I haven't followed this whole thread... but I wanted to point out that it probably intersects with the review of grant's latest patch that I did here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1131
I did want to cut'n'paste something from that post: : I do want to separate these two issues though: : 1) field lookup mechanism (currently just exact name in schema followed by a dynamic field check) : 2) if and when fields or field types should be explicitly defined in the schema vs being created by the polyField My current thought on #1 is that we probably don't want to change the internal lookup mechanism used by IndexSchema unless we gain significant power by doing so. I'm not sure I currently see it. My thoughts on #2 is more on a case-by-case basis. For the simple case of a point class with two fields indexed separately, referencing a suffix that should be defined as a dynamic field vs referencing a type seem pretty close. The latter, while perhaps slightly simpler for the user, seem to introduce a lot of hidden complexities. I'm less concerned than Hoss is about name clashes, but much more concerned about those complexities. -Yonik http://www.lucidimagination.com
