/*
 * $Header: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-slide/src/share/org/apache/slide/search/SearchQuery.java,v 1.9 2004/07/28 09:35:09 ib Exp $
 * $Revision: 1.9 $
 * $Date: 2004/07/28 09:35:09 $
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package org.apache.slide.search;

import org.apache.slide.common.RequestedProperties;
import org.apache.slide.common.ServiceAccessException;
import org.apache.slide.structure.Structure;

/**
 * Search query.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.9 $
 */
public abstract class SearchQuery {
    
    protected Structure structureHelper;
	protected SearchToken searchToken;
    
    /**
	 * Method execute
	 *
	 * @return   a SearchQueryResult
	 *
	 * @throws   ServiceAccessException
	 */
    public abstract SearchQueryResult execute ()
		throws ServiceAccessException;
    
    /**
     * Get all properties that shall be returned in the <propstat/> element
     *
     * @return   a RequestedProperties
     *
     */
	public abstract RequestedProperties requestedProperties ();
    
}
