Package org.apache.lucene.index

Class DirectoryReader

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    FilterDirectoryReader
    public abstract class DirectoryReader
extends BaseCompositeReader<AtomicReader>
    DirectoryReader is an implementation of CompositeReader that can read indexes in a Directory.

    DirectoryReader instances are usually constructed with a call to one of the static open() methods, e.g. open(Directory).

    For efficiency, in this API documents are often referred to via document numbers, non-negative integers which each name a unique document in the index. These document numbers are ephemeral -- they may change as documents are added to and deleted from an index. Clients should thus not rely on a given document having the same number between sessions.

    NOTE: IndexReader instances are completely thread safe, meaning multiple threads can call any of its methods, concurrently. If your application requires external synchronization, you should not synchronize on the IndexReader instance; use your own (non-Lucene) objects instead.

    • Field Detail

      • DEFAULT_TERMS_INDEX_DIVISOR

        public static final int DEFAULT_TERMS_INDEX_DIVISOR
        Default termInfosIndexDivisor.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    • Method Detail

      • open

        public static DirectoryReader open​(Directory directory)
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Returns a IndexReader reading the index in the given Directory
        Parameters:
        directory - the index directory
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • open

        public static DirectoryReader open​(Directory directory,
                                   int termInfosIndexDivisor)
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Expert: Returns a IndexReader reading the index in the given Directory with the given termInfosIndexDivisor.
        Parameters:
        directory - the index directory
        termInfosIndexDivisor - Subsamples which indexed terms are loaded into RAM. This has the same effect as IndexWriterConfig.setTermIndexInterval(int) except that setting must be done at indexing time while this setting can be set per reader. When set to N, then one in every N*termIndexInterval terms in the index is loaded into memory. By setting this to a value > 1 you can reduce memory usage, at the expense of higher latency when loading a TermInfo. The default value is 1. Set this to -1 to skip loading the terms index entirely. NOTE: divisor settings > 1 do not apply to all PostingsFormat implementations, including the default one in this release. It only makes sense for terms indexes that can efficiently re-sample terms at load time.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • open

        public static DirectoryReader open​(IndexWriter writer,
                                   boolean applyAllDeletes)
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Open a near real time IndexReader from the IndexWriter.
        Parameters:
        writer - The IndexWriter to open from
        applyAllDeletes - If true, all buffered deletes will be applied (made visible) in the returned reader. If false, the deletes are not applied but remain buffered (in IndexWriter) so that they will be applied in the future. Applying deletes can be costly, so if your app can tolerate deleted documents being returned you might gain some performance by passing false.
        Returns:
        The new IndexReader
        Throws:
        CorruptIndexException - if the index is corrupt
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error
        See Also:
        openIfChanged(DirectoryReader,IndexWriter,boolean)

      • open

        public static DirectoryReader open​(IndexCommit commit)
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Expert: returns an IndexReader reading the index in the given IndexCommit.
        Parameters:
        commit - the commit point to open
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • open

        public static DirectoryReader open​(IndexCommit commit,
                                   int termInfosIndexDivisor)
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Expert: returns an IndexReader reading the index in the given IndexCommit and termInfosIndexDivisor.
        Parameters:
        commit - the commit point to open
        termInfosIndexDivisor - Subsamples which indexed terms are loaded into RAM. This has the same effect as IndexWriterConfig.setTermIndexInterval(int) except that setting must be done at indexing time while this setting can be set per reader. When set to N, then one in every N*termIndexInterval terms in the index is loaded into memory. By setting this to a value > 1 you can reduce memory usage, at the expense of higher latency when loading a TermInfo. The default value is 1. Set this to -1 to skip loading the terms index entirely. NOTE: divisor settings > 1 do not apply to all PostingsFormat implementations, including the default one in this release. It only makes sense for terms indexes that can efficiently re-sample terms at load time.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • openIfChanged

        public static DirectoryReader openIfChanged​(DirectoryReader oldReader)
                                     throws java.io.IOException
        If the index has changed since the provided reader was opened, open and return a new reader; else, return null. The new reader, if not null, will be the same type of reader as the previous one, ie an NRT reader will open a new NRT reader, a MultiReader will open a new MultiReader, etc.

        This method is typically far less costly than opening a fully new DirectoryReader as it shares resources (for example sub-readers) with the provided DirectoryReader, when possible.

        The provided reader is not closed (you are responsible for doing so); if a new reader is returned you also must eventually close it. Be sure to never close a reader while other threads are still using it; see SearcherManager to simplify managing this.

        Returns:
        null if there are no changes; else, a new DirectoryReader instance which you must eventually close
        Throws:
        CorruptIndexException - if the index is corrupt
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • openIfChanged

        public static DirectoryReader openIfChanged​(DirectoryReader oldReader,
                                            IndexWriter writer,
                                            boolean applyAllDeletes)
                                     throws java.io.IOException
        Expert: If there changes (committed or not) in the IndexWriter versus what the provided reader is searching, then open and return a new IndexReader searching both committed and uncommitted changes from the writer; else, return null (though, the current implementation never returns null).

        This provides "near real-time" searching, in that changes made during an IndexWriter session can be quickly made available for searching without closing the writer nor calling IndexWriter.commit().

        It's near real-time because there is no hard guarantee on how quickly you can get a new reader after making changes with IndexWriter. You'll have to experiment in your situation to determine if it's fast enough. As this is a new and experimental feature, please report back on your findings so we can learn, improve and iterate.

        The very first time this method is called, this writer instance will make every effort to pool the readers that it opens for doing merges, applying deletes, etc. This means additional resources (RAM, file descriptors, CPU time) will be consumed.

        For lower latency on reopening a reader, you should call IndexWriterConfig.setMergedSegmentWarmer(org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.IndexReaderWarmer) to pre-warm a newly merged segment before it's committed to the index. This is important for minimizing index-to-search delay after a large merge.

        If an addIndexes* call is running in another thread, then this reader will only search those segments from the foreign index that have been successfully copied over, so far.

        NOTE: Once the writer is closed, any outstanding readers may continue to be used. However, if you attempt to reopen any of those readers, you'll hit an AlreadyClosedException.

        Parameters:
        writer - The IndexWriter to open from
        applyAllDeletes - If true, all buffered deletes will be applied (made visible) in the returned reader. If false, the deletes are not applied but remain buffered (in IndexWriter) so that they will be applied in the future. Applying deletes can be costly, so if your app can tolerate deleted documents being returned you might gain some performance by passing false.
        Returns:
        DirectoryReader that covers entire index plus all changes made so far by this IndexWriter instance, or null if there are no new changes
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • listCommits

        public static java.util.List<IndexCommit> listCommits​(Directory dir)
                                               throws java.io.IOException
        Returns all commit points that exist in the Directory. Normally, because the default is KeepOnlyLastCommitDeletionPolicy, there would be only one commit point. But if you're using a custom IndexDeletionPolicy then there could be many commits. Once you have a given commit, you can open a reader on it by calling open(IndexCommit) There must be at least one commit in the Directory, else this method throws IndexNotFoundException. Note that if a commit is in progress while this method is running, that commit may or may not be returned.
        Returns:
        a sorted list of IndexCommits, from oldest to latest.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException

      • indexExists

        public static boolean indexExists​(Directory directory)
                           throws java.io.IOException
        Returns true if an index likely exists at the specified directory. Note that if a corrupt index exists, or if an index in the process of committing
        Parameters:
        directory - the directory to check for an index
        Returns:
        true if an index exists; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException

      • directory

        public final Directory directory()
        Returns the directory this index resides in.

      • getVersion

        public abstract long getVersion()
        Version number when this IndexReader was opened.

        This method returns the version recorded in the commit that the reader opened. This version is advanced every time a change is made with IndexWriter.

      • isCurrent

        public abstract boolean isCurrent()
                           throws java.io.IOException
        Check whether any new changes have occurred to the index since this reader was opened.

        If this reader was created by calling open(org.apache.lucene.store.Directory), then this method checks if any further commits (see IndexWriter.commit()) have occurred in the directory.

        If instead this reader is a near real-time reader (ie, obtained by a call to open(IndexWriter,boolean), or by calling openIfChanged(org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader) on a near real-time reader), then this method checks if either a new commit has occurred, or any new uncommitted changes have taken place via the writer. Note that even if the writer has only performed merging, this method will still return false.

        In any event, if this returns false, you should call openIfChanged(org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader) to get a new reader that sees the changes.

        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if there is a low-level IO error

      • getIndexCommit

        public abstract IndexCommit getIndexCommit()
                                    throws java.io.IOException
        Expert: return the IndexCommit that this reader has opened.

        Throws:
        java.io.IOException