opensearch-project / opensearch-project/sql

[FEATURE] Enhance `dedup` PPL command with `keepevents` option

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Since Aug 18, 2025.

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Description

Add keepevents option to dedup PPL command.
If true, keep all events, but will remove the selected field values from events after the first event containing a particular combination of values.

Syntax:
dedup ...(other params) [keepevents=<bool>]

Example:
dedup user keepevents=true

Priority: Low (Expecting lower usage)

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