lance-format / lance-format/lance

Fully implement FTS alias or fully remove it

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Description

An alias was added a while back that aliased FTS to INVERTED. However, it never worked and we ended up reverting it. However, it seems there are still references to it in documentation and lance-ray (https://github.com/lance-format/lance-ray/blob/main/lance_ray/index.py). We should either correctly implement the alias or fully remove all references.

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Research direction

Review the documentation reference in issue #5314 and lance_ray/index.py, then locate the current FTS/INVERTED references in the repository. Decide whether the project should support the alias or remove it everywhere, and verify that the documentation and Python integration consistently reflect the chosen behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, rust
Domain
search
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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