[SOLR-3173] Database semantics - insert and update

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.5
• Fix Version/s: 4.9, 6.0
• Component/s: update
• Labels: RDBMS insert nosql uniqueKey update

Environment

All

• Assignee: Per Steffensen
• Reporter: Per Steffensen
• Created: 28/Feb/12 14:39
• Updated: 09/Aug/18 01:01

Description

In order increase the ability of Solr to be used as a NoSql database (lots of concurrent inserts, updates, deletes and queries in the entire lifetime of the index) instead of just a search index (first: everything indexed (in one thread), after: only queries), I would like Solr to support the following features inspired by RDBMSs and other NoSql databases.

• Given a solr-core with a schema containing a uniqueKey-field "uniqueField" and a document Dold, when trying to INSERT a new document Dnew where Dold.uniqueField is equal to Dnew.uniqueField, then I want a DocumentAlredyExists error. If no such document Dold exists I want Dnew indexed into the solr-core.
• Given a solr-core with a schema containing a uniqueKey-field "uniqueField" and a document Dold, when trying to UPDATE a document Dnew where Dold.uniqueField is equal to Dnew.uniqueField I want Dold deleted from and Dnew added to the index (just as it is today).If no such document Dold exists I want nothing to happen (Dnew is not added to the index)

The essence of this issue is to be able to state your intent (insert or update) and have slightly different semantics (from each other and the existing update) depending on you intent.

The functionality provided by this issue is only really meaningfull when you run with "updateLog" activated.

This issue might be solved more or less at the same time as SOLR-3178, and only one single SVN patch might be given to cover both issues.