On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Aseem Kishore <aseem.kish...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, we look forward to the multiple auto-indexes feature then!
>
>> There will still be one auto index for
>> each primitive category.
>
> Can you explain what a "primitive category" is then

I apologize for the confusion. Primitives (or primitive categories) in
Neo4j are Nodes and Relationships.
Named so because their in-kernel classes, NodeImpl and
RelationshipImpl extend org.neo4j.kernel.impl.core.Primitive

> Aseem
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Chris Gioran <
> chris.gio...@neotechnology.com> wrote:
>
>> No, that is not what i meant. The main idea is to provide the means to
>> configure at least some aspects of the auto index instead of relying
>> on the default settings only. There will still be one auto index for
>> each primitive category.
>> However, one feature under consideration is to actually allow an
>> arbitrary number of auto indexes, each of which will allow for
>> individual configuration. So, when that comes along you will have what
>> you described (and more, actually).
>>
>> thanks,
>> CG
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Aseem Kishore <aseem.kish...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Awesome to hear, Chris, thanks. Just to clarify/confirm then: in the
>> future,
>> > we will be able to have *both* an exact auto-index and a fulltext
>> auto-index
>> > side-by-side?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Aseem
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:18 AM, Chris Gioran <
>> > chris.gio...@neotechnology.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Aseem,
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Aseem Kishore <aseem.kish...@gmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Is the 1.4 auto-index only "exact"? Or can it be configured to be a
>> >> > "fulltext" index?
>> >>
>> >> Yes, currently the auto-indexes are only exact, there is no
>> >> straightforward way to configure them explicitly. This is a known
>> >> shortcoming and will be remedied pretty soon.
>> >> Another addition that is coming, by the way, is the visibility of
>> >> changes of the auto index within the transaction, instead of waiting
>> >> for commit time as is now.
>> >>
>> >> > (Btw, it would be awesome if we could have two auto-indexes: one
>> exact,
>> >> one
>> >> > full-text. It would be great in general if all indexing could be auto.
>> >> Not
>> >> > sure when you would ever want/need manual indexing.)
>> >>
>> >> Well, a lot of use cases call for manual indexing, when for example it
>> >> is conditional or the use of multiple indexes is required. If,
>> >> however, auto indexing covers all your needs then by all means, do
>> >> just that.
>> >>
>> >> cheers,
>> >> CG
>> >>
>> >> > Aseem
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