org.xcmis.search.parser
Interface QueryParser

public interface QueryParser

The basic interface defining a component that is able to parse a string query into a Query.

Method Summary

String	getLanguage() Get the name of the language that this parser is able to understand.
Query	parseQuery(String statement) Parse the supplied query from a string representation into a Query.

Method Detail

getLanguage

String getLanguage()

Get the name of the language that this parser is able to understand.

Returns:

the language name; never null

parseQuery

Query parseQuery(String statement)
                 throws InvalidQueryException

Parse the supplied query from a string representation into a Query.

Parameters:

statement - in string form; may not be null

Returns:

the query command

Throws:

InvalidQueryException - if the supplied query can be parsed but is invalid