DO NOT REPLY [Bug 36242] New: - Creating a new index vs. opening an existing one

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           Summary: Creating a new index vs. opening an existing one
           Product: Lucene
           Version: 1.4
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: Index
        AssignedTo: java-dev@lucene.apache.org
        ReportedBy: mikko@noromaa.fi


Currently I have to tell the IndexWriter constructor whether I want a new 
index created or not. The behaviour I'd like is to open an index if one 
exists, or create a new one if it doesn't exist.

Now I check for a 'segments' file in my code to make the choice:

boolean CreateNew=false;
	
// Create a new index ONLY if one doesn't exist already. Even then, we first 
try to open
// an existing index.
if (!(new java.io.File(IndexPath+"\\segments")).exists()) {
	CreateNew=true;
}
	
try {
	writer = new IndexWriter(IndexPath, new StandardAnalyzer(), false);
}
catch (IOException e) {
	if (CreateNew) {
		writer = new IndexWriter(IndexPath, new StandardAnalyzer(), 
true);
	}
	else {
		throw e;
	}
}


I believe this logic would make more sense inside Lucene.

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