Search API allows contrib modules to define additional types which backends can optionally support. Those always need to specify a fallback type, such that backends which do not support that type can still index the field, albeit probably in a less than ideal fashion.

The database backend doesn’t properly check for a fallback type in several situations, instead just reporting an “unknown field type”.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install some module with a new Search API field type.
  2. On an index that uses a server with a database backend, set a field’s type to that new field.
  3. This will lead to (logged) errors right away and then again (if you get that far) during indexing. No items can be indexed.
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#4 3258802-4--db_backend_unknown_field_types.patch9.13 KBdrunken monkey
#4 3258802-4--db_backend_unknown_field_types--interdiff.txt779 bytesdrunken monkey
#2 3258802-2--db_backend_unknwon_field_types.patch9.12 KBdrunken monkey
#2 3258802-2--db_backend_unknwon_field_types--tests_only.patch7.25 KBdrunken monkey

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new 3258802-2--db_backend_unknwon_field_types--tests_only.patch7.25 KB
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This should fix it.

The last submitted patch, 2: 3258802-2--db_backend_unknwon_field_types--tests_only.patch, failed testing. View results

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Ah, makes sense. Sorry, don’t have Postgres set up locally, currently.

  • drunken monkey committed 29f6bc7 on 8.x-1.x 
    Issue #3258802 by drunken monkey: Fixed errors when indexing fields with...
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Status: Needs review » Fixed

Committed.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

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