Hi, I found solr-ruby gem (http://wiki.apache.org/solr/solr-ruby) really inflexible in terms of specifying handler. The Solr::Request::Select class defines handler as "select" and all other classes inherit from this class. And since the methods in Solr::Connection use one of the classes from Solr::Request, I don't see a direct way to use a custom handler (which I have made for MoreLikeThis). Currently, the approach I am using is to create the query URL, do a CURL, parse the response and return it.
Even if I'd to extend the classes, I'd end up making a new Solr::Request::CustomSelect which will be similar to Solr::Request::Select except for the flexibility for the user to provide handler, defaulted by 'select'. Then creating different classes each for DisMax and all, which will be derived from Solr::Request::CustomSelect. Isn't this too much of an overhead? Or am I missing something? Also, where can I file bugs to solr-ruby? *Pranav Prakash* "temet nosce" Twitter <http://twitter.com/pranavprakash> | Blog <http://blog.myblive.com> | Google <http://www.google.com/profiles/pranny>
