https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4774
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Jack Krupansky <j...@basetechnology.com>wrote: > Sure, but they are completely different conceptual models of faceting - > Solr is dynamic, based on the actual data for the hierarchy, while Lucene > is static, based on a predefined taxonomy that must be meticulously created > before any data is added. > > Solr answers the question: what structure does your data have, while > Lucene answers the question how does your data fit into a predefined > structure. Both are valid and valuable questions, but they are still rather > distinct. > > Yes, Solr should provide support for static facet taxonomies, but what > exactly that would look like... has not even been proposed yet, yet alone > as simple as "facet.lucene=true". > > OTOH, maybe most of the work may be simply to add "taxonomy management" to > Solr (as a passthrough to the Lucene features), and then maybe a lot of the > existing Solr facet parameters simply need parallel Lucene-oriented > implementations. > > But, the other half of Solr facets is how filter queries are used for > selecting facets. That's all done at the application level, so it can't be > "hidden" from the app so easily. Maybe a new Solr facet filter API can be > developed that can then in turn have Solr facet vs. Lucene facet > implementations. Or, maybe a new dynamic facet Lucene API could be added as > well, so that Solr facets in fact become a passthrough as well. > > Still, it would be good to support Lucene facets in Solr. Maybe that could > be one of the key turning points for what defines Lucene/Solr 5.0. > > Is there a Jira for this? I don't recall one. > > -- Jack Krupansky > > -----Original Message----- From: William Bell > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:01 AM > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Lucene native facets > > > Since facets are now included in Lucene, why don't we add a pass through > from Solr? The current facet code can live on but we could create new param > like facet.lucene=true? > > Seems like a great enhancement ! > > > -- > Bill Bell > billnb...@gmail.com > cell 720-256-8076 > -- Bill Bell billnb...@gmail.com cell 720-256-8076
