indexer-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/index/QueryCreator.java

package org.apache.maven.index;

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import org.apache.lucene.queryParser.ParseException;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
import org.apache.maven.index.expr.SearchExpression;

/**
 * A component the creates Lucene Queries from "human written" queries, but also helps client applications to assemble
 * proper queries for fields they want to search.
 * 
 * @author Tamas Cservenak
 */
public interface QueryCreator
{
    String ROLE = QueryCreator.class.getName();

    /**
     * Performs a selection of the appropriate IndexerField belonging to proper Field.
     * 
     * @param field
     * @param type
     * @return
     */
    IndexerField selectIndexerField( final Field field, final SearchType type );

    /**
     * Constructs query by parsing the query string, using field as default field. This method should be use to
     * construct queries (single term or phrase queries) against <b>single field</b>.
     * 
     * @param field
     * @param query
     * @param type
     * @return
     * @throws ParseException if query parsing is unsuccessful.
     */
    Query constructQuery( Field field, SearchExpression expression )
        throws ParseException;

    /**
     * Constructs query by parsing the query string, using field as default field. This method should be use to
     * construct queries (single term or phrase queries) against <b>single field</b>.
     * 
     * @param field
     * @param query
     * @param type
     * @return
     * @throws ParseException if query parsing is unsuccessful.
     * @deprecated Use {@link #constructQuery(Field, SearchExpression)} instead.
     */
    Query constructQuery( Field field, String query, SearchType type )
        throws ParseException;

    /**
     * Deprecated. Avoid it's use! Constructs query against <b>single</b> field, using it's "best effort" approach to
     * perform parsing, but letting caller to apply it's (usually wrong) knowledge about how field is indexed.
     * 
     * @param field
     * @param query
     * @return query if successfully parsed, or null.
     * @deprecated Use {@link #constructQuery(Field, SearchExpression)} instead.
     */
    Query constructQuery( String field, String query );

}