Package hirondelle.predict.pub.search

Allow anyone to search the text of predictions, looking for matches to text they provide.

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Description

Class Summary

SearchAction	Search for predictions using a text match.
SearchCriteria	Model object for user input of search criteria.
SearchDAO	Data Access Object (DAO) for returning SearchResults for the given SearchCriteria.
SearchResult	Simple data carrier for search results.

Enum Summary

SearchStyle

Simple enumeration of the various styles of search.

Package hirondelle.predict.pub.search Description

Allow anyone to search the text of predictions, looking for matches to text they provide. Doesn't require login.

Search comes in two basic styles :

• any-of-the-following-words style (the default); for example 'stanley cup bruins' might be used to find all predictions regarding the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup.
• an exact phrase

Search results include a link to the list which contains the prediction. It also shows the Screen Name of the user who made the prediction, and when they made it.

Other points :

• the user input for text must have at least two characters.
• searches are always case-insensitive.
• the database has an index for the field being searched.
• there is a cap on the number of returned records.
• the list is ordered by creation date (newest first).
• if the user wishes to see more records, they must enter criteria on the date to display the older records; this implements a simple kind of paging mechanism.
• the from-date and to-date are dates, with year-month-day only, while the creation date of the Prediction stored in the database is a full date-time.