org.apache.lucene.queryparser.flexible.standard.processors

## Class RemoveEmptyNonLeafQueryNodeProcessor

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.lucene.queryparser.flexible.core.processors.QueryNodeProcessorImpl
  - - org.apache.lucene.queryparser.flexible.standard.processors.RemoveEmptyNonLeafQueryNodeProcessor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    QueryNodeProcessor

      public class RemoveEmptyNonLeafQueryNodeProcessor
      extends QueryNodeProcessorImpl

  This processor removes every `QueryNode` that is not a leaf and has not children. If after processing the entire tree the root node is not a leaf and has no children, a `MatchNoDocsQueryNode` object is returned.
  This processor is used at the end of a pipeline to avoid invalid query node tree structures like a `GroupQueryNode` or `ModifierQueryNode` with no children.
  See Also:
    `QueryNode`, `MatchNoDocsQueryNode`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RemoveEmptyNonLeafQueryNodeProcessor()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected QueryNode` | `postProcessNode(QueryNode node)` This method is invoked for every node when walking up the tree.
    `protected QueryNode` | `preProcessNode(QueryNode node)` This method is invoked for every node when walking down the tree.
    `QueryNode` | `process(QueryNode queryTree)` Processes a query node tree.
    `protected List<QueryNode>` | `setChildrenOrder(List<QueryNode> children)` This method is invoked for every node that has at least on child.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.queryparser.flexible.core.processors.QueryNodeProcessorImpl

      `getQueryConfigHandler, processChildren, setQueryConfigHandler`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RemoveEmptyNonLeafQueryNodeProcessor

          public RemoveEmptyNonLeafQueryNodeProcessor()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### process

          public QueryNode process(QueryNode queryTree)
                            throws QueryNodeException

      Description copied from interface: `QueryNodeProcessor`
      Processes a query node tree. It may return the same or another query tree. I should never return `null`.
      Specified by:
        `process` in interface `QueryNodeProcessor`
      Overrides:
        `process` in class `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      Parameters:
        `queryTree` - tree root node
      Returns:
        the processed query tree
      Throws:
        `QueryNodeException`

    - #### postProcessNode

          protected QueryNode postProcessNode(QueryNode node)
                                       throws QueryNodeException

      Description copied from class: `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      This method is invoked for every node when walking up the tree.
      Specified by:
        `postProcessNode` in class `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      Parameters:
        `node` - node the query node to be post-processed
      Returns:
        a query node
      Throws:
        `QueryNodeException` - if something goes wrong during the query node processing

    - #### preProcessNode

          protected QueryNode preProcessNode(QueryNode node)
                                      throws QueryNodeException

      Description copied from class: `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      This method is invoked for every node when walking down the tree.
      Specified by:
        `preProcessNode` in class `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      Parameters:
        `node` - the query node to be pre-processed
      Returns:
        a query node
      Throws:
        `QueryNodeException` - if something goes wrong during the query node processing

    - #### setChildrenOrder

          protected List<QueryNode> setChildrenOrder(List<QueryNode> children)
                                              throws QueryNodeException

      Description copied from class: `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      This method is invoked for every node that has at least on child. It's invoked right before `QueryNodeProcessorImpl.postProcessNode(QueryNode)` is invoked.
      Specified by:
        `setChildrenOrder` in class `QueryNodeProcessorImpl`
      Parameters:
        `children` - the list containing all current node's children
      Returns:
        a new list containing all children that should be set to the current node
      Throws:
        `QueryNodeException` - if something goes wrong during the query node processing

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