atg.search.client

Interface SearchClient

public interface SearchClient

ATG Search client. Entrypoint for client searches.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	APPSERVER_TYPE property name for the type of appserver/server connection (rmi or local)
static java.lang.String	CLASS_VERSION Class version string
static java.lang.String	HOSTNAME property name for the server's hostname; only for rmi
static java.lang.String	PORT property name for the host's rmi port; only for rmi
static java.lang.String	RMI_COMPONENT_PATH property name for the host's rmi component path; only for rmi

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
atg.search.client.SearchSession	beginSession() Begins the user search session.
java.util.Collection	getSearchEnvironmentTargets()
atg.search.events.SearchMessageTools	getSearchMessageService()
boolean	isFiringSearchEvents()
boolean	isLiveIndexingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName) Indicates whether live indexing is supported for the environment.
boolean	isLiveSearchingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName) Indicates whether live searching is supported for the environment.
boolean	isUseSmallReportingResponse()
void	reset() Resets the client's connection.
BrowseRequest.Response	search(BrowseRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a BrowseRequest and returns a BrowseRequest.Response.
CategorizeRequest.Response	search(CategorizeRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a CategorizeRequest and returns a CategorizeRequest.Response.
QueryRequest.Response	search(QueryRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a QueryRequest and returns a QueryRequest.Response.
SearchResponse	search(SearchRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Catch-all method for searching with SearchRequest-derived types as SearchRequests.
SimilarDocsRequest.Response	search(SimilarDocsRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a SimilarDocsRequest and returns a SimilarDocsRequest.Response.
StructuredQueryRequest.Response	search(StructuredQueryRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a StructuredQueryRequest and returns a StructuredQueryRequest.Response.
TreeQueryRequest.Response	search(TreeQueryRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a TreeQueryRequest and returns a TreeQueryRequest.Response.
TypeAheadRequest.Response	search(TypeAheadRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a TypeAheadRequest and returns a TypeAheadRequest.Response.
ViewDocumentRequest.Response	search(ViewDocumentRequest request, atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession) Submits a ViewDocumentRequest and returns a ViewDocumentRequest.Response.
void	setFiringSearchEvents(boolean pFiringSearchEvents) Enables or disables firing of search events
void	setLiveIndexingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName, boolean pIsLiveIndexingSupported) Sets whether live indexing is supported for the given environment.
void	setLiveSearchingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName, boolean pIsLiveSearchingSupported) Sets whether live searching is supported for the given live indexing environment.
void	setSearchMessageService(atg.search.events.SearchMessageTools pSearchMessageService)
void	setUseSmallReportingResponse(boolean pUseSmallReportingResponse)

Field Detail

CLASS_VERSION

static final java.lang.String CLASS_VERSION

Class version string

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Constant Field Values

APPSERVER_TYPE

static final java.lang.String APPSERVER_TYPE

property name for the type of appserver/server connection (rmi or local)

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Constant Field Values

HOSTNAME

static final java.lang.String HOSTNAME

property name for the server's hostname; only for rmi

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Constant Field Values

PORT

static final java.lang.String PORT

property name for the host's rmi port; only for rmi

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Constant Field Values

RMI_COMPONENT_PATH

static final java.lang.String RMI_COMPONENT_PATH

property name for the host's rmi component path; only for rmi

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

reset

void reset()

Resets the client's connection. the first call after this will re-establish it

getSearchEnvironmentTargets

java.util.Collection getSearchEnvironmentTargets()
                                          throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Returns:

List of SearchEnvironmentTarget

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

isFiringSearchEvents

boolean isFiringSearchEvents()
                      throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Returns:

whether search events are being fired

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

setFiringSearchEvents

void setFiringSearchEvents(boolean pFiringSearchEvents)
                    throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Enables or disables firing of search events

Parameters:

pFiringSearchEvents - true if search events should be fired

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

isUseSmallReportingResponse

boolean isUseSmallReportingResponse()

Returns:

true if using small response objects for reporting

setUseSmallReportingResponse

void setUseSmallReportingResponse(boolean pUseSmallReportingResponse)

Parameters:

pUseSmallReportingResponse - true to enable use of small response objects for reporting

beginSession

atg.search.client.SearchSession beginSession()
                                      throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Begins the user search session.

Returns:

SearchSession object

Throws:

SearchClientException - that wraps any application server related exceptions

search

SearchResponse search(SearchRequest request,
                      atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
               throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Catch-all method for searching with SearchRequest-derived types as SearchRequests. This method requires the caller to cast the response to the appropriate response type. The preferred technique is to use the subtype-specific methods by passing in the requests as subtypes.

Parameters:

request -

searchSession -

Returns:

a search response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

QueryRequest.Response search(QueryRequest request,
                             atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                      throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a QueryRequest and returns a QueryRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the query request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

query response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

TreeQueryRequest.Response search(TreeQueryRequest request,
                                 atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                          throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a TreeQueryRequest and returns a TreeQueryRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the query request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

query response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

TypeAheadRequest.Response search(TypeAheadRequest request,
                                 atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                          throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a TypeAheadRequest and returns a TypeAheadRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the query request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

query response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

BrowseRequest.Response search(BrowseRequest request,
                              atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                       throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a BrowseRequest and returns a BrowseRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the BrowseRequest request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

BrowseRequest response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

CategorizeRequest.Response search(CategorizeRequest request,
                                  atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                           throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a CategorizeRequest and returns a CategorizeRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the CategorizeRequest request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

CategorizeRequest response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

StructuredQueryRequest.Response search(StructuredQueryRequest request,
                                       atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                                throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a StructuredQueryRequest and returns a StructuredQueryRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the StructuredQueryRequest request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

StructuredQueryRequest response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

ViewDocumentRequest.Response search(ViewDocumentRequest request,
                                    atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                             throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a ViewDocumentRequest and returns a ViewDocumentRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the ViewDocumentRequest request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

ViewDocumentRequest response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

search

SimilarDocsRequest.Response search(SimilarDocsRequest request,
                                   atg.search.client.SearchSession searchSession)
                            throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Submits a SimilarDocsRequest and returns a SimilarDocsRequest.Response.

Parameters:

request - the SimilarDocsRequest request

searchSession - active search session

Returns:

SimilarDocsRequest response

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

getSearchMessageService

atg.search.events.SearchMessageTools getSearchMessageService()
                                                      throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

setSearchMessageService

void setSearchMessageService(atg.search.events.SearchMessageTools pSearchMessageService)
                      throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Throws:

atg.search.client.SearchClientException

isLiveIndexingSupported

boolean isLiveIndexingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName)
                         throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Indicates whether live indexing is supported for the environment. This is always false for environments that are not live indexing environments. For live indexing environments, it will be true unless an administrative operation is underway, such as backup, or adding/removing machines and engines. Routing will reject all indexing commands, and throw an exception, if indexing is attempted while this returns false.

Parameters:

pEnvironmentName -

Returns:

true if live indexing is supported for the environment

Throws:

SearchClientException

setLiveIndexingSupported

void setLiveIndexingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName,
                              boolean pIsLiveIndexingSupported)
                       throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Sets whether live indexing is supported for the given environment. This operation only applies to live indexing environments, and will be ignored for all others. When disabled, the condition should be regarded as temporary, and the duration of the disable should be as brief as possible.

Parameters:

pEnvironmentName -

pIsLiveIndexingSupported -

Throws:

SearchClientException

isLiveSearchingSupported

boolean isLiveSearchingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName)
                          throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Indicates whether live searching is supported for the environment. This is always false for environments that are not live indexing environments. For live indexing environments, it will be true unless an administrative operation is underway, such as backup, or adding/removing machines and engines. It will return false if the environment does not have a running engine for every partition. Routing will reject search requests and throw an exception if searching is attempted while this returns false due to an administrative operation.

Parameters:

pEnvironmentName -

Returns:

true if live searching is supported for the environment

Throws:

SearchClientException

setLiveSearchingSupported

void setLiveSearchingSupported(java.lang.String pEnvironmentName,
                               boolean pIsLiveSearchingSupported)
                        throws atg.search.client.SearchClientException

Sets whether live searching is supported for the given live indexing environment. This operation only applies to live indexing environments, and will be ignored for all others. When disabled, the condition should be regarded as temporary, and the duration of the disable should be as brief as possible. Routing will reject all searching commands, and throw an exception, if searching is attempted while this returns false.

Parameters:

pEnvironmentName -

pIsLiveSearchingSupported -

Throws:

SearchClientException