Allow runtime settings on Codecs [LUCENE-4526]
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Description
Today we expose termIndexInterval and termIndexDivisor via several APIs and they are deprecated. Those settings are 1. codec / postingformat specific and 2. not extendable. We should provide a more flexible way to pass information down to our codecs.
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Migrated from [LUCENE-4526](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-4526) by Simon Willnauer (@s1monw), 1 vote, updated May 09 2016
Attachments: [LUCENE-4526.patch](https://apache.github.io/lucene-jira-archive/attachments/LUCENE-4526/LUCENE-4526.patch)
Linked issues:
- #5161
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the deprecated termIndexInterval and termIndexDivisor APIs, then inspect linked issue #5161 and the attached LUCENE-4526.patch. Determine the intended extensible mechanism for passing codec- or postingformat-specific settings and confirm the scope before defining what completion means.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100