Interface SearchResultRenderer

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    DefaultSearchResultResultRenderer

    public interface SearchResultRenderer
    Interface for plugins that will provide a customized rendering of a search result should implement.
    • Method Detail

      • canRender

        boolean canRender​(SearchResult searchResult)
        Indicates if this paricular plugin can (and want) to render the given search result. Return true if and only if the plugin can render the given item without throwing exceptions. Note that several plugins can return true for the same SearchResult in which case one will be picked in an undefined order.
        Parameters:
        searchResult - Search result to render.
      • render

        String render​(SearchResult searchResult,
                      SearchResultRenderContext renderContext)
        Render the given search result. A display ready html string should be returned. If rendering fails (maybe the attachment to render was removed between the call to canRender and render), the plugin should return null to indicate that it failed to render the result
        Parameters:
        searchResult - Search result to render.
        renderContext - Render context that contains more information that the renderer may make use of.
        Returns:
        the rendered HTML ready to be sent to the requesting client.