[LUCENE-8070] GeoExactCircle should not create circles that they do not fit in spheroid

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.7, 7.2, 8.0
• Component/s: modules/spatial3d
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Karl Wright
• Reporter: Ignacio Vera
• Created: 30/Nov/17 17:28
• Updated: 22/Dec/17 08:32
• Resolved: 01/Dec/17 01:55

Description

Hi Karl Wright,

I have seen test fail when we try to create circles that the don' t fit in the planet. I think sectors of the circle start overlapping to each other and the shape becomes invalid. The shape should prevent that to happen.

I will attach a test and a proposed solution.