: BinaryResponseWriter, FastInputStream and FastOutputStream are part of : the new binary format. The distributed search tests cover most of : *what is used* because the SearchHandler uses that instead of the XML : one.
If there's code that's not used let's remove it. if the code is needed, then let's write tests for it. The fact that it's the fundemental underpinnings of distributed search just makes it more important to have good tests, not just to know it's working correctly now, but to ensure we will be able to improve it later and know we arent' breaking anything. -Hoss
