## org.apache.lucene.store
Class Directory

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.store.Directory

Direct Known Subclasses:
  DbDirectory, FSDirectory, JEDirectory, RAMDirectory

    public abstract class Directory

extends Object

A Directory is a flat list of files. Files may be written once, when they are created. Once a file is created it may only be opened for read, or deleted. Random access is permitted both when reading and writing.

Java's i/o APIs not used directly, but rather all i/o is through this API. This permits things such as:

- implementation of RAM-based indices;
- implementation indices stored in a database, via JDBC;
- implementation of an index as a single file;

Directory locking is implemented by an instance of `LockFactory`, and can be changed for each Directory instance using `setLockFactory(org.apache.lucene.store.LockFactory)`.

Author:
  Doug Cutting

Field Summary
`protected LockFactory` `lockFactory` Holds the LockFactory instance (implements locking for this Directory instance).

Constructor Summary
`Directory()`

Method Summary
`void` `clearLock(String name)` Attempt to clear (forcefully unlock and remove) the specified lock.
`abstract void` `close()` Closes the store.
`static void` `copy(Directory src, Directory dest, boolean closeDirSrc)` Copy contents of a directory src to a directory dest.
`abstract IndexOutput` `createOutput(String name)` Creates a new, empty file in the directory with the given name.
`abstract void` `deleteFile(String name)` Removes an existing file in the directory.
`abstract boolean` `fileExists(String name)` Returns true iff a file with the given name exists.
`abstract long` `fileLength(String name)` Returns the length of a file in the directory.
`abstract long` `fileModified(String name)` Returns the time the named file was last modified.
`LockFactory` `getLockFactory()` Get the LockFactory that this Directory instance is using for its locking implementation.
`String` `getLockID()` Return a string identifier that uniquely differentiates this Directory instance from other Directory instances.
`abstract String[]` `list()` Returns an array of strings, one for each file in the directory.
`Lock` `makeLock(String name)` Construct a `Lock`.
`abstract IndexInput` `openInput(String name)` Returns a stream reading an existing file.
`IndexInput` `openInput(String name, int bufferSize)` Returns a stream reading an existing file, with the specified read buffer size.
`abstract void` `renameFile(String from, String to)` Deprecated.
`void` `setLockFactory(LockFactory lockFactory)` Set the LockFactory that this Directory instance should use for its locking implementation.
`abstract void` `touchFile(String name)` Set the modified time of an existing file to now.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### lockFactory

    protected LockFactory lockFactory

  Holds the LockFactory instance (implements locking for this Directory instance).

Constructor Detail

### Directory

    public Directory()

Method Detail

### list

    public abstract String[] list()
                           throws IOException

  Returns an array of strings, one for each file in the directory. This method may return null (for example for `FSDirectory` if the underlying directory doesn't exist in the filesystem or there are permissions problems).

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### fileExists

    public abstract boolean fileExists(String name)
                                throws IOException

  Returns true iff a file with the given name exists.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### fileModified

    public abstract long fileModified(String name)
                               throws IOException

  Returns the time the named file was last modified.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### touchFile

    public abstract void touchFile(String name)
                            throws IOException

  Set the modified time of an existing file to now.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### deleteFile

    public abstract void deleteFile(String name)
                             throws IOException

  Removes an existing file in the directory.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### renameFile

    public abstract void renameFile(String from,
                                    String to)
                             throws IOException

  Deprecated.

  Renames an existing file in the directory. If a file already exists with the new name, then it is replaced. This replacement is not guaranteed to be atomic.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### fileLength

    public abstract long fileLength(String name)
                             throws IOException

  Returns the length of a file in the directory.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### createOutput

    public abstract IndexOutput createOutput(String name)
                                      throws IOException

  Creates a new, empty file in the directory with the given name. Returns a stream writing this file.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### openInput

    public abstract IndexInput openInput(String name)
                                  throws IOException

  Returns a stream reading an existing file.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### openInput

    public IndexInput openInput(String name,
                                int bufferSize)
                         throws IOException

  Returns a stream reading an existing file, with the specified read buffer size. The particular Directory implementation may ignore the buffer size. Currently the only Directory implementations that respect this parameter are `FSDirectory` and `CompoundFileReader`.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### makeLock

    public Lock makeLock(String name)

  Construct a `Lock`.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the lock file

### clearLock

    public void clearLock(String name)
                   throws IOException

  Attempt to clear (forcefully unlock and remove) the specified lock. Only call this at a time when you are certain this lock is no longer in use.

  Parameters:
    `name` - name of the lock to be cleared.
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### close

    public abstract void close()
                        throws IOException

  Closes the store.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### setLockFactory

    public void setLockFactory(LockFactory lockFactory)

  Set the LockFactory that this Directory instance should use for its locking implementation. Each * instance of LockFactory should only be used for one directory (ie, do not share a single instance across multiple Directories).

  Parameters:
    `lockFactory` - instance of `LockFactory`.

### getLockFactory

    public LockFactory getLockFactory()

  Get the LockFactory that this Directory instance is using for its locking implementation. Note that this may be null for Directory implementations that provide their own locking implementation.

### getLockID

    public String getLockID()

  Return a string identifier that uniquely differentiates this Directory instance from other Directory instances. This ID should be the same if two Directory instances (even in different JVMs and/or on different machines) are considered "the same index". This is how locking "scopes" to the right index.

### copy

    public static void copy(Directory src,
                            Directory dest,
                            boolean closeDirSrc)
                     throws IOException

  Copy contents of a directory src to a directory dest. If a file in src already exists in dest then the one in dest will be blindly overwritten.

  Parameters:
    `src` - source directory
    `dest` - destination directory
    `closeDirSrc` - if `true`, call `close()` method on source directory
  Throws:
    `IOException`

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