[LUCENE-229] [PATCH] Binary stored fields

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: core/store

Environment

Operating System: All
Platform: All

• Bugzilla Id: 29370
• Assignee: Lucene Developers
• Reporter: Drew Farris (Inactive)
• Created: 03/Jun/04 23:47
• Updated: 02/Jun/11 22:04
• Resolved: 27/May/06 01:37

Description

Provides a binary Field type that can be used to store byte arrays in the Lucene
index. Can be used for a variety of applications from compressed text storage,
image storage or as a basis for implementing typed storage (e.g: Integers,
Floats, etc.)

Based on discussion from lucene-dev list started here:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lucene-dev&m=108455161204687&w=2

Directly based on design fleshed out here:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lucene-dev&m=108456898230542&w=2

Patch includes updated code and unit tests not included in the patch sent do the
lucene-dev list.