I am using Solr 3.3. I am using the edismax query parser and I am getting great results. To improve relevancy I want to add some semantic filters to the query.
E.g. I want to pass the query "red shoes" as q="shoes"&fq=color:red. I have a service that can tell me that in the phrase "red shoes" the word red is the color. My question is where should I invoke this external service, 1) should my search client call the service, form the request and then call Solr or 2) should I pass the query as is to Solr and have Solr call the service internally. 1 is easier for me as I am familiar with the client code, 2 would be harder. I wanted to know what the best practices are. I am happy with edismax so I want to reuse all its functionality, so can I write a custom handler that calls my service and then hands the request over to edismax? Thanks for your time.
