> I started experimenting with IKVM to run Solr on .net over a year ago: http://code.google.com/p/mausch/source/browse/trunk/SolrIKVM/
> It didn't turn out to be as easy as I thought, lots of ClassLoader exceptions and probably other stuff I don't remember. Of course, you're welcome to pick up where I left off, and I'll try to help if I can. > Another option would be using Sharpen instead of IKVM but I guess that's actually going to be harder. > About not being able to require Java for Solr in a .net app... it seems to work for EPiServer: http://labs.episerver.com/en/Blogs/LBi/Dates/2009/7/Introducing-EPiSolr/ > -- > Mauricio > > >> From: Peter Mateja <peter.mat...@gmail.com> >> To: lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org, lucene-net-u...@lucene.apache.org >> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:26:32 -0600 >> Subject: SOLR.Net request >> I realize that in the current context that this is a bit premature... >> there >> are certainly more pressing concerns in the Lucene.Net project. However, >> since we apparently have quite a few eyeballs pointed at these lists at >> the >> moment, I thought I'd send this out just to gauge interest. >> >> On with it... >> >> I'd love to see an implementation of SOLR (either direct or in the spirit >> of) for ASP.Net / IIS / standalone Windows Service. I've used SOLR in >> the >> past in a Java shop, and absolutely loved the flexibility and power. It >> scales really well (we were indexing several hundred thousand forum posts >> per day on a large SOLR server cluster), is fairly simple to use (it does >> much of the grunt index management and caching work for you), is >> extensible, >> and can be appropriate for both small and large scale projects. It's also >> matured quite a bit in the past version. >> >> I'd love to be able to use SOLR for my current project, but unfortunately >> I >> can't... I'm now in a .Net shop. We sell server software for Windows >> servers, and I absolutely can't consider requiring a Java App server to >> run >> SOLR on our installations. I'd love to be able to run a SOLR.Net service >> on >> IIS (or as a standalone Windows Service.) Yes, I could roll my own, but >> after having experienced the maturity of SOLR, I'm leery of the effort >> required. Anyone else interested in this? >> >> Obviously there are quite a few questions to ask and consider for such a >> project... go ahead and fire them off if you wish in order to start a >> discussion. >> >> Peter Mateja >> peter.mat...@gmail.com >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Prescott Nasser " <geobmx...@hotmail.com> >> To: "lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org " <lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org>, >> "lucene-net-u...@lucene.apache.org " <lucene-net-u...@lucene.apache.org> >> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:41:25 +0000 >> Subject: Re: SOLR.Net request >> I'd be interested, but I want to see Lucene.Net pass the hurdles currently >> in their path first. There has been a fair amount of activity, but not that >> much has been done . >> >> The discussion over which converter to use hasnt been ad lively as one >> would hope for a project that has a month and a Half to get a release out. >> >> Similar thoughts about the othe .net project that was proposed. While >> interesting (I've thought about it myself) we need to focus on the tasks at >> hand >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Peter Mateja <peter.mat...@gmail.com> >> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:26:32 >> To: <lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org>; < >> lucene-net-u...@lucene.apache.org> >> Subject: SOLR.Net request >> >> I realize that in the current context that this is a bit premature... >> there >> are certainly more pressing concerns in the Lucene.Net project. However, >> since we apparently have quite a few eyeballs pointed at these lists at >> the >> moment, I thought I'd send this out just to gauge interest. >> >> On with it... >> >> I'd love to see an implementation of SOLR (either direct or in the spirit >> of) for ASP.Net / IIS / standalone Windows Service. I've used SOLR in >> the >> past in a Java shop, and absolutely loved the flexibility and power. It >> scales really well (we were indexing several hundred thousand forum posts >> per day on a large SOLR server cluster), is fairly simple to use (it does >> much of the grunt index management and caching work for you), is >> extensible, >> and can be appropriate for both small and large scale projects. It's also >> matured quite a bit in the past version. >> >> I'd love to be able to use SOLR for my current project, but unfortunately >> I >> can't... I'm now in a .Net shop. We sell server software for Windows >> servers, and I absolutely can't consider requiring a Java App server to >> run >> SOLR on our installations. I'd love to be able to run a SOLR.Net service >> on >> IIS (or as a standalone Windows Service.) Yes, I could roll my own, but >> after having experienced the maturity of SOLR, I'm leery of the effort >> required. Anyone else interested in this? >> >> Obviously there are quite a few questions to ask and consider for such a >> project... go ahead and fire them off if you wish in order to start a >> discussion. >> >> Peter Mateja >> peter.mat...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Aaron Powell <m...@aaron-powell.com> >> To: lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org >> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:34:30 +1100 >> Subject: Re: SOLR.Net request >> Something that we're looking at doing for the next version of our Examine >> framework (http://examine.codeplex.com/ which is a wrapper for Lucene.Net >> that uses configuration for indexing) will be having a REST API. It wont >> be >> a true SOLR port but more of taking some of the ideas of SOLR and putting >> them into a .NET project. >> >> Let me know if anyone is interested :) >> Aaron Powell >> Umbraco Ninja >> >> http://www.aaron-powell.com | http://twitter.com/slace | Skype: >> aaron.l.powell | MSN: aaz...@hotmail.com >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Prescott Nasser <geobmx...@hotmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> > I'd be interested, but I want to see Lucene.Net pass the hurdles >> currently >> > in their path first. There has been a fair amount of activity, but not >> that >> > much has been done . >> > >> > The discussion over which converter to use hasnt been ad lively as one >> > would hope for a project that has a month and a Half to get a release >> out. >> > >> > Similar thoughts about the othe .net project that was proposed. While >> > interesting (I've thought about it myself) we need to focus on the tasks >> at >> > hand >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Peter Mateja <peter.mat...@gmail.com> >> > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:26:32 >> > To: <lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org>; < >> lucene-net-u...@lucene.apache.org >> > > >> > Subject: SOLR.Net request >> > >> > I realize that in the current context that this is a bit premature... >> there >> > are certainly more pressing concerns in the Lucene.Net project. >> However, >> > since we apparently have quite a few eyeballs pointed at these lists at >> the >> > moment, I thought I'd send this out just to gauge interest. >> > >> > On with it... >> > >> > I'd love to see an implementation of SOLR (either direct or in the >> spirit >> > of) for ASP.Net / IIS / standalone Windows Service. I've used SOLR in >> the >> > past in a Java shop, and absolutely loved the flexibility and power. It >> > scales really well (we were indexing several hundred thousand forum >> posts >> > per day on a large SOLR server cluster), is fairly simple to use (it >> does >> > much of the grunt index management and caching work for you), is >> > extensible, >> > and can be appropriate for both small and large scale projects. It's >> also >> > matured quite a bit in the past version. >> > >> > I'd love to be able to use SOLR for my current project, but >> unfortunately I >> > can't... I'm now in a .Net shop. We sell server software for Windows >> > servers, and I absolutely can't consider requiring a Java App server to >> run >> > SOLR on our installations. I'd love to be able to run a SOLR.Net >> service >> > on >> > IIS (or as a standalone Windows Service.) Yes, I could roll my own, but >> > after having experienced the maturity of SOLR, I'm leery of the effort >> > required. Anyone else interested in this? >> > >> > Obviously there are quite a few questions to ask and consider for such a >> > project... go ahead and fire them off if you wish in order to start a >> > discussion. >> > >> > Peter Mateja >> > peter.mat...@gmail.com >> > >> >> >
