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package org.apache.rya.indexing;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.rya.api.persist.index.RyaSecondaryIndexer;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.common.iteration.CloseableIteration;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Statement;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.QueryEvaluationException;

/**
 * A repository to store, index, and retrieve {@link Statement}s based on freetext features.
 */
public interface FreeTextIndexer extends RyaSecondaryIndexer {

	/**
	 * Query the Free Text Index with specific constraints. A <code>null</code> or empty parameters imply no constraint.
	 *
	 * @param query
	 *            the query to perform
	 * @param contraints
	 *            the constraints on the statements returned
	 * @return the set of statements that meet the query and other constraints.
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
    public CloseableIteration<Statement, QueryEvaluationException> queryText(String query, StatementConstraints contraints) throws IOException;
}