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package org.apache.geode.cache.lucene;


/**
 * An interface which stores a single result obtained by executing a Lucene query.
 * 
 */
public interface LuceneResultStruct<K, V> {

  /**
   * Returns the Apache Geode region key of the result matching the Lucene Query
   *
   * @return The region key of the entry matching the query
   *
   */
  public K getKey();

  /**
   * Returns the Apache Geode region key of the result matching the Lucene Query
   *
   * @return the region value of the entry matching the query.
   *
   */
  public V getValue();

  /**
   * Return score the score of the entry matching the query. Scores are computed by Lucene based on
   * how closely the entry matches the query.
   *
   * @return float value representing the score of the entry obtained as a result of executing the
   *         Lucene query.
   */
  public float getScore();
}

