[LUCENE-9204] Move span queries to the queries module

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 9.0
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Alan Woodward
• Reporter: Alan Woodward
• Created: 04/Feb/20 14:04
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 15:57
• Resolved: 26/May/21 20:55

Description

We have a slightly odd situation currently, with two parallel query structures for building complex positional queries: the long-standing span queries, in core; and interval queries, in the queries module.  Given that interval queries solve at least some of the problems we've had with Spans, I think we should be pushing users more towards these implementations.  It's counter-intuitive to do that when Spans are in core though.  I've opened this issue to discuss moving the spans package as a whole to the queries module.

Issue Links

• incorporates: LUCENE-9207 Don't build SpanQuery in QueryBuilder
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #150
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #151