public static void foo(RelNode rel) {
    // Convert rel tree to JSON.
    final RelJsonWriter writer = new RelJsonWriter();
    rel.explain(writer);
    final String json = writer.asString();

    // Find the schema. If there are no tables in the plan, we won't need one.
    final RelOptSchema[] schemas = {null};
    rel.accept(
        new RelShuttleImpl() {
          @Override
          public RelNode visit(TableAccessRelBase scan) {
            schemas[0] = scan.getTable().getRelOptSchema();
            return super.visit(scan);
          }
        });

    // Convert JSON back to rel tree.
    Frameworks.withPlanner(
        new Frameworks.PlannerAction<Object>() {
          public Object apply(
              RelOptCluster cluster, RelOptSchema relOptSchema, SchemaPlus rootSchema) {
            final RelJsonReader reader = new RelJsonReader(cluster, schemas[0], rootSchema);
            try {
              RelNode x = reader.read(json);
            } catch (IOException e) {
              throw new RuntimeException(e);
            }
            return null;
          }
        });
  }
  /**
   * Converts a relational expression to one that uses a {@link
   * net.hydromatic.optiq.impl.StarTable}. The relational expression is already in leaf-join-form,
   * per {@link #toLeafJoinForm(org.eigenbase.rel.RelNode)}.
   */
  public static RelNode tryUseStar(RelNode rel, final RelOptTable starRelOptTable) {
    final StarTable starTable = starRelOptTable.unwrap(StarTable.class);
    assert starTable != null;
    return rel.accept(
        new RelShuttleImpl() {
          @Override
          public RelNode visit(TableAccessRelBase scan) {
            RelOptTable relOptTable = scan.getTable();
            final Table table = relOptTable.unwrap(Table.class);
            if (table.equals(starTable.tables.get(0))) {
              Mappings.TargetMapping mapping =
                  Mappings.createShiftMapping(
                      starRelOptTable.getRowType().getFieldCount(),
                      0,
                      0,
                      relOptTable.getRowType().getFieldCount());

              return CalcRel.createProject(
                  new TableAccessRel(scan.getCluster(), starRelOptTable),
                  Mappings.asList(mapping.inverse()));
            }
            return scan;
          }

          @Override
          public RelNode visit(JoinRel join) {
            for (; ; ) {
              RelNode rel = super.visit(join);
              if (rel == join || !(rel instanceof JoinRel)) {
                return rel;
              }
              join = (JoinRel) rel;
              final RelNode left = join.getLeft();
              final RelNode right = join.getRight();
              try {
                if (left instanceof TableAccessRelBase && right instanceof TableAccessRelBase) {
                  match(left, null, right, null, join.getCluster());
                }
                if (isProjectedTable(left) && right instanceof TableAccessRelBase) {
                  final ProjectRel leftProject = (ProjectRel) left;
                  match(
                      leftProject.getChild(),
                      leftProject.getMapping(),
                      right,
                      null,
                      join.getCluster());
                }
                if (left instanceof TableAccessRelBase && isProjectedTable(right)) {
                  final ProjectRel rightProject = (ProjectRel) right;
                  match(
                      left,
                      null,
                      rightProject.getChild(),
                      rightProject.getMapping(),
                      join.getCluster());
                }
                if (isProjectedTable(left) && isProjectedTable(right)) {
                  final ProjectRel leftProject = (ProjectRel) left;
                  final ProjectRel rightProject = (ProjectRel) right;
                  match(
                      leftProject.getChild(),
                      leftProject.getMapping(),
                      rightProject.getChild(),
                      rightProject.getMapping(),
                      join.getCluster());
                }
              } catch (Util.FoundOne e) {
                return (RelNode) e.getNode();
              }
            }
          }

          private boolean isProjectedTable(RelNode rel) {
            return rel instanceof ProjectRel
                && ((ProjectRel) rel).isMapping()
                && ((ProjectRel) rel).getChild() instanceof TableAccessRelBase;
          }

          /**
           * Throws a {@link org.eigenbase.util.Util.FoundOne} containing a {@link
           * org.eigenbase.rel.TableAccessRel} on success. (Yes, an exception for normal operation.)
           */
          private void match(
              RelNode left,
              Mappings.TargetMapping leftMapping,
              RelNode right,
              Mappings.TargetMapping rightMapping,
              RelOptCluster cluster) {
            if (leftMapping == null) {
              leftMapping = Mappings.createIdentity(left.getRowType().getFieldCount());
            }
            if (rightMapping == null) {
              rightMapping = Mappings.createIdentity(right.getRowType().getFieldCount());
            }
            final RelOptTable leftRelOptTable = left.getTable();
            final Table leftTable = leftRelOptTable.unwrap(Table.class);
            final RelOptTable rightRelOptTable = right.getTable();
            final Table rightTable = rightRelOptTable.unwrap(Table.class);
            if (leftTable instanceof StarTable
                && ((StarTable) leftTable).tables.contains(rightTable)) {
              System.out.println("left: " + leftMapping);
              System.out.println("right: " + rightMapping);
              Mappings.TargetMapping mapping =
                  Mappings.merge(
                      leftMapping,
                      Mappings.offset(
                          rightMapping,
                          ((StarTable) leftTable).columnOffset(rightTable),
                          leftRelOptTable.getRowType().getFieldCount()));
              throw new Util.FoundOne(
                  CalcRel.createProject(
                      new TableAccessRel(cluster, leftRelOptTable),
                      Mappings.asList(mapping.inverse())));
            }
            if (rightTable instanceof StarTable
                && ((StarTable) rightTable).tables.contains(leftTable)) {
              assert false; // TODO:
              Mappings.TargetMapping mapping = Mappings.append(leftMapping, rightMapping);
              throw new Util.FoundOne(
                  CalcRel.createProject(
                      new TableAccessRel(cluster, rightRelOptTable),
                      Mappings.asList(mapping.inverse())));
            }
          }
        });
  }