[LUCENE-4285] Improve FST API usability for mere mortals

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: core/FSTs
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: David Smiley
• Created: 02/Aug/12 16:22
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 13:23

Description

FST technology is something that has brought amazing advances to Lucene, yet the API is hard to use for the vast majority of users like me. I know that performance of FSTs is really important, but surely a lot can be done without sacrificing that.

(comments will hold specific ideas and problems)