apache / apache/lucene

Allow RAMDirectory to copy any Directory [LUCENE-7366]

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Description

Uwe: "The FSDirectory passed to RAMDirectory in the ctor could be changed to Directory easily. The additional check for "not is a directory inode" is in my opinion lo longer needed, because listFiles should only return files."

Use case: For increasing the speed of some of my application tests, I want to re-use/copy a pre-populated RAMDirectory over and over.

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Migrated from [LUCENE-7366](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-7366) by Rob Audenaerde
Linked issues:
- #7303

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Research direction

Start by inspecting RAMDirectory's constructor and the Directory.listFiles behavior described in the issue, including the existing inode check. Confirm that copying from any Directory supports the stated pre-populated RAMDirectory use case, then run the relevant directory tests and add coverage showing the expected copy behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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