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package org.apache.rya.indexing;
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import org.eclipse.rdf4j.common.iteration.CloseableIteration;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Statement;
import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.QueryEvaluationException;
/**
* A function used to perform a search.
*/
public interface SearchFunction {
/**
* Search the indices for the given terms and return {@link Statement}s that meet the {@link StatementConstraints}
*
* @param searchTerms
* the search terms
* @param contraints
* the constraints on the returned {@link Statement}s
* @return
* @throws QueryEvaluationException
*/
public CloseableIteration<Statement, QueryEvaluationException> performSearch(String searchTerms, StatementConstraints contraints)
throws QueryEvaluationException;
}