Further investigations lead to :
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-9176
On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Alessandro Benedetti <
abenede...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> It has been a while I was thinking about this and yesterday I took a look
> into the code :
>
> I was wondering if the termEnum approach is still a valid alternative to
> docValues when we have low cardinality fields.
>
> The reason I am asking this is because yesterday I run into this piece of
> code :
>
> org/apache/solr/request/SimpleFacets.java:448
>
> if (method == FacetMethod.ENUM && sf.hasDocValues()) {
> // only fc can handle docvalues types
> method = FacetMethod.FC;
> }
>
> So it seems that , if you enable the docValues in the schema, we are
> always going to use them even if the method select is term enum.
>
> So does it mean, in case we have enough disk space, that it is always
> suggested to use docValues now ?
>
> Of course I know that would be great to move as soon as possible to the
> new json facet API approach.
>
> P.S. still verifying the famous legacy facet degradation on latest Solr
> compared to old Solr4.
>
> Cheers
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>
> Benedetti Alessandro
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>
> "Tyger, tyger burning bright
> In the forests of the night,
> What immortal hand or eye
> Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
>
> William Blake - Songs of Experience -1794 England
>
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Benedetti Alessandro
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"Tyger, tyger burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
William Blake - Songs of Experience -1794 England
