Is it possible to only query index with specific fields when using <Index /> component?

[Sartonon]

I would like to use component to query suggestions index and only query one field (query field in suggestions index). I don't want to include all filters coming from other hooks in the tree.

You get the following error if you try to add range filter in the same tree: invalid numeric attribute(price), attribute not specified in numericAttributesForFiltering setting

Example: https://codesandbox.io/s/elastic-davinci-5kzfij?file=/src/App.js

[Haroenv]

For this to work you need to change your index settings (on the dashboard) to add price to attributesForFaceting or numericAttributesForFiltering, depending on what it's set to now you may need to remove filterOnly as well

[Haroenv]

That's indeed not easy to solve. There's a couple solutions possible:

• restructure indices to inherit parameters from root

This would be hard with your setup, as suggestions are within the layout

• remove the filter from indices that don't have those attributes

https://codesandbox.io/s/relaxed-david-ofo3hk?file=/src/App.js:214-645

const searchClient = algoliasearch(
  "latency",
  "6be0576ff61c053d5f9a3225e2a90f76"
);
const search = searchClient.search;
searchClient.search = (queries) => {
  return search(
    queries.map(({ indexName, params }) => {
      if (indexName === "autocomplete_demo_products_query_suggestions") {
        delete params.numericFilters;
        delete params.facetFilters;
      }

      return { indexName, params };
    })
  );
};

• implement parentIndexId

This is not something we have yet, but we thought of implementing a way to bypass the regular "inheriting" of search parameters by allowing parentIndexId={null} on indices, but it still has some question marks on how it should be implemented.

• add the facet to the index, even if it has no effect

This means however that as soon as you filter, there will be no results

[Sartonon]

• restructure indices to inherit parameters from root

This would be hard with your setup, as suggestions are within the layout

Not sure what you mean by this 🤔

• remove the filter from indices that don't have those attributes

https://codesandbox.io/s/relaxed-david-ofo3hk?file=/src/App.js:214-645

This could work for now. I'll try this approach for now :)

[Haroenv]

If you would have a layout like this

<InstantSearch>
  <Index suggestions>
  <Index hits>
</InstantSearch>

the filters wouldn't be inherited

[Sartonon]

Ok good to know!

[Sartonon]

• remove the filter from indices that don't have those attributes

https://codesandbox.io/s/relaxed-david-ofo3hk?file=/src/App.js:214-645

const searchClient = algoliasearch(
  "latency",
  "6be0576ff61c053d5f9a3225e2a90f76"
);
const search = searchClient.search;
searchClient.search = (queries) => {
  return search(
    queries.map(({ indexName, params }) => {
      if (indexName === "autocomplete_demo_products_query_suggestions") {
        delete params.numericFilters;
        delete params.facetFilters;
      }

      return { indexName, params };
    })
  );
};

This worked nicely for our project for now :)

[Sartonon]

That's indeed not easy to solve. There's a couple solutions possible:

• restructure indices to inherit parameters from root

This would be hard with your setup, as suggestions are within the layout

• remove the filter from indices that don't have those attributes

https://codesandbox.io/s/relaxed-david-ofo3hk?file=/src/App.js:214-645

const searchClient = algoliasearch(
  "latency",
  "6be0576ff61c053d5f9a3225e2a90f76"
);
const search = searchClient.search;
searchClient.search = (queries) => {
  return search(
    queries.map(({ indexName, params }) => {
      if (indexName === "autocomplete_demo_products_query_suggestions") {
        delete params.numericFilters;
        delete params.facetFilters;
      }

      return { indexName, params };
    })
  );
};

• implement parentIndexId

This is not something we have yet, but we thought of implementing a way to bypass the regular "inheriting" of search parameters by allowing parentIndexId={null} on indices, but it still has some question marks on how it should be implemented.

• add the facet to the index, even if it has no effect

This means however that as soon as you filter, there will be no results