      1: <?php
      2:
      3: /**
      4:  *
      5:  * A standard interface used for describing search engine implementations.
      6:  *
      7:  * @package alpha::util::search
      8:  * @since 1.2.3
      9:  * @author John Collins <dev@alphaframework.org>
     10:  * @version $Id: SearchProviderInterface.inc 1701 2013-12-18 22:33:25Z alphadevx $
     11:  * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php The BSD License
     12:  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2013, John Collins (founder of Alpha Framework).
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     14:  *
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     46:  *
     47:  */
     48: interface SearchProviderInterface {
     49:     /**
     50:      * The main search function, you should provide the user's search query as-is and pass it to the
     51:      * search engine.  An array of business objects will be returned (ordered by the search engine).
     52:      *
     53:      * @param string $query The search query.
     54:      * @param string $returnType Use this filter to determine that only business objects of a certain class hould be returned (default is to return all classes indexed).
     55:      * @param integer $start Start point for pagination.
     56:      * @param integer $limit The maximum amount to return in the list (for pagination).
     57:      * @return array An array of matching business objects.
     58:      * @since 1.2.3
     59:      */
     60:     public function search($query, $returnType = 'all', $start = 0, $limit = 10);
     61:
     62:     /**
     63:      * Gets a list of documents related to the business objects matching the object provided.  An array
     64:      * of business objects will be returned (ordered by the search engine).
     65:      *
     66:      * @param AlphaDAO $sourceObject The source object for comparison.
     67:      * @param string $returnType Use this filter to determine that only business objects of a certain class hould be returned (default is to return all classes indexed).
     68:      * @param integer $start Start point for pagination.
     69:      * @param integer $limit The maximum amount to return in the list (for pagination).
     70:      * @return array An array of related business objects.
     71:      * @since 1.2.3
     72:      */
     73:     public function getRelated(AlphaDAO $sourceObject, $returnType = 'all', $start = 0, $limit = 10);
     74:
     75:     /**
     76:      * Adds/updates the business object provided to the search engine index.
     77:      *
     78:      * @param AlphaDAO $sourceObject The object to add to the search index. The sourceObject should already be stored in the database.
     79:      * @throws SearchIndexWriteException
     80:      * @since 1.2.3
     81:      */
     82:     public function index(AlphaDAO $sourceObject);
     83:
     84:     /**
     85:      * Deletes the business object provided from the search engine index.
     86:      *
     87:      * @param AlphaDAO $sourceObject The object to delete from the search index.
     88:      * @throws SearchIndexWriteException
     89:      * @since 1.2.3
     90:      */
     91:     public function delete(AlphaDAO $sourceObject);
     92:
     93:     /**
     94:      * Returns the number of matching objects found in the previous search carried out by this provider.
     95:      *
     96:      * @return integer
     97:      * @since 1.2.3
     98:      */
     99:     public function getNumberFound();
    100: }
    101:
    102: ?>