org.terrier.querying
Interface PostProcess

All Superinterfaces:

Process

All Known Implementing Classes:

Decorate, QueryExpansion

public interface PostProcess
extends Process

PostProccess are designed to complement PostFilters. While PostProcesses operate on the entire resultset at once, with PostFilters, each PostFilter is called for each result in the resultset. PostProcesses can operate on the entire resultset. Properties

• querying.postprocesses.controls : A comma separated list of control to PostProcess class mappings. Mappings are separated by ":". eg querying.postprocess.controls=qe:QueryExpansion
• querying.postprocesses.order : The order postproceses should be run in

'''NB:''' Initialisation and running of post processes is carried out by the Manager.

Author:

Craig Macdonald

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.terrier.querying.Process

getInfo, process