org.apache.lucene.search.suggest.fst
Class ExternalRefSorter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.lucene.search.suggest.fst.ExternalRefSorter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, BytesRefSorter

public class ExternalRefSorter
extends Object
implements BytesRefSorter, Closeable

Builds and iterates over sequences stored on disk.

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Constructor Summary

ExternalRefSorter(Sort sort)
Will buffer all sequences to a temporary file and then sort (all on-disk).

Method Summary

void	add(BytesRef utf8) Adds a single suggestion entry (possibly compound with its bucket).
void	close() Removes any written temporary files.
Comparator<BytesRef>	getComparator()
BytesRefIterator	iterator() Sorts the entries added in BytesRefSorter.add(BytesRef) and returns an iterator over all sorted entries.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ExternalRefSorter

public ExternalRefSorter(Sort sort)
                  throws IOException

Will buffer all sequences to a temporary file and then sort (all on-disk).

Throws:

IOException

Method Detail

add

public void add(BytesRef utf8)
         throws IOException

Description copied from interface: BytesRefSorter

Adds a single suggestion entry (possibly compound with its bucket).

Specified by:

add in interface BytesRefSorter

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O exception occurs.

iterator

public BytesRefIterator iterator()
                          throws IOException

Description copied from interface: BytesRefSorter

Sorts the entries added in BytesRefSorter.add(BytesRef) and returns an iterator over all sorted entries.

Specified by:

iterator in interface BytesRefSorter

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O exception occurs.

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Removes any written temporary files.

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

Throws:

IOException

getComparator

public Comparator<BytesRef> getComparator()

Specified by:

getComparator in interface BytesRefSorter