Package org.apache.lucene.index

# Interface QueryTimeout

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `QueryTimeoutImpl`

public interface QueryTimeout
Query timeout abstraction that controls whether a query should continue or be stopped. Can be set to the searcher through `IndexSearcher.setTimeout(QueryTimeout)`, in which case bulk scoring will be time-bound. Can also be used in combination with `ExitableDirectoryReader`.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`boolean`
`shouldExit()`
Called to determine whether to stop processing a query

## Method Details

### shouldExit

boolean shouldExit()
Called to determine whether to stop processing a query

Returns:
  true if the query should stop, false otherwise