MergeTrigger.java

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package org.apache.lucene.index;


/**
 * MergeTrigger is passed to
 * {@link org.apache.lucene.index.MergePolicy#findMerges(MergeTrigger, org.apache.lucene.index.SegmentInfos, IndexWriter)} to indicate the
 * event that triggered the merge.
 */
public enum MergeTrigger {
  /**
   * Merge was triggered by a segment flush.
   */
  SEGMENT_FLUSH,

  /**
   * Merge was triggered by a full flush. Full flushes
   * can be caused by a commit, NRT reader reopen or a close call on the index writer.
   */
  FULL_FLUSH,

  /**
   * Merge has been triggered explicitly by the user.
   */
  EXPLICIT,

  /**
   * Merge was triggered by a successfully finished merge.
   */
  MERGE_FINISHED,

  /**
   * Merge was triggered by a closing IndexWriter.
   */
  CLOSING
}