lance-format / lance-format/lance

Substring queries

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Rust
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Description

Inverted indices should be able to speedup filters like:

contains(my_str_col, 'dogs')

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by tracing the existing inverted-index implementation and filter handling, then determine how substring matching for contains(my_str_col, 'dogs') should be supported; done means such filters can be accelerated by an inverted index.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
databases, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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