Agree with you. In this case dummy docs makes sense, definitely. Don't consider it as a pitch, but there is a prototype of commit-free eff https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4085 It might be useful for some extreme usecases.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Peter Keegan <peterlkee...@gmail.com> wrote: > The use case is: > > 1. A SolrJ client updates the main index (and replicas) and issues a commit > at regular intervals. > 2. Another component updates the external files at other intervals. > > Usually, the commits result in a new searcher which triggers the > org.apache.solr.schema.ExternalFileFieldReloader, but only if there were > changes to the main index. > > Using ReloadCacheRequestHandler in (2) above would result in the loss of > index/replica synchronization provided by the commit in (1), and reloading > the core is slow and overkill. I think it would be easier to have the SolrJ > client in (1) always update a dummy document during each commit interval to > force a new searcher. > > Thanks, > Peter > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Mikhail Khludnev < > mkhlud...@griddynamics.com > > wrote: > > > Peter, > > > > Providing SOLR-6326 is about a bug in ExternalFileFieldReloader, I'm > asking > > here: > > Did you try to use > > > org.apache.solr.search.function.FileFloatSource.ReloadCacheRequestHandler ? > > Let's me know if you need help with it. > > As a workaround you can reload the core via REST or click a button at > > SolrAdmin, your questions are welcome. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Peter Keegan <peterlkee...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I entered SOLR-6326 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-6326> > > > > > > thanks, > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Koji Sekiguchi <k...@r.email.ne.jp> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > > > > > It seems like a bug to me, too. Please file a JIRA ticket if you can > > > > so that someone can take it. > > > > > > > > Koji > > > > -- > > > > > > http://soleami.com/blog/comparing-document-classification-functions-of- > > > > lucene-and-mahout.html > > > > > > > > > > > > (2014/08/05 22:34), Peter Keegan wrote: > > > > > > > >> When there are multiple 'external file field' files available, Solr > > will > > > >> reload the last one (lexicographically) with a commit, but only if > > > changes > > > >> were made to the index. Otherwise, it skips the reload and logs: "No > > > >> uncommitted changes. Skipping IW.commit." Has anyone else noticed > > this? > > > >> It > > > >> seems like a bug to me. (yes, I do have firstSearcher and > newSearcher > > > >> event > > > >> listeners in solrconfig.xml) > > > >> > > > >> Peter > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sincerely yours > > Mikhail Khludnev > > Principal Engineer, > > Grid Dynamics > > > > <http://www.griddynamics.com> > > <mkhlud...@griddynamics.com> > > > -- Sincerely yours Mikhail Khludnev Principal Engineer, Grid Dynamics <http://www.griddynamics.com> <mkhlud...@griddynamics.com>
