quickwit-oss / quickwit-oss/quickwit

Reduce size of field caps gRPC messages

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Description

Quoting @PSeitz and @fulmicoton:

We should limit the number of fields returned, if the key is actually data e.g. {"<some_id>": true}, we probably should not return it. Ideally, we would detect which fields are relevant and which are not.

+1 on scoring the fields and returning a top K. The best signal would probably:

  • in schema or not
  • if we can grab that info, how many docs have the field or not
  • field name length
  • does the field name contain weird characters or not, etc?

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by locating the gRPC response construction and existing field-cap behavior, then determine how field relevance and a top-K limit should be defined. Done means the messages return only the intended relevant fields with a documented, testable selection rule.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
grpc, rust
Domain
api, backend
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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