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Log Context
Log “Missing affix file for hunspell dictionary [%s]”classname is HunspellService.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
boolean ignoreCase = nodeSettings.getAsBoolean("ignore_case"; defaultIgnoreCase);
Path[] affixFiles = FileSystemUtils.files(dicDir; "*.aff");
if (affixFiles.length == 0) {
throw new ElasticsearchException(String.format(Locale.ROOT; "Missing affix file for hunspell dictionary [%s]"; locale));
}
if (affixFiles.length != 1) {
throw new ElasticsearchException(String.format(Locale.ROOT; "Too many affix files exist for hunspell dictionary [%s]"; locale));
}
InputStream affixStream = null;
