+1, it's past time that we get rid of those enforced types. On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 8:25 PM Ian Maxon <ima...@uci.edu> wrote:
> +1, This is really awesome. The change required is remarkably small. > > On Oct 22, 2024 at 21:51:12, Shahrzad Haji Amin Shirazi < > shahrzad.hajiaminshir...@email.ucr.edu> wrote: > > > Initiating the discussion thread to propose the creation of the > > Heterogeneous Index in AsterixDB. > > *Feature:* Heterogeneous Index > > > > *Details:*In the current version of AsterixDB, creating a > > > > secondary index on a field requires that the field's type > > > > be either defined within the data type or explicitly specified in > > > > the index DDL. We are planning to introduce the Heterogeneous > > > > Index in AsterixDB, which will allow you to create an index on a > > > > field without the need to define its type. This means the field’s > > > > type will no longer need to be specified in either the data type > > > > or the index creation DDL. > > > > > > *Changeset*: https://asterix-gerrit.ics.uci.edu/c/asterixdb/+/18522 > > > > *APE*: > > > > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ASTERIXDB/APE*10*3A*Heterogeneous*Indexes__;KyUrKw!!CzAuKJ42GuquVTTmVmPViYEvSg!K5o-GP2B5s_kN_KAqEoroySnvC0zLDE34kGijH2QxCL0v3qRWdX8HXv03MLGffbTbjc7MBl5tvW4P5SoI6d-r0iCIMgif90$ > > >
