All fields are properly bounded to their allocated widths

Previously flagged issues with unconditional truncation and field width limits have been thoroughly addressed.


649-662: LGTM: Appropriate test coverage for EXPLAIN feature.

The added test code exercises the EXPLAIN functionality effectively:

  • Creates and populates a cache with sample queries
  • Invokes explain_query_plan with the populated cache
  • Formats and prints the output using format_explain_output
  • Provides manual verification of the complete EXPLAIN flow

This complements the formal test coverage in test_explain_feature.py.


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nexum_core/src/lib.rs (1)

16-17: LGTM!

The re-export correctly exposes QueryExplainer alongside existing bridge types, enabling the CLI and other downstream crates to use the new explainability feature.

nexum_cli/src/main.rs (1)

23-32: LGTM!

The initialization pattern for QueryExplainer mirrors the existing NLTranslator pattern with proper error handling and graceful degradation when Python integration is unavailable.

nexum_core/src/bridge/mod.rs (2)

152-161: LGTM!

The explain_query method follows the established pattern of other SemanticCache methods, properly wrapping the Python call with error handling.


199-235: LGTM!

The QueryExplainer implementation correctly follows the established pattern used by NLTranslator, maintaining the PythonBridge for initialization lifetime. Both explain and explain_raw methods properly handle Python interop with appropriate error mapping.

nexum_ai/optimizer.py (3)

246-279: LGTM! Method correctly analyzes cache without execution.

The implementation properly vectorizes the query, computes similarities against all cache entries, and returns a structured analysis. The read-only nature is appropriate for EXPLAIN functionality.


592-605: LGTM! Integration test demonstrates EXPLAIN functionality.

The test code appropriately exercises the EXPLAIN flow with sample cache data and prints a formatted execution plan. The test query is semantically similar to cached entries, which should demonstrate cache similarity scoring effectively.


387-464: The review comment is inaccurate. QueryExplainer.explain() is correctly implemented and calls both explain_query_plan() and format_explain_output() in sequence before extracting the result. The method does not call .str() on a dict representation.

The reviewer appears to have confused SemanticCache.explain_query() (a separate Rust bridge method at lines 149-158) with QueryExplainer.explain(). While SemanticCache.explain_query() does convert the Python dict result to a string representation via .str(), this is a different concern and does not affect the explain_query_plan() function or the QueryExplainer.explain() method shown in lines 387-464.

Likely an incorrect or invalid review comment.

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# 3. RL Agent Analysis
if optimizer is None:
optimizer = QueryOptimizer()

available_actions = ['use_cache', 'bypass_cache', 'full_scan', 'index_scan']
result['rl_agent'] = optimizer.explain_action(query, available_actions)

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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

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Consider using QLearningAgent instead of QueryOptimizer for richer state analysis.

The codebase includes QLearningAgent in nexum_ai/rl_agent.py with a more sophisticated explain_action() method that accepts query_length, cache_hit, and complexity parameters, providing:

  • Multi-dimensional state representation instead of simple query length bucketing
  • Agent statistics (q_table size, episode count)
  • Detailed state breakdown in explanations

Currently the code instantiates QueryOptimizer, which works but has a simpler interface. If consistency with the RL implementation is desired, QLearningAgent would provide better analysis.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In nexum_ai/optimizer.py around lines 433 to 438, the code currently
instantiates QueryOptimizer and calls explain_action(query, available_actions);
replace it with QLearningAgent to get richer state analysis: import
QLearningAgent from nexum_ai.rl_agent, instantiate QLearningAgent() (or get a
singleton) and call its explain_action(query_length= len(query), cache_hit=
<compute boolean/cache lookup>, complexity= <compute complexity metric or
heuristic>, available_actions= available_actions); ensure you compute or
approximate cache_hit and complexity from existing context (fallback to
False/low complexity if unknown), and keep a fallback to QueryOptimizer if
QLearningAgent import/initialization fails so behavior remains stable.

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// Handle EXPLAIN command
if input.to_uppercase().starts_with("EXPLAIN ") {
let query_to_explain = input[8..].trim();

if let Some(ref explainer) = query_explainer {
println!();
match explainer.explain(query_to_explain) {
Ok(plan) => {
println!("{}", plan);
}
Err(e) => {
eprintln!("Explain error: {}", e);
}
}
} else {
eprintln!("Query explainer not available");
}
continue;
}

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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Consider validating empty query after EXPLAIN.

If a user types EXPLAIN without a query, query_to_explain will be an empty string. While the Python side may handle this gracefully, providing a user-friendly error message would improve the experience.

🔎 Proposed enhancement
         // Handle EXPLAIN command
         if input.to_uppercase().starts_with("EXPLAIN ") {
             let query_to_explain = input[8..].trim();
 
+            if query_to_explain.is_empty() {
+                eprintln!("Usage: EXPLAIN <query>");
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if let Some(ref explainer) = query_explainer {
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// Handle EXPLAIN command
if input.to_uppercase().starts_with("EXPLAIN ") {
let query_to_explain = input[8..].trim();
if let Some(ref explainer) = query_explainer {
println!();
match explainer.explain(query_to_explain) {
Ok(plan) => {
println!("{}", plan);
}
Err(e) => {
eprintln!("Explain error: {}", e);
}
}
} else {
eprintln!("Query explainer not available");
}
continue;
}
// Handle EXPLAIN command
if input.to_uppercase().starts_with("EXPLAIN ") {
let query_to_explain = input[8..].trim();
if query_to_explain.is_empty() {
eprintln!("Usage: EXPLAIN <query>");
continue;
}
if let Some(ref explainer) = query_explainer {
println!();
match explainer.explain(query_to_explain) {
Ok(plan) => {
println!("{}", plan);
}
Err(e) => {
eprintln!("Explain error: {}", e);
}
}
} else {
eprintln!("Query explainer not available");
}
continue;
}
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In nexum_cli/src/main.rs around lines 94 to 112, the EXPLAIN handling does not
validate that a query follows the "EXPLAIN " prefix, so an input like "EXPLAIN "
yields an empty query string; detect when query_to_explain.is_empty() after
trimming and print a clear user-facing error (e.g., "Please provide a query to
explain") or prompt the user instead of calling the explainer,
returning/continuing early; keep existing explainer logic unchanged for
non-empty queries and ensure the empty-case branches to continue the loop
without invoking explainer.explain.

return;
}

let explainer = super::QueryExplainer::new().unwrap();

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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Minor: Unnecessary super:: prefix.

QueryExplainer is already in scope via use super::* at line 239, so super::QueryExplainer::new() can be simplified to QueryExplainer::new() for consistency with other tests.

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-        let explainer = super::QueryExplainer::new().unwrap();
+        let explainer = QueryExplainer::new().unwrap();
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let explainer = super::QueryExplainer::new().unwrap();
let explainer = QueryExplainer::new().unwrap();
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In nexum_core/src/bridge/mod.rs around line 334, the code uses an unnecessary
super:: prefix when constructing QueryExplainer; change
super::QueryExplainer::new().unwrap() to QueryExplainer::new().unwrap() to match
the existing use super::* import and keep consistency with other tests.

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import sys
import os
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'nexum_ai'))

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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Consider using a more robust import approach.

Manipulating sys.path directly is fragile. Consider using PYTHONPATH environment variable, installing the package in development mode (pip install -e .), or using a proper test framework with path fixtures.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In test_explain_feature.py around lines 6 to 8, importing by mutating sys.path
is fragile; replace this with a robust approach: remove the sys.path
manipulation and instead ensure the package is available to tests by one of the
recommended methods (add instructions to set PYTHONPATH in CI/test runner,
install the package in editable mode with pip install -e . in setup, or use your
test framework's tmp_path/path fixtures or conftest to add the project root to
sys.path in a controlled way). Update project/test docs or CI setup to reflect
the chosen method so tests run reliably without inline sys.path changes.

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Comment on lines +77 to +84
if __name__ == "__main__":
try:
test_explain_feature()
print("\n🎉 EXPLAIN query plan feature implementation complete!")
print("Usage: EXPLAIN <query> in the NexumDB CLI")
except Exception as e:
print(f"❌ Test failed: {e}")
sys.exit(1) No newline at end of file

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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Improve error reporting and consider using a test framework.

The exception handler discards the traceback, making debugging harder. Consider using pytest or unittest for better test organization and assertion messages, and include traceback in error output.

🔎 Proposed improvement
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
         test_explain_feature()
         print("\n🎉 EXPLAIN query plan feature implementation complete!")
         print("Usage: EXPLAIN <query> in the NexumDB CLI")
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"❌ Test failed: {e}")
+        import traceback
+        print(f"❌ Test failed: {e}")
+        traceback.print_exc()
         sys.exit(1)
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In test_explain_feature.py around lines 77-84, the top-level exception handler
swallows the traceback which hampers debugging; replace the bare print of the
exception with printing the full traceback (e.g., use traceback.print_exc() or
logging.exception) so stack details are emitted, and as a follow-up convert the
ad-hoc runner into a proper test using pytest or unittest (move
test_explain_feature into a test_ function with asserts and run via pytest) for
better assertions and test reporting.

- Remove random state mutations from explain methods (deterministic now)
- Fix type hint: Dict[str, any] -> Dict[str, Any]
- Add smart query truncation (only when needed)
- Improve cached query display formatting
- Add missing Any import in rl_agent.py

All explain methods now have no side effects and provide consistent output.

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486-493: Fixed: Query truncation is now conditional.

The past review issue flagging unconditional truncation has been resolved. Lines 488-491 now correctly truncate only when len(query) > 60, avoiding unnecessary ellipses for short queries.

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7-7: LGTM: Import correctly adds Any for type annotations.

The addition of Any to the typing imports is necessary for the new explain_action method's return type annotation.

nexum_ai/optimizer.py (4)

246-292: LGTM! Well-structured explain method with proper truncation.

The explain_query method correctly analyzes cache similarity without executing the query. The conditional truncation logic (lines 261-264, 279-282) ensures display strings are readable, and the sorted top matches provide useful debugging information.


362-384: LGTM! Deterministic explain method with correct type hints.

The method correctly analyzes the RL agent's action selection without side effects. Type hints are properly capitalized (Dict[str, Any]), and the implementation is deterministic and read-only.

Note: This implementation uses simple query-length bucketing for state representation. The QLearningAgent.explain_action() in rl_agent.py provides richer multi-dimensional state analysis (query_length, cache_hit, complexity) and agent statistics. The current implementation is correct and sufficient for basic EXPLAIN functionality.


414-438: Basic keyword-based parsing is acceptable for EXPLAIN MVP.

The parsing logic uses simple string matching to detect query type and features. This works for standard SQL queries but won't handle:

  • Nested subqueries
  • SQL comments (-- comment or /* comment */)
  • Keywords within string literals ('SELECT')
  • Case-sensitive identifiers

For a diagnostic EXPLAIN feature, this level of parsing is reasonable and avoids the complexity of a full SQL parser.


616-629: LGTM! Basic manual test demonstrates EXPLAIN functionality.

The test code adds sample cache entries and exercises the EXPLAIN command with a similar query. This provides a quick smoke test for the feature. For automated testing, see test_explain_feature.py which includes proper assertions.

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Comment on lines +441 to +450
if cache is None:
cache = SemanticCache()
result['cache_analysis'] = cache.explain_query(query)

# 3. RL Agent Analysis
if optimizer is None:
optimizer = QueryOptimizer()

available_actions = ['use_cache', 'bypass_cache', 'full_scan', 'index_scan']
result['rl_agent'] = optimizer.explain_action(query, available_actions)

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🧹 Nitpick | 🔵 Trivial

Consider passing initialized cache/optimizer to preserve state.

When cache or optimizer are None, new instances are created at lines 442 and 447. This means:

  • A fresh SemanticCache() has no cached entries, so explain_query() always returns empty matches.
  • A fresh QueryOptimizer() has no learned Q-values, so all actions default to 0.0.

For meaningful EXPLAIN output, callers should pass pre-populated instances. Consider documenting this requirement in the docstring or logging a warning when defaults are used.

🔎 Optional documentation enhancement
 def explain_query_plan(query: str, cache: Optional[SemanticCache] = None, 
                        optimizer: Optional[QueryOptimizer] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Generate a complete EXPLAIN plan for a query
     Shows parsing, cache analysis, and RL agent predictions
+    
+    Args:
+        query: SQL query to analyze
+        cache: Pre-populated SemanticCache instance (defaults to empty cache)
+        optimizer: Trained QueryOptimizer instance (defaults to untrained agent)
+    
+    Note: Pass initialized cache/optimizer for meaningful results.
     """

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🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In nexum_ai/optimizer.py around lines 441 to 450, when cache or optimizer are
None the code instantiates fresh SemanticCache() and QueryOptimizer(), which
yields empty explain results and zeroed Q-values; update the function to (a)
document in the docstring that callers should pass pre-populated cache and
optimizer to get meaningful EXPLAIN outputs, and (b) emit a warning log when the
function must create new default instances so callers are notified that stateful
information is missing; implement both: add the docstring note near the function
signature and add a logger.warning call right before creating the default
SemanticCache() and QueryOptimizer().

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Fix the issues pls

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@aviralgarg05 I have fix the issue

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LGTM!

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