Wouldn't this be a good case for the JarDirectory implementation
somebody asked for?
The index could then be statically written in a jar file downloaded
with the applet (the original mail refers to static offline HTML
files).
It could even be a great idea for improving the Maven site-plugin :-)
[I mean: when you create the Maven generated site a Lucene based
plugin could index it, create the jar index and then add the "applet"
to the Maven pages]
On 2/20/06, Trieschnigg, R.B. (Dolf) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Paulo,
>
> The main problem is that Lucene needs to store its index on a disk which
> under normal circumstances an applet may not read. The applet operates in a
> sandbox, which only allows "safe" operations. Reading and writing to disk is
> not allowed. An applet can only get resources from the host it came from.
> As Lucene does not allow an IndexReader to be created for a URL, I guess it's
> not possible in a normal applet environment. Or you should dive into the
> IndexReader code an write your own IndexReader for remote indices.
>
> What you can also do is sign your applet; if a user accepts your applet as
> safe you can run it as any other Java application (download the index from a
> webserver to a temporary location and query it for example).
> But I am usually quite sceptic with accepting signed applets from unkown
> distributors; as it is like leaving your door open for complete strangers
> ("of course you may delete all my files on disk").
>
> Are you going to put your applet on a website, or do you want to distribute
> it on e.g. a cd? If I would buy some software from you on a cd, I would more
> likely accept a signed applet than if I would visit some obscure homepage.
>
> Regards,
> Dolf
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: paolo berto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: maandag 20 februari 2006 11:44
> > To: java-user@lucene.apache.org
> > Subject: webserverless search with lucene on offline HTML doc
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to figure out if it is possible to write a java
> > applet able to search with lucene through an HTML
> > documentation WITHOUT having a webserver installed on the
> > system and on multiple platforms.
> >
> > So I have a set of static offline HTML files forming a
> > software documentation, would like to index it and search
> > through it from a browser without having to install a web
> > server and on various platforms (osx/win32/linux) Is that
> > possible at all?
> >
> > Thanks and sorry for the basic question,
> >
> > paolo
> >
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