Description Mike Kucera 2008-08-29 11:23:21 EDT

CDT allows the user to choose several preferences for the indexer. These preferences are maintained by the class IndexerPreferences.

RDT is not passing these preferences to the remote indexer. There are several set() methods in the StandaloneIndexer class for setting up these options, but they are not being called.

I propose to fix this in a similar way to how remote scanner info works. Currently when the remote indexer is invoked it is sent a scanner info provider. The preferences object can also be sent over as well. 

I also propose that we introduce a parameter object for the subsystem methods that invoke the remote indexer (call it RemoteIndexerData or something). This parameter object will store the scanner info provider and the preferences in a single object that is passed as a single parameter. Otherwise we will end up with too many parameters to these methods. This will also make it very easy to pass additional data to the remote indexer in the future, because adding a field to the parameter object does not require that the signature of the subsystem method be changed.

Introduce Parameter Object:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=1MsETFPD3I0C&pg=PA295&lpg=PA8&dq=Martin+Fowler+refactoring&output=html&sig=ACfU3U1i3onoccylP-NJQKBIJRA88C5c5Q