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    Session: Querying: How to Customize a Query

    The following query customization options are available in the IDocumentQueryCustomization interface:

    BeforeQueryExecuted

    Allows you to modify the index query just before it's executed.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization BeforeQueryExecuted(Action<IndexQuery> action);
    Parameters
    action Action<IndexQuery> Action that will modify IndexQuery.
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    // set 'PageSize' to 10
List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.BeforeQueryExecuted(query => query.PageSize = 10))
    .ToList();

    AfterQueryExecuted

    Allows you to retrieve a raw query result after it's executed.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization AfterQueryExecuted(Action<QueryResult> action);
    Parameters
    action Action<QueryResult> Action that has the query result.
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    TimeSpan queryDuration;

List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.AfterQueryExecuted(
        result => queryDuration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(result.DurationInMs)))
    .ToList();

    AfterStreamExecuted

    Allows you to retrieve a raw (blittable) result of the streaming query.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization AfterStreamExecuted(Action<BlittableJsonReaderObject> action);
    Parameters
    action Action<BlittableJsonReaderObject> Action that has the single query result.
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    long totalStreamedResultsSize = 0;

List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.AfterStreamExecuted(
        result => totalStreamedResultsSize += result.Size))
    .ToList();

    NoCaching

    By default, queries are cached. To disable query caching use the NoCaching customization.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization NoCaching();
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.NoCaching())
    .Where(x => x.FirstName == "Robert")
    .ToList();

    NoTracking

    To disable entity tracking by Session use NoTracking. Usage of this option will prevent holding the query results in memory.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization NoTracking();
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.NoTracking())
    .Where(x => x.FirstName == "Robert")
    .ToList();

    RandomOrdering

    To order results randomly, use the RandomOrdering method.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization RandomOrdering();

IDocumentQueryCustomization RandomOrdering(string seed);
    Parameters
    seed string Seed used for ordering. Useful when repeatable random queries are needed.
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    // results will be ordered randomly each time
List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.RandomOrdering())
    .Where(x => x.FirstName == "Robert")
    .ToList();

    WaitForNonStaleResults

    Queries can be 'instructed' to wait for non-stale results for a specified amount of time using the WaitForNonStaleResults method. If the query won't be able to return non-stale results within the specified (or default) timeout, then a TimeoutException is thrown.

    Cutoff Point

    If a query sent to the server specifies that it needs to wait for non-stale results, then RavenDB sets the cutoff Etag for the staleness check. It is the Etag of the last document (or document tombstone), from the collection(s) processed by the index, as of the query arrived to the server. This way the server won't be waiting forever for the non-stale results even though documents are constantly updated meanwhile.

    If the last Etag processed by the index is greater than the cutoff then the results are considered as non-stale.

    IDocumentQueryCustomization WaitForNonStaleResults(TimeSpan? waitTimeout);
    Parameters
    waitTimeout TimeSpan? Time to wait for an index to return non-stale results. The default is 15 seconds.
    Return Value
    IDocumentQueryCustomization Returns self for easier method chaining.

    Example

    List<Employee> results = session.Query<Employee>()
    .Customize(x => x.WaitForNonStaleResults())
    .Where(x => x.FirstName == "Robert")
    .ToList();

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