SearchService (GBIF Common :: API 2.0.1 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of returned results

P - the supported search parameter enumeration

R - the supported search request type. For faceted searches this needs to extend FacetedSearchRequest

All Known Subinterfaces:

DatasetSearchService, NameUsageSearchService, OccurrenceSearchService
```
public interface SearchService<T,P extends Enum<?> & SearchParameter,R extends SearchRequest<P>>
```
Parameterized generic search interface that supports pagination. The generic SearchResponse and SearchRequest are used to provide the basic search parameters in a request and allow facets for results. This marker interface should be extended by other interfaces that support full text, faceted and paginated search.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SearchResponse<T,P>`	`search(R searchRequest)`	Issues a SearchRequest and retrieves a response resulting of the search operation.

- Method Detail
  - search
```
SearchResponse<T,P> search(R searchRequest)
```
    Issues a SearchRequest and retrieves a response resulting of the search operation. The actual result information will contain a list elements of type T.
    
    Parameters:
    
    searchRequest - the searchRequest that contains the search parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    the SearchResponse resulting of the search operation