Package org.apache.lucene.util.encoding

Class DGapIntEncoder

  • public class DGapIntEncoder
extends IntEncoderFilter
    An IntEncoderFilter which encodes the gap between the given values, rather than the values themselves. This encoder usually yields better encoding performance space-wise (i.e., the final encoded values consume less space) if the values are 'close' to each other.

    NOTE: this encoder assumes the values are given to encode(int) in an ascending sorted manner, which ensures only positive values are encoded and thus yields better performance. If you are not sure whether the values are sorted or not, it is possible to chain this encoder with SortingIntEncoder to ensure the values will be sorted before encoding.

    WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

    • Constructor Detail

      • DGapIntEncoder

        public DGapIntEncoder​(IntEncoder encoder)
        Initializes with the given encoder.

    • Method Detail

      • createMatchingDecoder

        public IntDecoder createMatchingDecoder()
        Description copied from class: IntEncoder
        Returns an IntDecoder which matches this encoder. Every encoder must return an IntDecoder and null is not a valid value. If an encoder is just a filter, it should at least return its wrapped encoder's matching decoder.

        NOTE: this method should create a new instance of the matching decoder and leave the instance sharing to the caller. Returning the same instance over and over is risky because encoders and decoders are not thread safe.

        Specified by:
        createMatchingDecoder in class IntEncoder

      • reInit

        public void reInit​(OutputStream out)
        Description copied from class: IntEncoder
        Reinitializes the encoder with the give OutputStream. For re-usability it can be changed without the need to reconstruct a new object.

        NOTE: after calling IntEncoder.close(), one must call this method even if the output stream itself hasn't changed. An example case is that the output stream wraps a byte[], and the output stream itself is reset, but its instance hasn't changed. Some implementations of IntEncoder may write some metadata about themselves to the output stream, and therefore it is imperative that one calls this method before encoding any data.

        Overrides:
        reInit in class IntEncoderFilter