}
        if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(pref)) {
            return pref;
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Processes search preferences specifically for GSA (Google Search Appliance) compatible requests.
     * This method determines the preference value based on configuration and query content.
     *
     * @param req the HTTP servlet request
     * @param query the search query string

import org.dbflute.optional.OptionalEntity;
import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;

/**
 * Parser for Google Search Appliance (GSA) configuration files.
 * This SAX-based parser reads GSA XML configuration files and converts them into
 * Fess configuration objects including web crawling configurations, file crawling