Thanks Bill. So it's possible to use both dismax and custom request handler in the same query?
So the entire query would look something like this? - wt=bobo&qt=bobo&bobo.groupby.category&q={!boost b=log(popularity) defType=dismax}foo Thanks. --- On Thu, 6/10/10, Bill Au <bill.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Bill Au <bill.w...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Can query boosting be used with a custom request handlers? > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 11:15 AM > You can use the defType param ni the > boost local params to use a different > handler. Here is an example for using dismax: > > {!boost b=log(popularity) defType=dismax}foo > > I do this with a custom handler that I have implemented fro > my app. > > Bill > > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Andy <angelf...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > I want to try out the bobo plugin for Solr, which is a > custom request > > handler (http://code.google.com/p/bobo-browse/wiki/SolrIntegration). > > > > At the same time I want to use BoostQParserPlugin to > boost my queries, > > something like {!boost b=log(popularity)}foo > > > > Can I use the {!boost} feature in conjunction with an > external custom > > request handler like the bobo plugin, or does {!boost} > only work with the > > standard request handler? > > > > > > > > >