[LUCENE-4412] Reconsider FunctionValues / ValueSource API

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: 6.0
• Component/s: modules/other
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Chris Male
• Created: 21/Sep/12 02:35
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 13:27

Description

When documenting a lot of these classes today I found myself confused and it isn't the first time with this API.

I think we need to step back and reassess what we want from this API, what use cases its designed to meet, and redesign it from the ground up.