    /*
     *  call-seq:
     *     SpanNearQuery.new(options = {}) -> query
     *
     *  Create a new SpanNearQuery. You can add an array of clauses with the
     *  +:clause+ parameter or you can add clauses individually using the
     *  SpanNearQuery#add method.
     *
     *    query = SpanNearQuery.new(:clauses => [spanq1, spanq2, spanq3])
     *    # is equivalent to
     *    query = SpanNearQuery.new()
     *    query << spanq1 << spanq2 << spanq3
     *
     *  You have two other options which you can set.
     *
     *  :slop::     Default: 0. Works exactly like a PhraseQuery slop. It is the
     *              amount of slop allowed in the match (the term edit distance
     *              allowed in the match).
     *  :in_order:: Defualt: false. Specifies whether or not the matches have to
     *              occur in the order they were added to the query. When slop is
     *              set to 0, this parameter will make no difference.
     */
    static VALUE
    frt_spannq_init(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
    {
        Query *q;
        VALUE roptions;
        int slop = 0;
        bool in_order = false;

        if (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &roptions) > 0) {
            VALUE v;
            if (Qnil != (v = rb_hash_aref(roptions, sym_slop))) {
                slop = FIX2INT(v);
            }
            if (Qnil != (v = rb_hash_aref(roptions, sym_in_order))) {
                in_order = RTEST(v);
            }
        }
        q = spannq_new(slop, in_order);
        if (argc > 0) {
            VALUE v;
            if (Qnil != (v = rb_hash_aref(roptions, sym_clauses))) {
                int i;
                Query *clause;
                Check_Type(v, T_ARRAY);
                for (i = 0; i < RARRAY(v)->len; i++) {
                    Data_Get_Struct(RARRAY(v)->ptr[i], Query, clause);
                    spannq_add_clause(q, clause);
                }
            }
        }

        Frt_Wrap_Struct(self, &frt_spannq_mark, &frt_q_free, q);
        object_add(q, self);
        return self;
    }