Navigation State in Endeca

The Term Navigation State Can be Defined as the Current State of the Search, by which we can Filter or Sort the Results, the Navigation state is considered to be the Way Endeca identifies the Request and Process it accordingly.

The Componet /atg/endeca/assembler/cartridge/manage/NavigationStateBuilder is Responsible for Defining the Navigation  State.

This Component is of class ExtendedNavigationStateBuilder extends UrlNavigationStateBuilder.We Can See What are the Advatages of Class and How to Define it.

This class has the Method parseNavigationState which is being Called whe the Scope comes to the Navigation State, This method in turn calls Correspondig Navigation StatProcessors .For More Details on the Navigation State Processors You can Watch out My posts

http://searchendeca.blogspot.in/2016/10/usersegments-in-endeca.html

This Method Inturn Calls the parseRangeFilters which takes the Values that we defined as Range Filters.

This Method also inturn Calls the parseRecordFilters which holds the Value We Defined as RecordFilters.

For More Details about Record Filters You Ca Watch Out My Blogs Regarding the Record Filters

http://searchendeca.blogspot.in/2017/02/record-filters-in-endeca.html

If your Logic Needs to play wit this RecordFilter,RangeFilters You Can Play with this Class.