Put Indexes Operation



Ways to deploy indexes - short summary

Static index:

There are a few ways to deploy a static-index from the Client API:

  • Call Execute() on a specific index instance
  • Call IndexCreation.CreateIndexes() to deploy multiple indexes
  • Execute PutIndexesOperation maintenance operation on the Document Store - see below
  • Learn more in static indexes

Auto index:

  • An auto-index is created by the server when making a filtering query that doesn't specify which index to use
  • Learn more in auto indexes

Put indexes operation with IndexDefinition

Using PutIndexesOperation with IndexDefinition allows the following:

  • Choosing any name for the index.
  • Setting low-level properties available in IndexDefinition.

// Create an index definition
var indexDefinition = new IndexDefinition 
{
    // Name is mandatory, can use any string
    Name = "OrdersByTotal",

    // Define the index Map functions, string format
    // A single string for a map-index, multiple strings for a multi-map-index
    Maps = new HashSet<string>
    {
        @"
          // Define the collection that will be indexed:
          from order in docs.Orders

            // Define the index-entry:
            select new 
            {
                // Define the index-fields within each index-entry:
                Employee = order.Employee,
                Company = order.Company,
                Total = order.Lines.Sum(l => (l.Quantity * l.PricePerUnit) * (1 - l.Discount))
            }"
    },
    
    // Reduce = ...,
    
    // Can provide other index definitions available on the IndexDefinition class
    // Override the default values, e.g.:
    DeploymentMode = IndexDeploymentMode.Rolling,
    Priority = IndexPriority.High,
    Configuration = new IndexConfiguration
    {
        { "Indexing.IndexMissingFieldsAsNull", "true" }
    }
    // See all available properties in syntax below
};

// Define the put indexes operation, pass the index definition
// Note: multiple index definitions can be passed, see syntax below
IMaintenanceOperation<PutIndexResult[]> putIndexesOp = new PutIndexesOperation(indexDefinition);

// Execute the operation by passing it to Maintenance.Send
store.Maintenance.Send(putIndexesOp);
// Create an index definition
var indexDefinition = new IndexDefinition
{
    // Name is mandatory, can use any string
    Name = "OrdersByTotal",
    
    // Define the index Map functions, string format
    // A single string for a map-index, multiple strings for a multi-map-index
    Maps = new HashSet<string>
    {
        @"
          // Define the collection that will be indexed:
          from order in docs.Orders

            // Define the index-entry:
            select new 
            {
                // Define the index-fields within each index-entry:
                Employee = order.Employee,
                Company = order.Company,
                Total = order.Lines.Sum(l => (l.Quantity * l.PricePerUnit) * (1 - l.Discount))
            }"
    },

    // Reduce = ...,
   
    // Can provide other index definitions available on the IndexDefinition class
    // Override the default values, e.g.:
    DeploymentMode = IndexDeploymentMode.Rolling,
    Priority = IndexPriority.High,
    Configuration = new IndexConfiguration
    {
        { "Indexing.IndexMissingFieldsAsNull", "true" }
    }
    // See all available properties in syntax below
};

// Define the put indexes operation, pass the index definition
// Note: multiple index definitions can be passed, see syntax below
IMaintenanceOperation<PutIndexResult[]> putIndexesOp = new PutIndexesOperation(indexDefinition);

// Execute the operation by passing it to Maintenance.SendAsync
await store.Maintenance.SendAsync(putIndexesOp);
// Create an index definition
var indexDefinition = new IndexDefinition
{
    // Name is mandatory, can use any string
    Name = "OrdersByTotal",
    
    // Define the index Map functions, string format
    // A single string for a map-index, multiple strings for a multi-map-index
    Maps = new HashSet<string>
    {
        @"map('Orders', function(order) {
              return {
                  Employee: order.Employee,
                  Company: order.Company,
                  Total: order.Lines.reduce(function(sum, l) {
                      return sum + (l.Quantity * l.PricePerUnit) * (1 - l.Discount);
                  }, 0)
              };
        });"
    },
    
    // Reduce = ...,
   
    // Can provide other index definitions available on the IndexDefinition class
    // Override the default values, e.g.:
    DeploymentMode = IndexDeploymentMode.Rolling,
    Priority = IndexPriority.High,
    Configuration = new IndexConfiguration
    {
        { "Indexing.IndexMissingFieldsAsNull", "true" }
    }
    // See all available properties in syntax below
};

// Define the put indexes operation, pass the index definition
// Note: multiple index definitions can be passed, see syntax below
IMaintenanceOperation<PutIndexResult[]> putIndexesOp = new PutIndexesOperation(indexDefinition);

// Execute the operation by passing it to Maintenance.Send
store.Maintenance.Send(putIndexesOp);

Put indexes operation with IndexDefinitionBuilder

Using PutIndexesOperation with an IndexDefinition created from an IndexDefinitionBuilder allows:

  • Creating an index definition using a strongly typed LINQ syntax.
  • Setting low-level properties available in IndexDefinitionBuilder.
  • Note:
    Only map or map-reduce indexes can be generated by the IndexDefinitionBuilder.
    To generate multi-map indexes use the above IndexDefinition option.

// Create an index definition builder
var builder = new IndexDefinitionBuilder<Order>
{
    // Define the map function, strongly typed LINQ format
    Map =
        // Define the collection that will be indexed:
        orders => from order in orders
            // Define the index-entry:
            select new
            {
                // Define the index-fields within each index-entry:
                Employee = order.Employee,
                Company = order.Company,
                Total = order.Lines.Sum(l => (l.Quantity * l.PricePerUnit) * (1 - l.Discount))
            },
    
    // Can provide other properties available on the IndexDefinitionBuilder class, e.g.:
    DeploymentMode = IndexDeploymentMode.Rolling,
    Priority = IndexPriority.High,
    // Reduce = ..., etc.
};

// Generate index definition from builder
// Pass the conventions, needed for building the Maps property
var indexDefinition = builder.ToIndexDefinition(store.Conventions);

// Optionally, set the index name, can use any string
// If not provided then default name from builder is used, e.g.: "IndexDefinitionBuildersOfOrders"
indexDefinition.Name = "OrdersByTotal";

// Define the put indexes operation, pass the index definition
// Note: multiple index definitions can be passed, see syntax below
IMaintenanceOperation<PutIndexResult[]> putIndexesOp = new PutIndexesOperation(indexDefinition);

// Execute the operation by passing it to Maintenance.Send
store.Maintenance.Send(putIndexesOp);
// Create an index definition builder
var builder = new IndexDefinitionBuilder<Order>
{
    // Define the map function, strongly typed LINQ format
    Map = 
        // Define the collection that will be indexed:
        orders => from order in orders
            // Define the index-entry:
            select new
            {
                // Define the index-fields within each index-entry:
                Employee = order.Employee,
                Company = order.Company,
                Total = order.Lines.Sum(l => (l.Quantity * l.PricePerUnit) * (1 - l.Discount))
            },
    
    // Can provide other properties available on the IndexDefinitionBuilder class, e.g.:
    DeploymentMode = IndexDeploymentMode.Rolling,
    Priority = IndexPriority.High,
    // Reduce = ..., etc.
};

// Generate index definition from builder
// Pass the conventions, needed for building the Maps property
var indexDefinition = builder.ToIndexDefinition(store.Conventions);

// Optionally, set the index name, can use any string
// If not provided then default name from builder is used, e.g.: "IndexDefinitionBuildersOfOrders"
indexDefinition.Name = "OrdersByTotal";

// Define the put indexes operation, pass the index definition
// Note: multiple index definitions can be passed, see syntax below
IMaintenanceOperation<PutIndexResult[]> putIndexesOp = new PutIndexesOperation(indexDefinition);

// Execute the operation by passing it to Maintenance.SendAsync
await store.Maintenance.SendAsync(putIndexesOp);

Syntax

public PutIndexesOperation(params IndexDefinition[] indexesToAdd)
Parameters Type Description
indexesToAdd params IndexDefinition[] Definitions of indexes to deploy

IndexDefinition parameter Type Description
Name string Name of the index, a unique identifier
Maps HashSet<string> All the map functions for the index
Reduce string The index reduce function
DeploymentMode IndexDeploymentMode? Deployment mode
(Parallel, Rolling)
State IndexState? State of index
(Normal, Disabled, Idle, Error)
Priority IndexPriority? Priority of index
(Low, Normal, High)
LockMode IndexLockMode? Lock mode of index
(Unlock, LockedIgnore, LockedError)
Fields Dictionary<string, IndexFieldOptions> IndexFieldOptions per index field
AdditionalSources Dictionary<string, string> Additional code files to be compiled with this index
AdditionalAssemblies HashSet<AdditionalAssembly> Additional assemblies that are referenced
Configuration IndexConfiguration Can override indexing configuration by setting this dictionary
OutputReduceToCollection string A collection name for saving the reduce results as documents
ReduceOutputIndex long? This number will be part of the reduce results documents IDs
PatternForOutputReduceToCollectionReferences string Pattern for documents IDs which reference IDs of reduce results documents
PatternReferencesCollectionName string A collection name for the reference documents created based on provided pattern
store.Maintenance.Send(putIndexesOp) return value Description
PutIndexResult[] List of PutIndexResult per index
PutIndexResult parameter Type Description
Index string Name of the index that was added
RaftCommandIndex long Index of raft command that was executed