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Practical Apache Lucene 8: Uncover the Search Capabilities of Your Application

Practical Apache Lucene 8: Uncover the Search Capabilities of Your Application

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This book is for developers who want to learn Apache Lucene by developing a series of projects with it. It covers topics such as mastering the basics, utilizing query types, exploring scoring and document level boosting, integrating geospatial data, and tuning performance.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 103 pages
\n Publication date: 01 November 2020
\n Publisher: APress
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This comprehensive guide delves into the realm of Apache Lucene, a powerful Java-based text search engine library. It empowers developers to harness its full potential and create their own search applications. Starting from the fundamentals, the book explores the various query types used in Lucene, emphasizing scoring models and document-level boosting. By applying this knowledge, readers will develop a "hello world" app, leveraging basic Lucene queries and exploring functionalities such as scoring and boosting.

Furthermore, the guide delves into concepts such as partial searching and matching, enabling developers to build location-aware search engines with specified location constraints. Additionally, it covers integrating geographical information (geospatial data) into Lucene using spatial queries and n-dimensional indexing. This prepares developers to build a robust search engine with a representative data set.

The book also emphasizes performance benchmarking and addresses common issues associated with optimizing application performance. It provides valuable insights into best practices for tuning Lucene applications, ensuring they adhere to community coding standards.

By the end of this book, developers will have gained a deep understanding of Apache Lucene's capabilities and will be equipped to build their first Lucene patch. They will not only write the patch but also test it thoroughly, ensuring its adherence to community coding standards. Whether you are a developer seeking to enhance your search application skills or a professional looking to expand your knowledge in this field, this guide is an invaluable resource.

\n Weight: 206g\n
Dimension: 234 x 438 x 7 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781484263440\n
Edition number: 1st ed.\n

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