opensearch-project / opensearch-project/sql

[FEATURE] Add geo-spacial quering to sql

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enhancement SQL
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Java
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem?
I have 2 indexes, in 1 I have data that has polygons and the other index contains extra contextual data for each record. I need to be able to run a geo-spacial query (geo_shape) on the first index and join the results with the second index.

What solution would you like?
Add a geo_shape function to sql so that I can do the entire query in sql to take advantage of the ability to join across multiple indexes.

What alternatives have you considered?
And alternative I tried was to create a search-processor using a filter query. I had the processor do the geo-shape query and I tried to use a sql query to join that search pipeline result with the second index. I could not figure out (or there is no way) to invoke the search pipeline created by the processor in sql. If I could do this it would be an acceptable solution as well.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing SQL query support and the linked geo_shape and search-pipeline documentation. Compare current cross-index join capabilities with the requested geo-spatial query. Done means the requested geo_shape query and join work through SQL, or a supported search-pipeline path is documented.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, sql
Domain
databases
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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