Querying TypeSense: Exclude Certain IDs from Array Field
TLDR Andrew asked if it's possible to exclude specific ids from an array in TypeSense, like Firestore's not-in array. Jason confirmed it's possible and shared how to do it, in addition to a reference link.
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Oct 19, 2022 (12 months ago)
Andrew
02:40 PMFor instance, if i have an array of [‘a’, ‘b’], can i run a query where all documents returned do not have an id found in that array?
Jason
03:30 PMfilter_by=author:!=[JK Rowling,Gilbert Patten]which will return records which don’t have either of those authors in the array field
Jason
03:30 PMAndrew
03:41 PM1
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