org.apache.jetspeed.services.search
Interface SearchService

All Known Implementing Classes:

LuceneSearchService

public interface SearchService

Contract for implementing a search service.

Version:

$Id: SearchService.java,v 1.4 2004/07/15 00:14:12 jford Exp $

Author:

David Sean taylor

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

SERVICE_NAME Service name

Method Summary

boolean	add(java.util.Collection c) Add collection of index entries
boolean	add(java.lang.Object o) Add index entry
boolean	optimize() Optimize search indexes (optional operation).
boolean	remove(java.util.Collection c) Remove collection of index entries
boolean	remove(java.lang.Object o) Remove index entry
SearchResults	search(java.lang.String search) Search the index
boolean	update(java.util.Collection c) Update index entries
boolean	update(java.lang.Object o) Update index entry

Field Detail

SERVICE_NAME

public static final java.lang.String SERVICE_NAME

Service name

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

add

public boolean add(java.lang.Object o)

Add index entry

Parameters:

o -

Returns:

add

public boolean add(java.util.Collection c)

Add collection of index entries

Parameters:

c -

Returns:

remove

public boolean remove(java.lang.Object o)

Remove index entry

Parameters:

o -

Returns:

remove

public boolean remove(java.util.Collection c)

Remove collection of index entries

Parameters:

c -

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update

public boolean update(java.lang.Object o)

Update index entry

Parameters:

o -

Returns:

update

public boolean update(java.util.Collection c)

Update index entries

Parameters:

c -

Returns:

search

public SearchResults search(java.lang.String search)

Search the index

Parameters:

search -

Returns:

optimize

public boolean optimize()
                 throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Optimize search indexes (optional operation).

Returns:

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException