API Reference

This section documents the complete Conjunction API.

IIndexNameProvider	ComparisonOperator
ComparisonOperatorFactory	IComparisonOperatorFactory
ILogicalOperatorFactory	ISearchQueryGroupingFactory
ISearchQueryRuleFactory	LogicalOperatorFactory
SearchQueryGroupingFactory	SearchQueryRuleFactory
IndexableEntity	ISearchQueryElement<T>
LogicalOperator	ISearchQueryElementVisitor<T>
ISearchQueryPredicateBuilder<T>	SearchQueryPredicateBuilder<T>
SitecoreMasterOrWebIndexNameProvider	ISearchQueryElementProvider
SitecoreSearchQueryElementProvider	ISearchQueryValueProvider
NameValuePairSearchQueryValueProvider	SearchQueryValueProviderBase
ISearchResultRepository<T>	SearchResultRepository<T>
SearchCriteria	SearchQueryGrouping<T>
SearchQueryRule<T>	SearchResult<T>
SearchResultRepositoryBuilder<T>	ExpressionConversionService
SearchQueryValueConversionService

`ComparisonOperator`

Represents the set of comparison operators a SearchQueryRule can be configured to use, when comparing its selected property against its dynamically provided value or default value.

Between

The operator represents a "set that contains just the specified" comparison.

Contains

The operator represents a "contains" comparison.

Equal

The operator represents a "equal" comparison.

GreaterThan

The operator represents a "greater than" comparison.

GreaterThanOrEqual

The operator represents a "greater than or equal" comparison.

LessThan

The operator represents a "less than" comparison.

LessThanOrEqual

The operator represents a "less than or equal" comparison.

NotBetween

The operator represents a "set that contains everything except the specified" comparison.

NotContains

The operator represents a "not contains" comparison.

NotEqual

The operator represents a "not equal" comparison.

`ComparisonOperatorFactory`

Represents the default factory for building types of ComparisonOperator.

`IComparisonOperatorFactory`

Provides functionality to build types of ComparisonOperator.

Create(rawComparisonOperator)

Creates a new ComparisonOperator based on the raw comparison operator value.

Name	Description
rawComparisonOperator	System.String The raw logical operator value.

Returns

A comparison operator type.

`ILogicalOperatorFactory`

Provides functionality to build types of LogicalOperator.

Create(rawLogicalOperator)

Creates a new LogicalOperator based on the raw logical operator value.

Name	Description
rawLogicalOperator	System.String The raw logical operator value.

Returns

A logical operator type.

`ISearchQueryGroupingFactory`

Provides functionality to build instances of type SearchQueryGrouping.

Create(configuredLogicalOperator)

Creates a new SearchQueryGrouping based on the logical operator.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
configuredLogicalOperator	System.String The raw logical operator value.

Returns

A search query grouping instance.

LogicalOperatorFactory

Gets the ILogicalOperatorFactory that is associated with the given search query grouping factory.

`ISearchQueryRuleFactory`

Provides functionality to build instances of type SearchQueryRule.

ComparisonOperatorFactory

Gets the IComparisonOperatorFactory that is associated with the given search query rule factory.

Create(associatedPropertyName, configuredComparisonOperator, dynamicValueProvidingParameter, defaultValue)

Creates a new SearchQueryRule based on the comparison operator.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
associatedPropertyName	System.String The associated property name of T.
configuredComparisonOperator	System.String The configured comparison operator.
dynamicValueProvidingParameter	System.String The dynamic value providing parameter (optional).
defaultValue	System.String The default value (optional).

Returns

A search query rule instance.

`LogicalOperatorFactory`

Represents the default factory for building types of LogicalOperator.

`SearchQueryGroupingFactory`

Represents the default factory for building instances of type SearchQueryGrouping.

`SearchQueryRuleFactory`

Represents the default factory for building instances of type SearchQueryRule.

`IndexableEntity`

Represents the base class of an indexable entity that is used when querying data from the search index.

`ISearchQueryElement<T>`

The base abstraction for all search query elements.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Accept(visitor)

Dispatches to the specific visit method for this search query element type. For example, SearchQueryRule will call into Processing.ISearchQueryElementVisitor.VisitSearchQueryRule(SearchQueryRule).

Name	Description
visitor	Processing.ISearchQueryElementVisitor<T> The visitor to visit this search query element with.

`LogicalOperator`

Represents the set of logical operators a SearchQueryGrouping can be configured to use, in order to determine the logical relationship between its children.

And

The operator represents a "logical AND".

Or

The operator represents a "logical OR".

`ISearchQueryElementVisitor<T>`

Represents a visitor for search query elements.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

VisitSearchQueryGroupingBegin(searchQueryGrouping)

Visits the SearchQueryGrouping before it visits its children.

Name	Description
searchQueryGrouping	SearchQueryGrouping<T> The search query grouping to visit.

VisitSearchQueryGroupingEnd

Visits the SearchQueryGrouping after it has visited its children.

VisitSearchQueryRule(searchQueryRule)

Visits the SearchQueryRule.

Name	Description
searchQueryRule	SearchQueryRule<T> The search query rule to visit.

`ISearchQueryPredicateBuilder<T>`

Represents a specialized visitor that can build up a predicate of type Expression> from search query elements.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

GetOutput

Returns the aggregated output produced by the predicate builder.

Returns

An aggregated predicate expression.

SearchQueryValueProvider

Gets the ISearchQueryValueProvider that is associated with the given predicate builder.

`SearchQueryPredicateBuilder<T>`

Represents the default ISearchQueryPredicateBuilder implementation.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

`IIndexNameProvider`

Provides functionality to deliver the index name that will be used when performing search queries.

IndexName

Gets the name representing this index to query.

`SitecoreMasterOrWebIndexNameProvider`

Represents the index name provider for Sitecore that, based on the Sitecore.Context, will resolve the either the Master or Web index.

`ISearchQueryElementProvider`

Provides functionality to retrieve a ISearchQueryElement root element from a given configuration.

GetSearchQueryElementRoot

Returns the search query element root.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Returns

The search query element root

SearchQueryGroupingFactory

Gets the ISearchQueryGroupingFactory that is associated with the given provider.

SearchQueryRuleFactory

Gets the ISearchQueryRuleFactory that is associated with the given provider.

`SitecoreSearchQueryElementProvider`

Represents a Sitecore configured search query element provider, accepting a Sitecore.Data.Items.Item root, which gets transformed into a ISearchQueryElement root.

`ISearchQueryValueProvider`

Provides functionality for retrieving dynamically provided values used by SearchQueryRule elements.

GetValueForSearchQueryRule(searchQueryRule)

Returns the value needed by the search query rule, which can either be a default or dynamically provided value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
searchQueryRule	SearchQueryRule<T> The specified search query rule.

Returns

A typed value.

`NameValuePairSearchQueryValueProvider`

Represents a name/value pair based value provider, where the dynamic values required by the SearchQueryRule elements are resolved from name/value pairs, like query strings etc.

`SearchQueryValueProviderBase`

Represents the base class of an search query value provider.

GetRawDefaultOrDynamicValueProvidedByParameter(searchQueryRule)

Retruns the raw value of either the default or dynamically provided value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
searchQueryRule	SearchQueryRule<T> The specifed search query rule

Returns

A raw string value of either the default or dynamically provided value

GetValueForSearchQueryRule(searchQueryRule)

Returns the value needed by the search query value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
searchQueryRule	SearchQueryRule<T> The specifed search query rule

Returns

A typed value

`ISearchResultRepository<T>`

Provides functionality to retrievin a SearchResult from a given SearchCriteria.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

GetSearchResult(searchCriteria)

Performs a query using the provided searchCriteria to retrieve a SearchResult.

Name	Description
searchCriteria	SearchCriteria

Returns

A SearchResult containing the search result

IndexNameProvider

Gets the IIndexNameProvider that is associated with the given search result repository.

SearchQueryElementProvider

Gets the ISearchQueryElementProvider that is associated with the given search result repository.

SearchQueryPredicateBuilder

Gets the ISearchQueryPredicateBuilder that is associated with the given search result repository.

`SearchResultRepository<T>`

Represents the main entry point for retrieving a SearchResult from a given SearchCriteria.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

`SearchCriteria`

Represents the search criteria used by ISearchResultRepository implementations

SearchPath

Gets the search path used to constraint where to look for documents in the search index.

`SearchQueryGrouping<T>`

Represents a search query grouping that defines a group of one or more search query elements, and their logical relationship to each other.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

LogicalOperator

Gets the LogicalOperator that is associated with the given search query grouping.

SearchQueryElements

Gets the search query elements children.

`SearchQueryRule<T>`

Represents a search query rule that defines how a given property of type T should be compared againts either a dynamically provided value or default value.

Remarks

This class could eventually also include whether to use fuzzy search or not, and if so, how much fuzzyness to use (number).

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

ComparisonOperator

Gets the ComparisonOperator that is associated with the given search query rule.

DefaultValue

Gets the default value that is associated with the given search query rule.

DynamicValueProvidingParameter

Gets the dynamic value providing parameter that is associated with the given search query rule.

PropertySelector

Gets the property selector that is associated with the given search query rule.

`SearchResult<T>`

Represents the search result returned from querying a specific SearchCriteria using the SearchResultRepository.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Hits

Gets the hits found.

TotalSearchResults

Gets the total number of search results found.

`SearchResultRepositoryBuilder<T>`

Provides functionalities to build new ISearchResultRepository instances using a specified configuration.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Create(searchQueryElementProvider, searchQueryValueProvider)

Creates a new ISearchResultRepository instance using the specified builder configuration.

Name	Description
searchQueryElementProvider	Providers.SearchQueryElement.ISearchQueryElementProvider
searchQueryValueProvider	Providers.SearchQueryValue.ISearchQueryValueProvider

WithIndexNameProvider

Configures the builder to use a given IIndexNameProvider type.

Type Parameters

TIndexNameProvider - The type of IIndexNameProvider to use.

WithPredicateBuilder

Configures the builder to use a given ISearchQueryPredicateBuilder type.

Type Parameters

TSearchQueryPredicateBuilder - The type of ISearchQueryPredicateBuilder to use.

`ExpressionConversionService`

Provides functionalities for constructing expression trees, based on a given property selector and value.

ToBetween(propertySelector, lowerValue, upperValue, inclusion)

Converts the specified propertySelector to an 'between' expression using the given lowerValue and upperValue.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
propertySelector	System.Linq.Expressions.Expression{System.Func{T,System.Object}} The property selector
lowerValue	System.Object The lower-bound value
upperValue	System.Object The upper-bound value
inclusion	Sitecore.ContentSearch.Linq.Inclusion The state of how the bounds are included

ToContains(propertySelector, value)

Converts the specified propertySelector to an 'contains' expression using the given value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
propertySelector	System.Linq.Expressions.Expression{System.Func{T,System.Object}} The property selector
value	System.String The value

Returns

An expression on the form 'nameOfPropertySelector contains value'

ToEnumerableContains(propertySelector, value)

Converts the specified propertySelector of type System.Collections.IEnumerable to an 'contains' expression using the given value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
propertySelector	System.Linq.Expressions.Expression{System.Func{T,System.Object}} The property selector (must be of type System.Collections.IEnumerable)
value	System.Object The value

Returns

An expression on the form 'nameOfPropertySelector contains value'

ToEquals(propertySelector, value)

Converts the specified propertySelector to an 'equals' expression using the given value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
propertySelector	System.Linq.Expressions.Expression{System.Func{T,System.Object}} The property selector
value	System.Object The value

Returns

An expression on the form 'nameOfPropertySelector equals value'

ToGreaterThanOrEqual(propertySelector, value)

Converts the specified propertySelector to an 'greater-than-or-equals' expression using the given value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
propertySelector	System.Linq.Expressions.Expression{System.Func{T,System.Object}} The property selector
value	System.Object The value

Returns

An expression on the form 'nameOfPropertySelector greater-than-or-equals value'

ToLessThanOrEqual(propertySelector, value)

Converts the specified propertySelector to an 'less-than-or-equals' expression using the given value.

Type Parameters

T - The type of IndexableEntity implementation to use.

Name	Description
propertySelector	System.Linq.Expressions.Expression{System.Func{T,System.Object}} The property selector
value	System.Object The value

Returns

An expression on the form 'nameOfPropertySelector less-than-or-equals value'

`SearchQueryValueConversionService`

Provides functionalities for converting raw System.String values into typed values.

ToTypedValue(valueType, value)

Converts the value to the specified valueType.

Name	Description
valueType	System.Type The value type that the specified value needs to be converted into.
value	System.String The value that needs to be converted.

TryConvertToRangeValueParts(value, rangeValueParts)

Tries to convert the specified value into range value parts.

Remarks

The output parameter rangeValueParts is intended to be used within the RangeValue type.

Name	Description
value	System.String The value that needs to be converted.
rangeValueParts	System.Tuple{System.String,System.String} The range value parts ressembling the range values, if converted.