Reconsider boolean max clause exception [LUCENE-2018]
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Now that we have smarter multi-term queries, I think its time to reconsider the boolean max clause setting. It made more sense before, because you could hit it more unaware when the multi-term queries got huge - now its more likely that if it happens its because a user built the boolean themselves. And no duh thousands more boolean clauses means slower perf and more resources needed. We don't throw an exception when you try to use a ton of resources in a thousand other ways.
The current setting also suffers from the static hell argument - especially when you consider something like Solr's multicore feature - you can have different settings for this in different cores, and the last one is going to win. Its ugly. Yes, that could be addressed better in Solr as well - but I still think it should be less ugly in Lucene as well.
I'd like to consider either doing away with it, or raising it by quite a bit at the least. Or an alternative better solution. Right now, it aint so great.
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Migrated from [LUCENE-2018](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-2018) by Mark Miller (@markrmiller), updated May 09 2016
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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points and presents several alternatives rather than a settled change. Start by locating the current boolean max-clause setting and its tests, then review the linked LUCENE-2018 discussion. Done requires an agreed behavior and corresponding implementation and regression coverage.
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Assessment
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- java
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- search
- Issue type
- Feature
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- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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- 20/100