apache / apache/lucene

Support to unload FST's .tip into memory,make load or unload configuable!. [LUCENE-7826]

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legacy-jira-priority:Minor module:core/FSTs module:core/store type:enhancement
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Description

in real case,we use lucene index many documents. But some machine have not much memory.,once documents reach up to tens of billion,lucene can not start because of no enough memory. Most of the memry cost is FST;s .tip content.
So I want to pull my change on lucene core to make load FST's .tip into memory become configurable!
What do you think?

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Migrated from [LUCENE-7826](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-7826) by Xibao, updated Jan 30 2019
Linked issues:
- #9681
- #8885

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Lucene core code responsible for loading FST .tip content into memory, then read linked issues #9681 and #8885 for related context. The issue is complete when the loading or unloading behavior is configurable and the memory-constrained startup case is addressed, with appropriate validation identified during investigation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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