andygrove opened a new issue, #11490:
URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11490
### Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge?
For expressions such as `IF(predicate, true_expr, false_expr)` or `CASE WHEN
predicate THEN true_expr ELSE false_expr END`, we generally have to be careful
to only evaluate the `true_expr` against rows where the `predicate` evaluated
to true.
However, if we know that `true_expr` has no side effects (such as throwing
exceptions on invalid inputs) and is inexpensive to compute, then we have the
option of evaluating it for all rows instead, which can be considerably cheaper
in some cases.
There is currently no way to determine if a `PhysicalExpr` has side effects.
I would like to discuss adding a new method to the trait with a default
implementation. Something like
```rust
fn has_side_effects(&self) -> bool {
false
}
```
### Describe the solution you'd like
_No response_
### Describe alternatives you've considered
_No response_
### Additional context
_No response_
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