/*
* Hibernate Search, full-text search for your domain model
*
* License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
* See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
*/
package org.hibernate.search.indexes.spi;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader;
/**
* Responsible for providing and managing the lifecycle of a read only reader.
* Note that the reader must be closed once opened using this same service.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Sanne Grinovero
*/
public interface ReaderProvider {
IndexReader openIndexReader();
void closeIndexReader(IndexReader reader);
}