typesense / typesense/typesense

Add support for negate prefix filtering

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Description

For example excluding field prefixed with TEST-

"filter_by": "field:! TEST-"

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Research direction

Start by locating the handling for the filter_by expression and existing prefix filtering behavior. Compare the requested field:! TEST- syntax with current filtering rules, then verify that matching TEST--prefixed values are excluded while other values remain included.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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