org.apache.lucene.store

Class RAMDirectory


public final class RAMDirectory
extends Directory

A memory-resident Directory implementation.

Version:
$Id: RAMDirectory.java,v 1.15 2004/05/09 12:41:47 ehatcher Exp $

Constructor Summary

RAMDirectory()
Constructs an empty Directory.
RAMDirectory(File dir)
Creates a new RAMDirectory instance from the FSDirectory.
RAMDirectory(String dir)
Creates a new RAMDirectory instance from the FSDirectory.
RAMDirectory(Directory dir)
Creates a new RAMDirectory instance from a different Directory implementation.

Method Summary

void
close()
Closes the store to future operations.
OutputStream
createFile(String name)
Creates a new, empty file in the directory with the given name.
void
deleteFile(String name)
Removes an existing file in the directory.
boolean
fileExists(String name)
Returns true iff the named file exists in this directory.
long
fileLength(String name)
Returns the length in bytes of a file in the directory.
long
fileModified(String name)
Returns the time the named file was last modified.
String[]
list()
Returns an array of strings, one for each file in the directory.
Lock
makeLock(String name)
Construct a Lock.
InputStream
openFile(String name)
Returns a stream reading an existing file.
void
renameFile(String from, String to)
Removes an existing file in the directory.
void
touchFile(String name)
Set the modified time of an existing file to now.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.store.Directory

close, createFile, deleteFile, fileExists, fileLength, fileModified, list, makeLock, openFile, renameFile, touchFile

Constructor Details

RAMDirectory

public RAMDirectory()


RAMDirectory

public RAMDirectory(File dir)
            throws IOException

Parameters:
dir - a File specifying the index directory


RAMDirectory

public RAMDirectory(String dir)
            throws IOException

Parameters:
dir - a String specifying the full index directory path


RAMDirectory

public RAMDirectory(Directory dir)
            throws IOException
Creates a new RAMDirectory instance from a different Directory implementation. This can be used to load a disk-based index into memory.

This should be used only with indices that can fit into memory.

Parameters:
dir - a Directory value

Method Details

close

public final void close()
Closes the store to future operations.
Overrides:
close in interface Directory


createFile

public final OutputStream createFile(String name)
Creates a new, empty file in the directory with the given name. Returns a stream writing this file.
Overrides:
createFile in interface Directory


deleteFile

public final void deleteFile(String name)
Removes an existing file in the directory.
Overrides:
deleteFile in interface Directory


fileExists

public final boolean fileExists(String name)
Returns true iff the named file exists in this directory.
Overrides:
fileExists in interface Directory


fileLength

public final long fileLength(String name)
Returns the length in bytes of a file in the directory.
Overrides:
fileLength in interface Directory


fileModified

public final long fileModified(String name)
            throws IOException
Returns the time the named file was last modified.
Overrides:
fileModified in interface Directory


list

public final String[] list()
Returns an array of strings, one for each file in the directory.
Overrides:
list in interface Directory


makeLock

public final Lock makeLock(String name)
Construct a Lock.
Overrides:
makeLock in interface Directory

Parameters:
name - the name of the lock file


openFile

public final InputStream openFile(String name)
Returns a stream reading an existing file.
Overrides:
openFile in interface Directory


renameFile

public final void renameFile(String from,
                             String to)
Removes an existing file in the directory.
Overrides:
renameFile in interface Directory


touchFile

public void touchFile(String name)
            throws IOException
Set the modified time of an existing file to now.
Overrides:
touchFile in interface Directory


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