influxdata / influxdata/influxdb

Separate tags from extra metadata

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Description

It would be great to have support for extra metadata which could be changed, but not part of the tags one can query over.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points and provides no acceptance criteria. Start by locating the existing tag and query model, then determine how mutable extra metadata could be separated from queryable tags; the work is done when that design and its expected behavior are clearly defined and tested.

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Assessment

Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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