Index: clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/dex/Iterator.h
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--- clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/dex/Iterator.h
+++ clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/dex/Iterator.h
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@
   virtual llvm::raw_ostream &dump(llvm::raw_ostream &OS) const = 0;
 };
 
-/// Exhausts given iterator and returns all processed DocIDs. The result
-/// contains sorted DocumentIDs.
-std::vector<DocID> consume(Iterator &It);
+/// Advances the iterator until it is either exhausted or the number of
+/// requested items is reached. The result contains sorted DocumentIDs. Size of
+/// the returned vector is min(Limit, IteratorSize) where IteratorSize stands
+/// for the number of elements obtained before the iterator is exhausted.
+std::vector<DocID> consume(Iterator &It,
+                           size_t Limit = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max());
 
 /// Returns a document iterator over given PostingList.
 std::unique_ptr<Iterator> create(PostingListRef Documents);
Index: clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/dex/Iterator.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/dex/Iterator.cpp
+++ clang-tools-extra/clangd/index/dex/Iterator.cpp
@@ -218,9 +218,10 @@
 
 } // end namespace
 
-std::vector<DocID> consume(Iterator &It) {
+std::vector<DocID> consume(Iterator &It, size_t Limit) {
   std::vector<DocID> Result;
-  for (; !It.reachedEnd(); It.advance())
+  for (size_t Retreived = 0; !It.reachedEnd() && Retreived < Limit;
+       It.advance())
     Result.push_back(It.peek());
   return Result;
 }