Change Postings Format [LUCENE-7881]
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Description
I would like to customize the postings format in lucene to hold more information about each token. I am looking into FreqProxPostingArray. Is this the actual data structure that holds the postings? I also looked at SimpleTextFieldsWriter. What other files should I look at in order to see the changes in index?
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Migrated from [LUCENE-7881](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-7881) by Jaewoo Kim (@jaywoo123)
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Research direction
Start by reading FreqProxPostingArray and SimpleTextFieldsWriter to understand their roles in Lucene's postings and index-writing paths. Trace the related postings-format files and determine which data structure and interfaces would need to change. The issue does not define the additional token information, required behavior, tests, or a completion criterion, so scope must be clarified before implementation.
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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
- 15/100