I propose we remove LUCENE_CURRENT completely, as soon as TEST_VERSION is done.
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Uwe Schindler <u...@thetaphi.de> wrote: > Hi Sanne, > > Exactly that usage we want to prevent. Using Version.LUCENE_CURRENT is the > badest thing you can do if you want to later update your Lucene version and > do not want to reindex all your indexes (see javadocs). > > It is easy to modify your application to create analyzers even from config > files using the reflection way. Just find a constructor taking Version and > call newInstance() on it, not directly on the Class. It's just one line of > code more. > > Uwe > > ----- > Uwe Schindler > H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen > http://www.thetaphi.de > eMail: u...@thetaphi.de > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sanne Grinovero [mailto:sanne.grinov...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:33 PM > > To: java-dev@lucene.apache.org > > Subject: Having a default constructor in Analyzers > > > > Hello, > > I've seen that some core Analyzers are now missing a default > > constructor; this is preventing many applications to configure/load > > Analyzers by reflection, which is a common use case to have Analyzers > > chosen in configuration files. > > > > Would it be possible to add, for example, a constructor like > > > > public StandardAnalyzer() { > > this(Version.LUCENE_CURRENT); > > } > > > > ? > > > > Of course more advanced use cases would need to pass parameters but > > please make the advanced usage optional; I have now seen more than a > > single project break because of this (and revert to older Lucene). > > > > Regards, > > Sanne > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org > > -- Robert Muir rcm...@gmail.com
