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package org.apache.lucene.codecs.bloom;
import org.apache.lucene.index.FieldInfo;
import org.apache.lucene.index.SegmentWriteState;



Class used to create index-time FuzzySet appropriately configured for each field. Also called to right-size bitsets for serialization. 
@lucene.experimental
/**
 * Class used to create index-time {@link FuzzySet} appropriately configured for
 * each field. Also called to right-size bitsets for serialization.
 * @lucene.experimental
 */
public abstract class BloomFilterFactory {
  
  
Params:
  • state –  The content to be indexed
  • info – 
         the field requiring a BloomFilter
Returns:An appropriately sized set or null if no BloomFiltering required
/**
   * 
   * @param state  The content to be indexed
   * @param info
   *          the field requiring a BloomFilter
   * @return An appropriately sized set or null if no BloomFiltering required
   */
  public abstract FuzzySet getSetForField(SegmentWriteState state, FieldInfo info);
  
  
Called when downsizing bitsets for serialization

Params:
  • fieldInfo – 
         The field with sparse set bits
  • initialSet – 
         The bits accumulated
Returns:null or a hopefully more densely packed, smaller bitset
/**
   * Called when downsizing bitsets for serialization
   * 
   * @param fieldInfo
   *          The field with sparse set bits
   * @param initialSet
   *          The bits accumulated
   * @return null or a hopefully more densely packed, smaller bitset
   */
  public FuzzySet downsize(FieldInfo fieldInfo, FuzzySet initialSet) {
    // Aim for a bitset size that would have 10% of bits set (so 90% of searches
    // would fail-fast)
    float targetMaxSaturation = 0.1f;
    return initialSet.downsize(targetMaxSaturation);
  }

  
Used to determine if the given filter has reached saturation and should be retired i.e. not saved any more

Params:
  • bloomFilter – The bloomFilter being tested
  • fieldInfo – The field with which this filter is associated
Returns:true if the set has reached saturation and should be retired
/**
   * Used to determine if the given filter has reached saturation and should be retired i.e. not saved any more
   * @param bloomFilter The bloomFilter being tested
   * @param fieldInfo The field with which this filter is associated
   * @return true if the set has reached saturation and should be retired
   */
  public abstract boolean isSaturated(FuzzySet bloomFilter, FieldInfo fieldInfo);
  
}