1 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/searchdefinition/processing/Processing.java b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/searchdefinition/processing/Processing.java
index 3b2e29c4cb3..1af2a979cb4 100644
--- a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/searchdefinition/processing/Processing.java
+++ b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/searchdefinition/processing/Processing.java
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import com.yahoo.searchdefinition.Search;
 import com.yahoo.searchdefinition.processing.multifieldresolver.RankProfileTypeSettingsProcessor;
 import com.yahoo.vespa.model.container.search.QueryProfiles;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Executor of processors. This defines the right order of processor execution.
@@ -76,12 +74,20 @@ public class Processing {
                 ReferenceFieldsProcessor::new,
                 FastAccessValidator::new,
                 ReservedFunctionNames::new,
-                RankingExpressionTypeValidator::new,
+                RankingExpressionTypeResolver::new,
                 // These should be last:
                 IndexingValidation::new,
                 IndexingValues::new);
     }
 
+    /** Processors of rank profiles only (those who tolerate and so something useful when the search field is null) */
+    private Collection<ProcessorFactory> rankProfileProcessors() {
+        return Arrays.asList(
+                RankProfileTypeSettingsProcessor::new,
+                ReservedFunctionNames::new,
+                RankingExpressionTypeResolver::new);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Runs all search processors on the given {@link Search} object. These will modify the search object, <b>possibly
      * exchanging it with another</b>, as well as its document types.
@@ -94,12 +100,26 @@ public class Processing {
     public void process(Search search, DeployLogger deployLogger, RankProfileRegistry rankProfileRegistry,
                         QueryProfiles queryProfiles, boolean validate, boolean documentsOnly) {
         Collection<ProcessorFactory> factories = processors();
-        search.process();
         factories.stream()
                 .map(factory -> factory.create(search, deployLogger, rankProfileRegistry, queryProfiles))
                 .forEach(processor -> processor.process(validate, documentsOnly));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Runs rank profiles processors only.
+     *
+     * @param deployLogger The log to log messages and warnings for application deployment to
+     * @param rankProfileRegistry a {@link com.yahoo.searchdefinition.RankProfileRegistry}
+     * @param queryProfiles The query profiles contained in the application this search is part of.
+     */
+    public void processRankProfiles(DeployLogger deployLogger, RankProfileRegistry rankProfileRegistry,
+                        QueryProfiles queryProfiles, boolean validate, boolean documentsOnly) {
+        Collection<ProcessorFactory> factories = rankProfileProcessors();
+        factories.stream()
+                 .map(factory -> factory.create(null, deployLogger, rankProfileRegistry, queryProfiles))
+                 .forEach(processor -> processor.process(validate, documentsOnly));
+    }
+
     @FunctionalInterface
     public interface ProcessorFactory {
         Processor create(Search search, DeployLogger deployLogger, RankProfileRegistry rankProfileRegistry, QueryProfiles queryProfiles);