Currently there's ReadOnlyMultiSegmentReader and ReadOnlySegmentReader, which calling instanceof on an IndexReader is a current hacked package protected way of finding out if a reader is read only. I wrote code before which checked by calling instanceof on both, which seemed a bit strange.
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Mark Miller <markrmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there a valid use case? It seems like it might be a tricky method, > because its an IndexReader property and not the index. A user should > probably technically treat read-only/non-read-only the same because it does > not imply a different IndexReader didn't make changes/do deletes? > > It doesn't sync deletes, but should you use the API any differently? > > I don't see it hurting anything of course, but is there a real use case? > > > Grant Ingersoll wrote: > >> OK, I'll do it. >> >> On May 30, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Michael McCandless wrote: >> >> Makes sense! >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Grant Ingersoll <gsing...@apache.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Does it make sense to add isReadOnly() to IndexReader such that one can >>>> easily introspect whether a Reader is read only? >>>> >>>> -Grant >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org >> >> > > -- > - Mark > > http://www.lucidimagination.com > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org > >
