[jira] [Commented] (LUCENE-7966) build mr-jar and use some java 9 methods if available

["Adrien Grand (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Adrien Grand commented on LUCENE-7966:
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+1!

> build mr-jar and use some java 9 methods if available
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LUCENE-7966
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-7966
>             Project: Lucene - Core
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: core/other, general/build
>            Reporter: Robert Muir
>            Assignee: Uwe Schindler
>            Priority: Major
>              Labels: Java9
>         Attachments: LUCENE-7966.patch, LUCENE-7966.patch, LUCENE-7966.patch, LUCENE-7966.patch, LUCENE-7966.patch
>
>
> See background: http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/238
> It would be nice to use some of the newer array methods and range checking methods in java 9 for example, without waiting for lucene 10 or something. If we build an MR-jar, we can start migrating our code to use java 9 methods right now, it will use optimized methods from java 9 when thats available, otherwise fall back to java 8 code.  
> This patch adds:
> {code}
> Objects.checkIndex(int,int)
> Objects.checkFromToIndex(int,int,int)
> Objects.checkFromIndexSize(int,int,int)
> Arrays.mismatch(byte[],int,int,byte[],int,int)
> Arrays.compareUnsigned(byte[],int,int,byte[],int,int)
> Arrays.equal(byte[],int,int,byte[],int,int)
> // did not add char/int/long/short/etc but of course its possible if needed
> {code}
> It sets these up in {{org.apache.lucene.future}} as 1-1 mappings to java methods. This way, we can simply directly replace call sites with java 9 methods when java 9 is a minimum. Simple 1-1 mappings mean also that we only have to worry about testing that our java 8 fallback methods work.
> I found that many of the current byte array methods today are willy-nilly and very lenient for example, passing invalid offsets at times and relying on compare methods not throwing exceptions, etc. I fixed all the instances in core/codecs but have not looked at the problems with AnalyzingSuggester. Also SimpleText still uses a silly method in ArrayUtil in similar crazy way, have not removed that one yet.



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