diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationTarget.java
index ee94655a..fc93feb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationTarget.java
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@
  */
 public interface AnnotationTarget {
 
+    public enum Kind {CLASS, FIELD, METHOD, METHOD_PARAMETER, TYPE}
+
+    Kind kind();
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationValue.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationValue.java
index 4cedb42a..237321dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationValue.java
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 public abstract class AnnotationValue {
     static final AnnotationValue[] EMPTY_VALUE_ARRAY = new AnnotationValue[0];
 
+    public enum Kind {BYTE, SHORT, INTEGER, CHARACTER, FLOAT, DOUBLE, LONG,
+                      BOOLEAN, CLASS, STRING, ENUM, ARRAY, NESTED, UNKNOWN}
+
     private final String name;
 
     AnnotationValue(String name) {
@@ -141,10 +144,16 @@ public final String name() {
      * Returns a detyped value that represents the underlying annotation value.
      * It is recommended that the type specific methods be used instead.
      *
-     * @return the underly value
+     * @return the underlying value
      */
     public abstract Object value();
 
+    public abstract Kind kind();
+
+    public Kind componentKind() {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an array");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Converts the underlying numerical type to an integer as if it was
      * casted in Java.
@@ -477,6 +486,11 @@ public String value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.STRING;
+        }
+
         public String toString() {
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
             if (super.name.length() > 0)
@@ -518,6 +532,11 @@ public Byte value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.BYTE;
+        }
+
         public int asInt() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -575,6 +594,11 @@ public Character value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.CHARACTER;
+        }
+
         public char asChar() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -612,6 +636,11 @@ public Double value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.DOUBLE;
+        }
+
         public int asInt() {
             return (int) value;
         }
@@ -672,6 +701,11 @@ public Float value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.FLOAT;
+        }
+
         public int asInt() {
             return (int) value;
         }
@@ -730,6 +764,11 @@ public Short value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.SHORT;
+        }
+
         public int asInt() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -788,6 +827,11 @@ public Integer value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.INTEGER;
+        }
+
         public int asInt() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -846,6 +890,11 @@ public Long value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.LONG;
+        }
+
         public int asInt() {
             return (int) value;
         }
@@ -904,6 +953,11 @@ public Boolean value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.BOOLEAN;
+        }
+
         public boolean asBoolean() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -924,6 +978,11 @@ public String value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.ENUM;
+        }
+
         public String asEnum() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -968,6 +1027,11 @@ public Type value() {
             return type;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.CLASS;
+        }
+
         public Type asClass() {
             return type;
         }
@@ -1006,6 +1070,11 @@ public AnnotationInstance value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.NESTED;
+        }
+
         public AnnotationInstance asNested() {
             return value;
         }
@@ -1044,6 +1113,16 @@ public AnnotationValue[] value() {
             return value;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return Kind.ARRAY;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Kind componentKind() {
+            return value.length > 0 ? value[0].kind() : Kind.UNKNOWN;
+        }
+
         AnnotationValue[] asArray() {
             return value;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassExtendsTypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassExtendsTypeTarget.java
index 1551c786..47d82292 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassExtendsTypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassExtendsTypeTarget.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ public ClassExtendsTypeTarget(AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget, Type target, int
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Kind kind() {
-        return Kind.CLASS_EXTENDS;
+    public final Usage usage() {
+        return Usage.CLASS_EXTENDS;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java
index 73829ff8..69d7af0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ public static ClassInfo create(DotName name, DotName superName, short flags, Dot
         return new ClassInfo(name, superClassType, flags, interfaceTypes, annotations, hasNoArgsConstructor);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final Kind kind() {
+        return Kind.CLASS;
+    }
+
     public String toString() {
         return name.toString();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyTypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyTypeTarget.java
index a6b8be66..885d2402 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyTypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyTypeTarget.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ public boolean isReceiver() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Kind kind() {
-        return Kind.EMPTY;
+    public final Usage usage() {
+        return Usage.EMPTY;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java
index 3c0bdae5..933a6aaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ public final Type type() {
         return internal.type();
     }
 
+    public final Kind kind() {
+        return Kind.FIELD;
+    }
+
     public List<AnnotationInstance> annotations() {
         return internal.annotations();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2.java
index fe8ad262..595a70ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2.java
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ private void writeAnnotationTarget(PackedDataOutputStream stream, AnnotationTarg
     }
 
     private void writeTypeTarget(PackedDataOutputStream stream, TypeTarget typeTarget) throws IOException {
-        switch (typeTarget.kind()) {
+        switch (typeTarget.usage()) {
             case EMPTY: {
                 writeTypeTargetFields(stream, EMPTY_TYPE_TAG, typeTarget);
                 stream.writeByte(typeTarget.asEmpty().isReceiver() ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2Old.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2Old.java
index 33aefc11..4693bf4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2Old.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexWriterV2Old.java
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ private void writeAnnotationTarget(PackedDataOutputStream stream, AnnotationTarg
     }
 
     private void writeTypeTarget(PackedDataOutputStream stream, TypeTarget typeTarget) throws IOException {
-        switch (typeTarget.kind()) {
+        switch (typeTarget.usage()) {
             case EMPTY: {
                 writeTypeTargetFields(stream, EMPTY_TYPE_TAG, typeTarget);
                 stream.writeByte(typeTarget.asEmpty().isReceiver() ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Indexer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Indexer.java
index 55c27d45..dabd4cf9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Indexer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Indexer.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -566,7 +565,7 @@ private void resolveTypeAnnotation(AnnotationTarget target, TypeAnnotationState
 
         TypeTarget typeTarget = typeAnnotationState.target;
 
-        if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND) {
+        if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND) {
             TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget bound = (TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget) typeTarget;
             Type[] types = copyTypeParameters(target);
             int index = bound.position();
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ private void resolveTypeAnnotation(AnnotationTarget target, TypeAnnotationState
             type = type.copyType(boundIndex, resolveTypePath(type.boundArray()[boundIndex], typeAnnotationState));
             types[index] = intern(type);
             setTypeParameters(target, intern(types));
-        } else if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.TYPE_PARAMETER) {
+        } else if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.TYPE_PARAMETER) {
             TypeParameterTypeTarget parameter = (TypeParameterTypeTarget) typeTarget;
             Type[] types = copyTypeParameters(target);
             int index = parameter.position();
@@ -592,7 +591,7 @@ private void resolveTypeAnnotation(AnnotationTarget target, TypeAnnotationState
 
             types[index] = resolveTypePath(types[index], typeAnnotationState);
             setTypeParameters(target, intern(types));
-        } else if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.CLASS_EXTENDS) {
+        } else if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.CLASS_EXTENDS) {
             ClassInfo clazz = (ClassInfo) target;
             ClassExtendsTypeTarget extendsTarget = (ClassExtendsTypeTarget) typeTarget;
             int index = extendsTarget.position();
@@ -603,7 +602,7 @@ private void resolveTypeAnnotation(AnnotationTarget target, TypeAnnotationState
                 types[index] = resolveTypePath(types[index], typeAnnotationState);
                 clazz.setInterfaceTypes(intern(types));
             }
-        } else if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.METHOD_PARAMETER) {
+        } else if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.METHOD_PARAMETER) {
             MethodInfo method = (MethodInfo) target;
             MethodParameterTypeTarget parameter = (MethodParameterTypeTarget) typeTarget;
             int index = parameter.position();
@@ -615,17 +614,17 @@ private void resolveTypeAnnotation(AnnotationTarget target, TypeAnnotationState
 
             types[index] = resolveTypePath(types[index], typeAnnotationState);
             method.setParameters(intern(types));
-        } else if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.EMPTY && target instanceof FieldInfo) {
+        } else if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.EMPTY && target instanceof FieldInfo) {
             FieldInfo field = (FieldInfo) target;
             field.setType(resolveTypePath(field.type(), typeAnnotationState));
-        } else if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.EMPTY && target instanceof MethodInfo) {
+        } else if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.EMPTY && target instanceof MethodInfo) {
             MethodInfo method = (MethodInfo) target;
             if (((EmptyTypeTarget) typeTarget).isReceiver()) {
                 method.setReceiverType(resolveTypePath(method.receiverType(), typeAnnotationState));
             } else {
                 method.setReturnType(resolveTypePath(method.returnType(), typeAnnotationState));
             }
-        } else if (typeTarget.kind() == TypeTarget.Kind.THROWS  && target instanceof MethodInfo) {
+        } else if (typeTarget.usage() == TypeTarget.Usage.THROWS  && target instanceof MethodInfo) {
             MethodInfo method = (MethodInfo) target;
             int position = ((ThrowsTypeTarget)typeTarget).position();
             Type[] exceptions = method.copyExceptions();
@@ -708,7 +707,7 @@ private void updateTypeTarget(AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget, TypeAnnotationSt
 
         TypeTarget target = typeAnnotationState.target;
         Type type;
-        switch (target.kind()) {
+        switch (target.usage()) {
             case EMPTY: {
                 if (enclosingTarget instanceof FieldInfo) {
                     type = ((FieldInfo)enclosingTarget).type();
@@ -744,7 +743,7 @@ private void updateTypeTarget(AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget, TypeAnnotationSt
                 break;
             }
             default:
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown type target: " + target.kind());
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown type target: " + target.usage());
         }
 
         type = searchTypePath(type, typeAnnotationState);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Main.java
index 775a9e0c..1fa79e90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Main.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ private void execute(String[] args) {
 
             long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
             index = getIndex(start);
-            //index.printAnnotations();
             outputFile = null;
             source = null;
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -160,9 +159,19 @@ private void scanFile(File source, Indexer indexer) throws FileNotFoundException
             System.err.println("ERROR: Could not index " + source.getName() + ": " + message);
             if (verbose)
                 e.printStackTrace(System.err);
+        } finally {
+            safeClose(input);
         }
+    }
 
-        return;
+    private void safeClose(FileInputStream input) {
+        if (input != null) {
+            try {
+                input.close();
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                // EAT
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private static void printUsage() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java
index 847c9d6f..96d9209a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public final class MethodInfo implements AnnotationTarget {
 
 
     MethodInfo() {
-        methodInternal = new MethodInternal();
     }
 
     MethodInfo(ClassInfo clazz, MethodInternal methodInternal) {
@@ -92,6 +91,10 @@ public final String name() {
         return methodInternal.name();
     }
 
+    public final Kind kind() {
+        return Kind.METHOD;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the class that declared this method
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java
index 2b030962..8724af73 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@ public final short position() {
     public String toString() {
         return method + " #" + parameter;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Kind kind() {
+        return Kind.METHOD_PARAMETER;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterTypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterTypeTarget.java
index c17eda7e..4079096f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterTypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterTypeTarget.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class MethodParameterTypeTarget extends PositionBasedTypeTarget {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Kind kind() {
-        return Kind.METHOD_PARAMETER;
+    public final Usage usage() {
+        return Usage.METHOD_PARAMETER;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ThrowsTypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ThrowsTypeTarget.java
index 8369ac52..be447113 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ThrowsTypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ThrowsTypeTarget.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ public class ThrowsTypeTarget extends PositionBasedTypeTarget {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Kind kind() {
-        return Kind.THROWS;
+    public Usage usage() {
+        return Usage.THROWS;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget.java
index eb87484c..68c67872 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ public final int boundPosition() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Kind kind() {
-        return Kind.TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND;
+    public final Usage usage() {
+        return Usage.TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterTypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterTypeTarget.java
index 20f0f986..34526504 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterTypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeParameterTypeTarget.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class TypeParameterTypeTarget extends PositionBasedTypeTarget {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Kind kind() {
-        return Kind.TYPE_PARAMETER;
+    public Usage usage() {
+        return Usage.TYPE_PARAMETER;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeTarget.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeTarget.java
index 05b20aa9..2ffbfcb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/TypeTarget.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package org.jboss.jandex;
 
-import java.util.Deque;
-
 /**
 * @author Jason T. Greene
 */
@@ -9,7 +7,7 @@ public abstract class TypeTarget implements AnnotationTarget {
     private final AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget;
     private Type target;
 
-    public enum Kind {EMPTY, CLASS_EXTENDS, METHOD_PARAMETER, TYPE_PARAMETER, TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND, THROWS}
+    public enum Usage {EMPTY, CLASS_EXTENDS, METHOD_PARAMETER, TYPE_PARAMETER, TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND, THROWS}
 
     TypeTarget(AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget, Type target) {
         this.enclosingTarget = enclosingTarget;
@@ -24,6 +22,11 @@ void setTarget(Type target) {
         this.target = target;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final Kind kind() {
+        return Kind.TYPE;
+    }
+
     public AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget() {
         return enclosingTarget;
     }
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ public Type target() {
         return target;
     }
 
-    public abstract Kind kind();
+    public abstract Usage usage();
 
     public EmptyTypeTarget asEmpty() {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an empty type target");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/AnnotationInstanceFilterTestCase.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/AnnotationInstanceFilterTestCase.java
index c41fcec8..efda8d0d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/AnnotationInstanceFilterTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/AnnotationInstanceFilterTestCase.java
@@ -43,8 +43,18 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class AnnotationInstanceFilterTestCase {
-    private static class Hit implements AnnotationTarget{}
-    private static class Miss implements AnnotationTarget{}
+    private static class Hit implements AnnotationTarget{
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+    private static class Miss implements AnnotationTarget{
+        @Override
+        public Kind kind() {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testFilter() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/BasicTestCase.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/BasicTestCase.java
index d449b19a..bae46d2c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/BasicTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/BasicTestCase.java
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class BasicTestCase {
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    public @interface FieldAnnotation {
+
+    }
+
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
     public @interface TestAnnotation {
         String name();
@@ -84,6 +89,9 @@ public class DummyClass implements Serializable {
         void doSomething(int x, long y, Long foo){}
         void doSomething(int x, long y){}
 
+        @FieldAnnotation
+        private int x;
+
         @MethodAnnotation1
         @MethodAnnotation2
         @MethodAnnotation4
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ public void testWriteRead() throws IOException {
 
         index = new IndexReader(new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray())).read();
 
-        verifyDummy(index, false);
+        verifyDummy(index, true);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/LoadTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/LoadTest.java
index 3192a184..f0343013 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/LoadTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/LoadTest.java
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
  * @author Jason T. Greene
  */
 public class LoadTest {
+
+    public void main(String[] blah) {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/TypeAnnotationTestCase.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/TypeAnnotationTestCase.java
index e71ef6e9..055c0ebd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/TypeAnnotationTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/jandex/test/TypeAnnotationTestCase.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.Serializable;
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@ public void testIndexer() throws IOException {
 
         Index index = indexer.complete();
 
+        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("/tmp/blahblahblah");
+        IndexWriter writer = new IndexWriter(out);
+        writer.write(index);
+        out.close();
+
+        IndexReader reader = new IndexReader(new FileInputStream("/tmp/blahblahblah"));
+        index = reader.read();
+
         for (FieldInfo field : index.getClassByName(DotName.createSimple("org.wildfly.security.TExample")).fields()) {
             System.out.println(field.type());
         }