patch created for lucene: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-1931
I am not sure what the right thing to do here is to hook it into QueryParser.java. Maybe the Solr people can comment on how to hook it into Solr. -John On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 6:31 AM, John Wang <john.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can actually write a NoHitsQuery implementation,it is rather simple. If > you like, I can create a issue and attach a patch. > > -John > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 5:17 AM, Øystein F. Steimler < > oyst...@easyconnect.no> wrote: > >> Hi, list! >> >> I want to add a q.alt matching no documents in my dismax handler to serve >> a >> consistent reply to a client application. >> >> Without a q.alt, a missing q from the client will cause an "missing query >> string" error. With a q.alt matching no document I will be able to respond >> with an empty result set when no query is supplied. >> >> I've been using q.alt=-*:* because *:* is said to be the most efficient >> way of >> querying for every document. is -*:* the most efficient way of querying >> for >> no document? >> >> .øs >> >> -- >> Øystein Steimler, Produktans, EasyConnect AS - http://1890.no >> oystein.steim...@easyconnect.no - GPG: 0x784a7dea - Mob: 90010882 >> > >
