MongoEngine / MongoEngine/mongoengine
multiple text fields (wildcard text) index using $** does not work
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- Python
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Description
mongodb supports creating a text index of all string fields using $**. mongoengine complains that there is no such field. please suport this feature.
https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/index-text/#create-text-index
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Research direction
Start with the MongoDB text-index documentation linked in the issue, then trace where MongoEngine validates indexed field names. Done means a text index using $** for all string fields is accepted instead of being rejected as an unknown field; add or update coverage for this case.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- mongodb, python
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100