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NAME

Lucy::Index::PostingListReader - Read postings data.

SYNOPSIS

my $posting_list_reader
= $seg_reader->obtain("Lucy::Index::PostingListReader");
my $posting_list = $posting_list_reader->posting_list(
field => 'title',
term => 'foo',
);

DESCRIPTION

PostingListReaders produce PostingList objects which convey document matching information.

ABSTRACT METHODS

posting_list

my $posting_list = $posting_list_reader->posting_list(
field => $field, # default: undef
term => $term, # default: undef
);

Returns a PostingList, or undef if either field is undef or field is not present in any documents.

  • field - A field name.

  • term - If supplied, the PostingList will be pre-located to this term using seek().

METHODS

aggregator

my $result = $posting_list_reader->aggregator(
readers => $readers, # required
offsets => $offsets, # required
);

Returns undef since PostingLists may only be iterated at the segment level.

INHERITANCE

Lucy::Index::PostingListReader isa Lucy::Index::DataReader isa Clownfish::Obj.