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  1. Solr
  2. SOLR-12535

Remove syntax for providing index boosts in Solr's JSON update syntax

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    • Status: Closed
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    • Resolution: Fixed
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      In Solr 7 we can't index boost as it's gone from Lucene. The JSON support for this syntax is still allowed but logs a warning and doesn't apply the boost (as it's not supported). I'm proposing we remove support for this altogether. This also means removing an little-known way to specify an "extended field value" that doesn't necessarily have a boost.
      With boost: Today logs a warning. Don't want this to work at all.

      [{'id':'1', 'val_s':{'value':'foo', 'boost':2.0}}]
      

      Without boost: Today works. Don't want this to work at all, as it complicates support for labelled child documents – SOLR-12362.

      [{'id':'1', 'val_s':{'value':'foo'}}]
      

      Internally this is parsed by
      org.apache.solr.handler.loader.JsonLoader.SingleThreadedJsonLoader#parseExtendedFieldValue
      I think we need make no reference to the notion of an "extended field value". Either we have a "partial update", or we have a "child document"; nothing else.

      https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/7_3/updating-parts-of-documents.html

      Note: partial updates look similar and have exactly one field-value using a limited set of verbs like "set":

      [{'id':'1', 'val_s':{'set':'foo'}}]
      

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        1. SOLR-12535.patch
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          David Smiley

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