def apply_limit_if_exists(database: Database, increased_limit: Optional[int],
query: Query, sql: str) -> str:
if query.limit and increased_limit:
# We are fetching one more than the requested limit in order
# to test whether there are more rows than the limit.
# Later, the extra row will be dropped before sending
# the results back to the user.
sql = database.apply_limit_to_sql(sql, increased_limit, force=True)
return sql
