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package org.apache.lucene.search.similarities;


import org.apache.lucene.index.FieldInvertState;
import org.apache.lucene.search.CollectionStatistics;
import org.apache.lucene.search.TermStatistics;

Provides the ability to use a different Similarity for different fields. 
 Subclasses should implement get(String) to return an appropriate Similarity (for example, using field-specific parameter values) for the field. 
@lucene.experimental
/**
 * Provides the ability to use a different {@link Similarity} for different fields.
 * <p>
 * Subclasses should implement {@link #get(String)} to return an appropriate
 * Similarity (for example, using field-specific parameter values) for the field.
 * 
 * @lucene.experimental
 */
public abstract class PerFieldSimilarityWrapper extends Similarity {
  
  
Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass 
constructors, typically implicit.)
/**
   * Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass 
   * constructors, typically implicit.)
   */
  public PerFieldSimilarityWrapper() {}

  @Override
  public final long computeNorm(FieldInvertState state) {
    return get(state.getName()).computeNorm(state);
  }

  @Override
  public final SimScorer scorer(float boost, CollectionStatistics collectionStats, TermStatistics... termStats) {
    return get(collectionStats.field()).scorer(boost, collectionStats, termStats);
  }
  
  
Returns a Similarity for scoring a field. /** 
   * Returns a {@link Similarity} for scoring a field.
   */
  public abstract Similarity get(String name);

}