[Xapian-devel] Initial patch for ExternalPostList

[Rusty Conover]

> * If the external source can set weight information, this new class
>   will actually provide a full implementation of the MatchBiasFunctor
>   idea which currently is only present as a proof-of-concept.  This
>   would allow you to add an extra weight to each document - for  
> example
>   in a news search you might want to give a small weight boost to  
> newer
>   articles, or you could add a weight contribution based on link
>   analysis, click-through rates, etc.

Hi Olly,

I'm interested in hearing more about how the actual weight would be  
returned for each document.

Thanks,

Rusty
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