1 /** @file submatch.h
2  *  @brief base class for sub-matchers
3  */
4 /* Copyright (C) 2006,2007,2009 Olly Betts
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20 
21 #ifndef XAPIAN_INCLUDED_SUBMATCH_H
22 #define XAPIAN_INCLUDED_SUBMATCH_H
23 
24 #include <xapian/base.h>
25 #include <xapian/types.h>
26 
27 #include "omenquireinternal.h"
28 #include "postlist.h"
29 #include "xapian/weight.h"
30 
31 class SubMatch : public Xapian::Internal::RefCntBase {
32   public:
33     /** Virtual destructor.
34      *
35      *  Required because we have virtual methods and delete derived objects
36      *  via a pointer to this base class.
37      */
~SubMatch()38     virtual ~SubMatch() { }
39 
40     /** Fetch and collate statistics.
41      *
42      *  Before we can calculate term weights we need to fetch statistics from
43      *  each database involved and collate them.
44      *
45      *  @param nowait	A RemoteSubMatch may not be able to report statistics
46      *			when first asked.  If nowait is true, it will return
47      *			false in this situation allowing the matcher to ask
48      *			other database.  If nowait is false, then this method
49      *			will block until statistics are available.
50      *
51      *  @param total_stats A stats object to which the statistics should be
52      *			added.
53      *
54      *  @return		If nowait is true and results aren't available yet
55      *			then false will be returned and this method must be
56      *			called again before the match can proceed.  If results
57      *			are available or nowait is false, then this method
58      *			returns true.
59      */
60     virtual bool prepare_match(bool nowait,
61 			       Xapian::Weight::Internal & total_stats) = 0;
62 
63     /** Start the match.
64      *
65      *  @param first          The first item in the result set to return.
66      *  @param maxitems       The maximum number of items to return.
67      *  @param check_at_least The minimum number of items to check.
68      *  @param total_stats    The total statistics for the collection.
69      */
70     virtual void start_match(Xapian::doccount first,
71 			     Xapian::doccount maxitems,
72 			     Xapian::doccount check_at_least,
73 			     const Xapian::Weight::Internal & total_stats) = 0;
74 
75     /// Get PostList and term info.
76     virtual PostList * get_postlist_and_term_info(MultiMatch *matcher,
77 	std::map<std::string,
78 		 Xapian::MSet::Internal::TermFreqAndWeight> *termfreqandwts,
79 	Xapian::termcount * total_subqs_ptr)
80 	= 0;
81 };
82 
83 #endif /* XAPIAN_INCLUDED_SUBMATCH_H */
84