fix for xapian > 1.2.15

Accessing the reader of a database always instantiates a new database to avoid IOError - DatabaseError

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-##1.3.5.4 (Nov 18th, 2014)
+##1.3.5.4 (Jan 13th, 2015)
 
 Fixes:
 
   - path to database fixed in railtie
+  - fix for xapian > 1.2.15
 
 ##1.3.5.3 (May 22th, 2014)
 

lib/xapian_db/database.rb

@@ -207,14 +207,10 @@ def initialize(options)
       @reader = Xapian::Database.new(@path)
     end
 
-    # Get the readable instance of the database. On each access this method reopens the readable database
-    # to make sure you get the latest changes to the index
+    # Get a readable instance of the database
     # @return [Xapian::Database] A readable xapian database (see http://xapian.org/docs/apidoc/html/classXapian_1_1Database.html)
     def reader
-      # Always reopen the readable database so we get live index data
-      # TODO: make this configurable
-      @reader.reopen
-      @reader
+      Xapian::Database.new(@path)
     end
 
     # The writer is instantiated layzily to avoid a permanent write lock on the database. Please note that

xapian_db.gemspec

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ $:.unshift lib unless $:.include?(lib)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name         = %q{xapian_db}
-  s.version      = "1.3.5.3"
+  s.version      = "1.3.5.4"
   s.authors      = ["Gernot Kogler"]
   s.license      = 'MIT'
   s.summary      = %q{Ruby library to use a Xapian db as a key/value store with high performance fulltext search}