Method: XapianDb::Config#database

Defined in:
lib/xapian_db/config.rb

#database(path) ⇒ Object

Set the global database to use

Parameters:

  • path (String) —

    The path to the database. Either apply a file sytem path or :memory for an in memory database



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# File 'lib/xapian_db/config.rb', line 92

def database(path)

  # If the current database is a persistent database, we must release the
  # database and run the garbage collector to remove the write lock
  if @_database.is_a?(XapianDb::PersistentDatabase)
    @_database = nil
    GC.start
  end

  if path.to_sym == :memory
    @_database = XapianDb.create_db
  else
    begin
      @_database = XapianDb.open_db :path => path
    rescue IOError
      @_database = XapianDb.create_db :path => path
    end
  end
end