Hib version: 3.2.0.ga.

I am using a custom dialect in which I have overriden the transformSelectString method. This method allows for SQL modifications prior to it being sent to the db. ClassicQueryTranslator does call this method after SQL construction but ASTQueryTranslator doesn't seem to. This assumption is based on failing Hibernate tests (i.e. testSubComponentReferences method in HQLTest.java) that compare behavior between the two translators. The SQL returned from Classic translator has my SQL modification while the SQL returned from AST does not.

My main goal is to modify the generated SQL before it reaches the db. I figured overriding transformSelectString method is the easiest approach. Why doesn't AST call that method in my dialect? What is the correct approach to modifying the generated SQL if this isn't it? An interceptor?