IndexReader.lastModified returns lastModified of the latest segments_N file. Also, IndexCommit exposes a lastModified which is the lastModified of the segments_N file for that commit point.
Otherwise I don't think Lucene uses it elsewhere. Mike On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:19 PM, cemerick<cemer...@snowtide.com> wrote: > > I just thought I'd ping the list once more on this question. Any thoughts? > If not, I'll leave well enough alone until something breaks... :-) > > Thanks much, > > - Chas > > > cemerick wrote: >> >> I've built a Lucene Directory implementation for jdbm, an embedded Java >> database. Part of the Directory API are two methods related to "file" >> modification dates: touchFile and fileModified. My question is, what is >> the purpose of these methods? I've searched the Lucene core source tree, >> and found no usage of these methods at all. >> >> FWIW, my interest is the fact that I'd like to not bother tracking mod >> dates, given that I'm using an embedded datastore, and such metadata isn't >> "free" as it is in a regular filesystem. My jdbm Directory impl seems to >> be working just fine (with touchFile a no-op and fileModified always >> returning 0). >> >> Thanks, >> >> - Chas >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Purpose-of-the-file-modification-date-methods-in-Directory--tp25136045p25192797.html > Sent from the Lucene - Java Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org
