MongoEngine / MongoEngine/mongoengine

multiple text fields (wildcard text) index using $** does not work

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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.

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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

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