IndexReaderFactory.java

package proj.zoie.api;
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader;

/**
 * This interface is IndexReader instances are to be managed.
 */
public interface IndexReaderFactory<R extends IndexReader> {
	
	/**
	 * Returns a list of index readers.
	 * @return List of IndexReader instances 
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	List<R> getIndexReaders() throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Gets the default analyzer used for indexing.
	 * @return Default analyzer
	 */
	Analyzer getAnalyzer();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the index readers.
	 * @param r Returns the list of index reader instances.
	 */
	void returnIndexReaders(List<R> r);
}