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NAME

6       Lucy::Search::QueryParser - Transform a string into a Query object.
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SYNOPSIS

9           my $query_parser = Lucy::Search::QueryParser->new(
10               schema => $searcher->get_schema,
11               fields => ['body'],
12           );
13           my $query = $query_parser->parse( $query_string );
14           my $hits  = $searcher->hits( query => $query );
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DESCRIPTION

17       QueryParser accepts search strings as input and produces Query objects,
18       suitable for feeding into IndexSearcher and other Searcher subclasses.
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20       The following syntactical constructs are recognized by QueryParser:
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22       ·   Boolean operators XANDX, XORX, and XAND NOTX.
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24       ·   Prepented +plus and -minus, indicating that the labeled entity
25           should be either required or forbidden X be it a single word, a
26           phrase, or a parenthetical group.
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28       ·   Logical groups, delimited by parentheses.
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30       ·   Phrases, delimited by double quotes.
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32       Additionally, the following syntax can be enabled via
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35       ·   Field-specific constructs, in the form of Xfieldname:termtextX or
36           Xfieldname:(foo bar)X.  (The field specified by Xfieldname:X will
37           be used instead of the QueryParserXs default fields).
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CONSTRUCTORS

40   new
41           my $query_parser = Lucy::Search::QueryParser->new(
42               schema         => $searcher->get_schema,    # required
43               analyzer       => $analyzer,                # overrides schema
44               fields         => ['bodytext'],             # default: indexed fields
45               default_boolop => 'AND',                    # default: 'OR'
46           );
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48       Constructor.
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50       ·   schema - A Schema.
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52       ·   analyzer - An Analyzer.  Ordinarily, the analyzers specified by
53           each fieldXs definition will be used, but if "analyzer" is
54           supplied, it will override and be used for all fields.  This can
55           lead to mismatches between what is in the index and what is being
56           searched for, so use caution.
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58       ·   fields - The names of the fields which will be searched against.
59           Defaults to those fields which are defined as indexed in the
60           supplied Schema.
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62       ·   default_boolop - Two possible values: XANDX and XORX.  The default
63           is XORX, which means: return documents which match any of the query
64           terms.  If you want only documents which match all of the query
65           terms, set this to XANDX.
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METHODS

68   parse
69           my $query = $query_parser->parse($query_string);
70           my $query = $query_parser->parse();  # default: undef
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72       Build a Query object from the contents of a query string.  At present,
73       implemented internally by calling tree(), expand(), and prune().
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75       ·   query_string - The string to be parsed.  May be undef.
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77       Returns: a Query.
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79   tree
80           my $query = $query_parser->tree($query_string);
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82       Parse the logical structure of a query string, building a tree
83       comprised of Query objects.  Leaf nodes in the tree will most often be
84       LeafQuery objects but might be MatchAllQuery or NoMatchQuery objects as
85       well.  Internal nodes will be objects which subclass PolyQuery:
86       ANDQuery, ORQuery, NOTQuery, and RequiredOptionalQuery.
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88       The output of tree() is an intermediate form which must be passed
89       through expand() before being used to feed a search.
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91       ·   query_string - The string to be parsed.
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93       Returns: a Query.
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95   expand
96           my $query = $query_parser->expand($query);
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98       Walk the hierarchy of a Query tree, descending through all PolyQuery
99       nodes and calling expand_leaf() on any LeafQuery nodes encountered.
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101       ·   query - A Query object.
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103       Returns: A Query X usually the same one that was supplied after in-
104       place modification, but possibly another.
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106   expand_leaf
107           my $query = $query_parser->expand_leaf($query);
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109       Convert a LeafQuery into either a TermQuery, a PhraseQuery, or an
110       ORQuery joining multiple TermQueries/PhraseQueries to accommodate
111       multiple fields.  LeafQuery text will be passed through the relevant
112       Analyzer for each field.  Quoted text will be transformed into
113       PhraseQuery objects.  Unquoted text will be converted to either a
114       TermQuery or a PhraseQuery depending on how many tokens are generated.
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116       ·   query - A Query.  Only LeafQuery objects will be processed; others
117           will be passed through.
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119       Returns: A Query.
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121   prune
122           my $query = $query_parser->prune($query);
123           my $query = $query_parser->prune();  # default: undef
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125       Prevent certain Query structures from returning too many results.
126       Query objects built via tree() and expand() can generate Xreturn the
127       worldX result sets, such as in the case of "NOT
128       a_term_not_in_the_index"; prune() walks the hierarchy and eliminates
129       such branches.
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131            'NOT foo'               => [NOMATCH]
132            'foo OR NOT bar'        => 'foo'
133            'foo OR (-bar AND -baz) => 'foo'
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135       prune() also eliminates some double-negative constructs X even though
136       such constructs may not actually return the world:
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138            'foo AND -(-bar)'      => 'foo'
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140       In this example, safety is taking precedence over logical consistency.
141       If you want logical consistency instead, call tree() then expand(),
142       skipping prune().
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144       ·   query - A Query.
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146       Returns: a Query; in most cases, the supplied Query after in-place
147       modification.
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149   make_term_query
150           my $query = $query_parser->make_term_query(
151               field => $field,  # required
152               term  => $term,   # required
153           );
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155       Factory method creating a TermQuery.
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157       ·   field - Field name.
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159       ·   term - Term text.
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161       Returns: A Query.
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163   make_phrase_query
164           my $query = $query_parser->make_phrase_query(
165               field => $field,  # required
166               terms => $terms,  # required
167           );
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169       Factory method creating a PhraseQuery.
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171       ·   field - Field that the phrase must occur in.
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173       ·   terms - Ordered array of terms that must match.
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175       Returns: A Query.
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177   make_or_query
178           my $query = $query_parser->make_or_query($children);
179           my $query = $query_parser->make_or_query();  # default: undef
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181       Factory method creating an ORQuery.
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183       ·   children - Array of child Queries.
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185       Returns: A Query.
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187   make_and_query
188           my $query = $query_parser->make_and_query($children);
189           my $query = $query_parser->make_and_query();  # default: undef
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191       Factory method creating an ANDQuery.
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193       ·   children - Array of child Queries.
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195       Returns: A Query.
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197   make_not_query
198           my $query = $query_parser->make_not_query($negated_query);
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200       Factory method creating a NOTQuery.
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202       ·   negated_query - Query to be inverted.
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204       Returns: A Query.
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206   make_req_opt_query
207           my $query = $query_parser->make_req_opt_query(
208               required_query => $required_query,  # required
209               optional_query => $optional_query,  # required
210           );
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212       Factory method creating a RequiredOptionalQuery.
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214       ·   required_query - Query must must match.
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216       ·   optional_query - Query which should match.
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218       Returns: A Query.
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220   set_heed_colons
221           $query_parser->set_heed_colons($heed_colons);
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223       Enable/disable parsing of "fieldname:foo" constructs.
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INHERITANCE

226       Lucy::Search::QueryParser isa Clownfish::Obj.
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