Util (Lucene 10.5.1 core API)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.lucene.util.fst, class: Util

Package org.apache.lucene.util.fst

# Class Util

java.lang.Object
org.apache.lucene.util.fst.Util

public final class Util extends Object
Static helper methods.

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static class`
  `Util.FSTPath<T>`
  Represents a path in TopNSearcher.
  `static final record`
  `Util.Result<T>`
  Holds a single input (IntsRef) + output, returned by `shortestPaths()`.
  `static class`
  `Util.TopNSearcher<T>`
  Utility class to find top N shortest paths from start point(s).
  `static final class`
  `Util.TopResults<T>`
  Holds the results for a top N search using `Util.TopNSearcher`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static <T> T`
  `get(FST<T> fst, BytesRef input)`
  Looks up the output for this input, or null if the input is not accepted
  `static <T> T`
  `get(FST<T> fst, IntsRef input)`
  Looks up the output for this input, or null if the input is not accepted.
  `static <T> FST.Arc<T>`
  `readCeilArc(int label, FST<T> fst, FST.Arc<T> follow, FST.Arc<T> arc, FST.BytesReader in)`
  Reads the first arc greater or equal than the given label into the provided arc in place and returns it iff found, otherwise return `null`.
  `static <T> Util.TopResults<T>`
  `shortestPaths(FST<T> fst, FST.Arc<T> fromNode, T startOutput, Comparator<T> comparator, int topN, boolean allowEmptyString)`
  Starting from node, find the top N min cost completions to a final node.
  `static BytesRef`
  `toBytesRef(IntsRef input, BytesRefBuilder scratch)`
  Just converts IntsRef to BytesRef; you must ensure the int values fit into a byte.
  `static <T> void`
  `toDot(FST<T> fst, Writer out, boolean sameRank, boolean labelStates)`
  Dumps an `FST` to a GraphViz's `dot` language description for visualization.
  `static IntsRef`
  `toIntsRef(BytesRef input, IntsRefBuilder scratch)`
  Just takes unsigned byte values from the BytesRef and converts into an IntsRef.
  `static IntsRef`
  `toUTF16(CharSequence s, IntsRefBuilder scratch)`
  Just maps each UTF16 unit (char) to the ints in an IntsRef.
  `static IntsRef`
  `toUTF32(char[] s, int offset, int length, IntsRefBuilder scratch)`
  Decodes the Unicode codepoints from the provided char[] and places them in the provided scratch IntsRef, which must not be null, returning it.
  `static IntsRef`
  `toUTF32(CharSequence s, IntsRefBuilder scratch)`
  Decodes the Unicode codepoints from the provided CharSequence and places them in the provided scratch IntsRef, which must not be null, returning it.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Method Details

  - ### get

    public static <T> T get(FST<T> fst, IntsRef input) throws IOException
    Looks up the output for this input, or null if the input is not accepted.
    Throws:
      `IOException`

  - ### get

    public static <T> T get(FST<T> fst, BytesRef input) throws IOException
    Looks up the output for this input, or null if the input is not accepted
    Throws:
      `IOException`

  - ### shortestPaths

    public static <T> Util.TopResults<T> shortestPaths(FST<T> fst, FST.Arc<T> fromNode, T startOutput, Comparator<T> comparator, int topN, boolean allowEmptyString) throws IOException
    Starting from node, find the top N min cost completions to a final node.
    Throws:
      `IOException`

  - ### toDot

    public static <T> void toDot(FST<T> fst, Writer out, boolean sameRank, boolean labelStates) throws IOException
    Dumps an `FST` to a GraphViz's `dot` language description for visualization. Example of use:

         PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter("out.dot");
         Util.toDot(fst, pw, true, true);
         pw.close();

    and then, from command line:

         dot -Tpng -o out.png out.dot

    Note: larger FSTs (a few thousand nodes) won't even render, don't bother.

    Parameters:
      `sameRank` - If `true`, the resulting `dot` file will try to order states in layers of breadth-first traversal. This may mess up arcs, but makes the output FST's structure a bit clearer.
      `labelStates` - If `true` states will have labels equal to their offsets in their binary format. Expands the graph considerably.
    Throws:
      `IOException`
    See Also:
      - graphviz project

  - ### toUTF16

    public static IntsRef toUTF16(CharSequence s, IntsRefBuilder scratch)
    Just maps each UTF16 unit (char) to the ints in an IntsRef.

  - ### toUTF32

    public static IntsRef toUTF32(CharSequence s, IntsRefBuilder scratch)
    Decodes the Unicode codepoints from the provided CharSequence and places them in the provided scratch IntsRef, which must not be null, returning it.

  - ### toUTF32

    public static IntsRef toUTF32(char[] s, int offset, int length, IntsRefBuilder scratch)
    Decodes the Unicode codepoints from the provided char[] and places them in the provided scratch IntsRef, which must not be null, returning it.

  - ### toIntsRef

    public static IntsRef toIntsRef(BytesRef input, IntsRefBuilder scratch)
    Just takes unsigned byte values from the BytesRef and converts into an IntsRef.

  - ### toBytesRef

    public static BytesRef toBytesRef(IntsRef input, BytesRefBuilder scratch)
    Just converts IntsRef to BytesRef; you must ensure the int values fit into a byte.

  - ### readCeilArc

    public static <T> FST.Arc<T> readCeilArc(int label, FST<T> fst, FST.Arc<T> follow, FST.Arc<T> arc, FST.BytesReader in) throws IOException
    Reads the first arc greater or equal than the given label into the provided arc in place and returns it iff found, otherwise return `null`.
    Parameters:
      `label` - the label to ceil on
      `fst` - the fst to operate on
      `follow` - the arc to follow reading the label from
      `arc` - the arc to read into in place
      `in` - the fst's `FST.BytesReader`
    Throws:
      `IOException`