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Lucene::Searchable Class Referenceabstract

The interface for search implementations. More...

#include <Searchable.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for Lucene::Searchable:

Public Member Functions

virtual String getClassName ()
 
virtual void search (WeightPtr weight, FilterPtr filter, CollectorPtr collector)=0
 Lower-level search API. More...
 
virtual void close ()=0
 Frees resources associated with this Searcher. Be careful not to call this method while you are still using objects that reference this Searchable. More...
 
virtual int32_t docFreq (TermPtr term)=0
 Returns the number of documents containing term. More...
 
virtual Collection< int32_t > docFreqs (Collection< TermPtr > terms)=0
 For each term in the terms array, calculates the number of documents containing term. Returns an array with these document frequencies. Used to minimize number of remote calls. More...
 
virtual int32_t maxDoc ()=0
 Returns one greater than the largest possible document number. More...
 
virtual TopDocsPtr search (WeightPtr weight, FilterPtr filter, int32_t n)=0
 Low-level search implementation. Finds the top n hits for query, applying filter if non-null. Applications should usually call Searcher#search(QueryPtr, int32_t) or Searcher#search(QueryPtr, FilterPtr, int32_t) instead. More...
 
virtual DocumentPtr doc (int32_t n)=0
 Returns the stored fields of document i. More...
 
virtual DocumentPtr doc (int32_t n, FieldSelectorPtr fieldSelector)=0
 Get the Document at the n'th position. The FieldSelector may be used to determine what Fields to load and how they should be loaded. More...
 
virtual QueryPtr rewrite (QueryPtr query)=0
 Called to re-write queries into primitive queries. More...
 
virtual ExplanationPtr explain (WeightPtr weight, int32_t doc)=0
 Low-level implementation method. Returns an Explanation that describes how doc scored against weight. More...
 
virtual TopFieldDocsPtr search (WeightPtr weight, FilterPtr filter, int32_t n, SortPtr sort)=0
 Low-level search implementation with arbitrary sorting. Finds the top n hits for query, applying filter if non-null, and sorting the hits by the criteria in sort. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static String _getClassName ()
 

Detailed Description

The interface for search implementations.

Searchable is the abstract network protocol for searching. Implementations provide search over a single index, over multiple indices, and over indices on remote servers.

Queries, filters and sort criteria are designed to be compact so that they may be efficiently passed to a remote index, with only the top-scoring hits being returned, rather than every matching hit.

NOTE: this interface is kept public for convenience. Since it is not expected to be implemented directly, it may be changed unexpectedly between releases.

Member Function Documentation

static String Lucene::Searchable::_getClassName ( )
inlinestatic
virtual void Lucene::Searchable::close ( )
pure virtual

Frees resources associated with this Searcher. Be careful not to call this method while you are still using objects that reference this Searchable.

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual DocumentPtr Lucene::Searchable::doc ( int32_t  n)
pure virtual

Returns the stored fields of document i.

See Also
IndexReader::document(int32_t)

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual DocumentPtr Lucene::Searchable::doc ( int32_t  n,
FieldSelectorPtr  fieldSelector 
)
pure virtual

Get the Document at the n'th position. The FieldSelector may be used to determine what Fields to load and how they should be loaded.

NOTE: If the underlying Reader (more specifically, the underlying FieldsReader) is closed before the lazy Field is loaded an exception may be thrown. If you want the value of a lazy Field to be available after closing you must explicitly load it or fetch the Document again with a new loader.

Parameters
nGet the document at the n'th position
fieldSelectorThe FieldSelector to use to determine what Fields should be loaded on the Document. May be null, in which case all Fields will be loaded.
Returns
The stored fields of the Document at the n'th position
See Also
IndexReader::document(int32_t, FieldSelectorPtr)
Fieldable
FieldSelector
SetBasedFieldSelector
LoadFirstFieldSelector

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual int32_t Lucene::Searchable::docFreq ( TermPtr  term)
pure virtual

Returns the number of documents containing term.

See Also
IndexReader::docFreq(TermPtr)

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, Lucene::MultiSearcher, and Lucene::ParallelMultiSearcher.

virtual Collection<int32_t> Lucene::Searchable::docFreqs ( Collection< TermPtr terms)
pure virtual

For each term in the terms array, calculates the number of documents containing term. Returns an array with these document frequencies. Used to minimize number of remote calls.

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher.

virtual ExplanationPtr Lucene::Searchable::explain ( WeightPtr  weight,
int32_t  doc 
)
pure virtual

Low-level implementation method. Returns an Explanation that describes how doc scored against weight.

This is intended to be used in developing Similarity implementations, and for good performance, should not be displayed with every hit. Computing an explanation is as expensive as executing the query over the entire index.

Applications should call Searcher#explain(QueryPtr, int32_t).

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual String Lucene::Searchable::getClassName ( )
inlinevirtual
virtual int32_t Lucene::Searchable::maxDoc ( )
pure virtual

Returns one greater than the largest possible document number.

See Also
IndexReader::maxDoc()

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual QueryPtr Lucene::Searchable::rewrite ( QueryPtr  query)
pure virtual

Called to re-write queries into primitive queries.

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual void Lucene::Searchable::search ( WeightPtr  weight,
FilterPtr  filter,
CollectorPtr  collector 
)
pure virtual

Lower-level search API.

Collector#collect(int32_t) is called for every document. Collector-based access to remote indexes is discouraged.

Applications should only use this if they need all of the matching documents. The high-level search API (Searcher#search(QueryPtr, int32_t)) is usually more efficient, as it skips non-high-scoring hits.

Parameters
weightTo match documents
filterIf non-null, used to permit documents to be collected.
collectorTo receive hits

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, and Lucene::MultiSearcher.

virtual TopDocsPtr Lucene::Searchable::search ( WeightPtr  weight,
FilterPtr  filter,
int32_t  n 
)
pure virtual

Low-level search implementation. Finds the top n hits for query, applying filter if non-null. Applications should usually call Searcher#search(QueryPtr, int32_t) or Searcher#search(QueryPtr, FilterPtr, int32_t) instead.

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, Lucene::MultiSearcher, and Lucene::ParallelMultiSearcher.

virtual TopFieldDocsPtr Lucene::Searchable::search ( WeightPtr  weight,
FilterPtr  filter,
int32_t  n,
SortPtr  sort 
)
pure virtual

Low-level search implementation with arbitrary sorting. Finds the top n hits for query, applying filter if non-null, and sorting the hits by the criteria in sort.

Applications should usually call Searcher#search(QueryPtr, FilterPtr, int32_t, SortPtr) instead.

Implemented in Lucene::Searcher, Lucene::IndexSearcher, Lucene::MultiSearcher, and Lucene::ParallelMultiSearcher.


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