NAME

Lucy::Index::DataReader - Abstract base class for reading index data.

SYNOPSIS

    # Abstract base class.

DESCRIPTION

DataReader is the companion class to DataWriter. Every index component will implement one of each.

CONSTRUCTORS

new( [labeled params] )

    my $reader = MyDataReader->new(
        schema   => $seg_reader->get_schema,      # default undef
        folder   => $seg_reader->get_folder,      # default undef
        snapshot => $seg_reader->get_snapshot,    # default undef
        segments => $seg_reader->get_segments,    # default undef
        seg_tick => $seg_reader->get_seg_tick,    # default -1
    );

• schema - A Schema.

• folder - A Folder.

• snapshot - A Snapshot.

• segments - An array of Segments.

• seg_tick - The array index of the Segment object within the segments array that this particular DataReader is assigned to, if any. A value of -1 indicates that no Segment should be assigned.

ABSTRACT METHODS

aggregator( [labeled params] )

Create a reader which aggregates the output of several lower level readers. Return undef if such a reader is not valid.

• readers - An array of DataReaders.

• offsets - Doc id start offsets for each reader.

METHODS

get_schema()

Accessor for "schema" member var.

get_folder()

Accessor for "folder" member var.

get_snapshot()

Accessor for "snapshot" member var.

get_segments()

Accessor for "segments" member var.

get_segment()

Accessor for "segment" member var.

get_seg_tick()

Accessor for "seg_tick" member var.

INHERITANCE

Lucy::Index::DataReader isa Lucy::Object::Obj.