Setting QueryParser default_op to OP_NEAR doesn't set an explicit window size

[Kevin Duraj]

When searching with more then 2 parameters on Boolean operator NEAR it throws and error: Exception: Can't use NEAR/PHRASE with a subexpression containing NEAR or PHRASE

Test case: ​http://myhealthcare.com/cgi-bin/search?q=american+actor+kevin&bool=near

-Kevin Duraj

[Olly Betts]

A test case on a website isn't much use. I can't fire it up in the debugger to find out why something happens, nor use it to verify that a fix works.

Am I right in thinking this arises when using code something like:

queryparser.set_default_op(Xapian::Query::OP_NEAR);

[Kevin Duraj]

Yes, this is the exact code used.

$qp = Search::Xapian::QueryParser->new(); $qp->set_default_op(OP_NEAR); $enq = $db->enquire($qp->parse_query($terms));

[Olly Betts]

This will work in 1.0.7 for multiple terms as well as it does for just two terms in 1.0.6.

But that's not actually very well - the window size for the OP_NEAR isn't set explicitly, so the default of the number of terms is used. I think it would make more sense to default_op of OP_NEAR to work much like an explicit a NEAR b NEAR c. So I'm going to keep this bug open for this remaining issue, but retitle appropriately.

[Olly Betts]

Pushing back to 1.1.0.

[Olly Betts]

Not an ABI breaking change, so bumping to 1.1.1.

[Olly Betts]

Triaging milestone:1.1.1 bugs.

[Olly Betts]

Fixed in r13005.

[Olly Betts]

Oops, changed version not milestone, and failed to mark as fixed...