boolean fulltext search without an index

Docs/manual.texi

@@ -29167,8 +29167,6 @@ mysql> select STRCMP('text', 'text');
 relevance - similarity measure between the text in columns
 @code{(col1,col2,...)} and the query @code{expr}. Relevance is a
 positive floating-point number. Zero relevance means no similarity.
-For @code{MATCH ... AGAINST()} to work, a @strong{FULLTEXT} index
-must be created first. @xref{CREATE TABLE, , @code{CREATE TABLE}}.
 @code{MATCH ... AGAINST()} is available in MySQL version
 3.23.23 or later. @code{IN BOOLEAN MODE} extension was added in version
 4.0.1. For details and usage examples @pxref{Fulltext Search}.
@@ -33828,9 +33826,10 @@ mysql> SELECT * FROM articles WHERE MATCH (title,body) AGAINST (
 
 This query retrieved all the rows that contain the word @code{MySQL}
 (note: 50% threshold is gone), but does @strong{not} contain the word
-@code{YourSQL}.  Note that it does not auto-magically sort rows in
+@code{YourSQL}.  Note, that it does not auto-magically sort rows in
 derceasing relevance order (the last row has the highest relevance,
-as it contains @code{MySQL} twice).
+as it contains @code{MySQL} twice). Boolean fulltext search can also
+work even without @code{FULLTEXT} index, but it would be @strong{slow}.
 
 Boolean fulltext search supports the following operators:
 
@@ -33890,10 +33889,12 @@ order), but rank ``gates to hell'' higher than ``bill gates''.
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
 All parameters to the @code{MATCH} function must be columns from the
-same table that is part of the same fulltext index.
+same table that is part of the same fulltext index, unless this
+@code{MATCH} is @code{IN BOOLEAN MODE}.
 @item
 Column list between @code{MATCH} and @code{AGAINST} must match exactly
-a column list in the @code{FULLTEXT} index definition.
+a column list in the @code{FULLTEXT} index definition, unless this
+@code{MATCH} is @code{IN BOOLEAN MODE}.
 @item
 The argument to @code{AGAINST} must be a constant string.
 @end itemize
@@ -45853,6 +45854,9 @@ Our TODO section contains what we plan to have in 4.0. @xref{TODO MySQL 4.0}.
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
+@code{MATCH ... AGAINST(... IN BOOLEAN MODE)} can now work
+without @code{FULLTEXT} index.
+@item
 Added @file{myisam/ft_dump} utility for low-level inspection
 of @code{FULLTEXT} indexes.
 @item

include/ft_global.h

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef struct st_ft_info FT_INFO;
 struct _ft_vft {
   int       (*read_next)(FT_INFO *, char *);
-  float     (*find_relevance)(FT_INFO *, my_off_t, byte *);
+  float     (*find_relevance)(FT_INFO *, byte *, uint);
   void      (*close_search)(FT_INFO *);
   float     (*get_relevance)(FT_INFO *);
   void      (*reinit_search)(FT_INFO *);

include/my_base.h

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ enum ha_base_keytype {
 	/* Other constants */
 
 #define HA_NAMELEN 64			/* Max length of saved filename */
+#define NO_SUCH_KEY ((uint)~0)          /* used as a key no. */
 
 	/* Intern constants in databases */
 

myisam/ft_boolean_search.c

@@ -152,13 +152,16 @@ void  _ftb_init_index_search(FT_INFO *ftb)
   int i, r;
   FTB_WORD *ftbw;
   MI_INFO    *info=ftb->info;
-  MI_KEYDEF  *keyinfo=info->s->keyinfo+ftb->keynr;
-  my_off_t    keyroot=info->s->state.key_root[ftb->keynr];
+  MI_KEYDEF  *keyinfo;
+  my_off_t    keyroot;
 
-  if (ftb->state != READY)
+  if (ftb->state != READY || ftb->keynr == NO_SUCH_KEY)
     return;
   ftb->state=INDEX_SEARCH;
 
+  keyinfo=info->s->keyinfo+ftb->keynr;
+  keyroot=info->s->state.key_root[ftb->keynr];
+
   for (i=ftb->queue.elements; i; i--)
   {
     ftbw=(FTB_WORD *)(ftb->queue.root[i]);
@@ -352,14 +355,17 @@ int ft_boolean_read_next(FT_INFO *ftb, char *record)
   return my_errno=HA_ERR_END_OF_FILE;
 }
 
-float ft_boolean_find_relevance(FT_INFO *ftb, my_off_t docid, byte *record)
+float ft_boolean_find_relevance(FT_INFO *ftb, byte *record, uint length)
 {
   TREE      ptree;
   FT_WORD   word;
   FTB_WORD *ftbw;
   FTB_EXPR *ftbe;
   uint      i;
+  my_off_t  docid=ftb->info->lastpos;
 
+  if (docid == HA_POS_ERROR)
+    return -2.0;
   if (ftb->state == READY || ftb->state == INDEX_DONE)
   {
     for (i=1; i<=ftb->queue.elements; i++)
@@ -382,11 +388,13 @@ float ft_boolean_find_relevance(FT_INFO *ftb, my_off_t docid, byte *record)
     ftb->state=SCAN;
   }
   else if (ftb->state != SCAN)
-    return -2.0;
+    return -3.0;
 
   bzero(&ptree, sizeof(ptree));
-  if (_mi_ft_parse(& ptree, ftb->info, ftb->keynr, record))
-    return -3.0;
+  if ((ftb->keynr==NO_SUCH_KEY)
+       ? ft_parse(& ptree, record, length)
+       : _mi_ft_parse(& ptree, ftb->info, ftb->keynr, record))
+    return -4.0;
 
   for (i=1; i<=ftb->queue.elements; i++)
   {

myisam/ft_dump.c

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ err:
   return 0;
 }
 
-const char *options="dscve:h";
+const char *options="dscvh";
 
 static void get_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -184,7 +184,15 @@ static void get_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 static void usage(char *argv[])
 {
-  printf("Use: %s [-%s] <table_name> <key_no>\n", *argv, options);
+  printf("
+Use: %s [-%s] <table_name> <index_no>
+
+-d      dump index (incl. data offsets and word weights)
+-s      report global stats
+-c      calculate per-word stats (counts and global weights)
+-v      be verbose
+-h      this text\n
+", *argv, options);
   exit(1);
 }
 

myisam/ft_nlq_search.c

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int FT_DOC_cmp(FT_DOC *a, FT_DOC *b)
 FT_INFO *ft_init_nlq_search(MI_INFO *info, uint keynr, byte *query,
                                  uint query_len, my_bool presort)
 {
-  TREE	     *wtree, allocated_wtree;
+  TREE	     allocated_wtree, *wtree=&allocated_wtree;
   ALL_IN_ONE  aio;
   FT_DOC     *dptr;
   FT_INFO    *dlist=NULL;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ FT_INFO *ft_init_nlq_search(MI_INFO *info, uint keynr, byte *query,
   init_tree(&aio.dtree,0,0,sizeof(FT_SUPERDOC),(qsort_cmp2)&FT_SUPERDOC_cmp,0,
             NULL, NULL);
 
-  if(!(wtree=ft_parse(&allocated_wtree,query,query_len)))
+  if(ft_parse(&allocated_wtree,query,query_len))
     goto err;
 
   if(tree_walk(wtree, (tree_walk_action)&walk_and_match, &aio,
@@ -247,11 +247,15 @@ int ft_nlq_read_next(FT_INFO *handler, char *record)
   return my_errno;
 }
 
-float ft_nlq_find_relevance(FT_INFO *handler, my_off_t docid,
-    byte *record __attribute__((unused)))
+float ft_nlq_find_relevance(FT_INFO *handler,
+    byte *record __attribute__((unused)), uint length __attribute__((unused)))
 {
   int a,b,c;
   FT_DOC  *docs=handler->doc;
+  my_off_t docid=handler->info->lastpos;
+
+  if (docid == HA_POS_ERROR)
+    return -5.0;
 
   /* Assuming docs[] is sorted by dpos... */
 

myisam/ft_parser.c

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ byte ft_simple_get_word(byte **start, byte *end, FT_WORD *word)
   return 0;
 }
 
-TREE * ft_parse(TREE *wtree, byte *doc, int doclen)
+int ft_parse(TREE *wtree, byte *doc, int doclen)
 {
   byte   *end=doc+doclen;
   FT_WORD w;
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ TREE * ft_parse(TREE *wtree, byte *doc, int doclen)
     if (!tree_insert(wtree, &w, 0))
       goto err;
   }
-  return wtree;
+  return 0;
 
 err:
   delete_tree(wtree);
-  return NULL;
+  return 1;
 }
 

myisam/ft_update.c

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /**************************************************************/
 
 
-/* parses a document i.e. calls _mi_ft_parse for every keyseg */
+/* parses a document i.e. calls ft_parse for every keyseg */
 uint _mi_ft_parse(TREE *parsed, MI_INFO *info, uint keynr, const byte *record)
 {
   byte *pos;
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ uint _mi_ft_parse(TREE *parsed, MI_INFO *info, uint keynr, const byte *record)
     }
     else
       len=keyseg->length;
-    if (!(ft_parse(parsed, pos, len)))
+    if (ft_parse(parsed, pos, len))
       return 1;
   }
   /* Handle the case where all columns are NULL */
-  if (!is_tree_inited(parsed) && !(ft_parse(parsed, (byte*) "", 0)))
+  if (!is_tree_inited(parsed) && ft_parse(parsed, (byte*) "", 0))
     return 1;
   else
     return 0;

myisam/ftdefs.h

@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ uint _ft_make_key(MI_INFO *, uint , byte *, FT_WORD *, my_off_t);
 byte ft_get_word(byte **, byte *, FT_WORD *, FTB_PARAM *);
 byte ft_simple_get_word(byte **, byte *, FT_WORD *);
 
-TREE * ft_parse(TREE *, byte *, int);
+int ft_parse(TREE *, byte *, int);
 FT_WORD * ft_linearize(/*MI_INFO *, uint, byte *, */TREE *);
 FT_WORD * _mi_ft_parserecord(MI_INFO *, uint, byte *, const byte *);
 
 const struct _ft_vft _ft_vft_nlq;
 FT_INFO *ft_init_nlq_search(MI_INFO *, uint, byte *, uint, my_bool);
 int ft_nlq_read_next(FT_INFO *, char *);
-float ft_nlq_find_relevance(FT_INFO *, my_off_t, byte *);
+float ft_nlq_find_relevance(FT_INFO *, byte *, uint);
 void ft_nlq_close_search(FT_INFO *);
 float ft_nlq_get_relevance(FT_INFO *);
 my_off_t ft_nlq_get_docid(FT_INFO *);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void ft_nlq_reinit_search(FT_INFO *);
 const struct _ft_vft _ft_vft_boolean;
 FT_INFO *ft_init_boolean_search(MI_INFO *, uint, byte *, uint, my_bool);
 int ft_boolean_read_next(FT_INFO *, char *);
-float ft_boolean_find_relevance(FT_INFO *, my_off_t, byte *);
+float ft_boolean_find_relevance(FT_INFO *, byte *, uint);
 void ft_boolean_close_search(FT_INFO *);
 float ft_boolean_get_relevance(FT_INFO *);
 my_off_t ft_boolean_get_docid(FT_INFO *);

mysql-test/t/fulltext.test

@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ INSERT INTO t1 VALUES('MySQL has now support', 'for full-text search'),
                           ('Only MyISAM tables','support collections'),
              ('Function MATCH ... AGAINST()','is used to do a search'),
         ('Full-text search in MySQL', 'implements vector space model');
+
+# nl search
+ 
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST ("collections");
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST ("indexes");
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST ("indexes collections");
+
+# boolean search
+
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("support -collections" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("support  collections" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("support +collections" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
@@ -22,6 +28,13 @@ select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("+search" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("+search +(support vector)" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
 select * from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("+search -(support vector)" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
 select *, MATCH(a,b) AGAINST("support  collections" IN BOOLEAN MODE) as x from t1;
+
+# boolean w/o index:
+
+select * from t1 where MATCH a AGAINST ("search" IN BOOLEAN MODE);
+
+#update/delete with fulltext index
+
 delete from t1 where a like "MySQL%";
 update t1 set a='some test foobar' where MATCH a,b AGAINST ('model');
 delete from t1 where MATCH(a,b) AGAINST ("indexes");

sql/item_func.cc

@@ -2004,6 +2004,9 @@ void Item_func_match::init_search(bool no_order)
     return;
   }
 
+  if (key == NO_SUCH_KEY)
+    concat=new Item_func_concat_ws (new Item_string(" ",1), fields);
+
   String *ft_tmp=0;
   char tmp1[FT_QUERY_MAXLEN];
   String tmp2(tmp1,sizeof(tmp1));
@@ -2015,7 +2018,8 @@ void Item_func_match::init_search(bool no_order)
     tmp2.set("",0);
   }
 
-  ft_handler_init(ft_tmp->ptr(), ft_tmp->length(), join_key && !no_order);
+  ft_handler=table->file->ft_init_ext(mode, key,
+      ft_tmp->ptr(), ft_tmp->length(), join_key && !no_order);
 
   if (join_key)
   {
@@ -2032,12 +2036,11 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_fields(THD *thd,struct st_table_list *tlist)
   maybe_null=1;
   join_key=0;
 
-  /* Serg:
-     I'd rather say now that const_item is assumed in quite a bit of
-     places, so it would be difficult to remove;  If it would ever to be
-     removed, this should include modifications to find_best and auto_close
-     as complement to auto_init code above.
-  */
+  /* const_item is assumed in quite a bit of places, so it would be difficult
+     to remove;  If it would ever to be removed, this should include
+     modifications to find_best and auto_close as complement to auto_init code
+     above.
+   */
   if (Item_func::fix_fields(thd,tlist) || !const_item())
   {
     my_error(ER_WRONG_ARGUMENTS,MYF(0),"AGAINST");
@@ -2051,21 +2054,20 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_fields(THD *thd,struct st_table_list *tlist)
     if (item->type() == Item::REF_ITEM)
       li.replace(item= *((Item_ref *)item)->ref);
     if (item->type() != Item::FIELD_ITEM || !item->used_tables())
-    {
-      my_error(ER_WRONG_ARGUMENTS,MYF(0),"MATCH");
-      return 1;
-    }
+      key=NO_SUCH_KEY;
     used_tables_cache|=item->used_tables();
   }
   /* check that all columns come from the same table */
   if (count_bits(used_tables_cache) != 1)
+      key=NO_SUCH_KEY;
+  const_item_cache=0;
+  table=((Item_field *)fields.head())->field->table;
+  record=table->record[0];
+  if (key == NO_SUCH_KEY && mode != FT_BOOL)
   {
     my_error(ER_WRONG_ARGUMENTS,MYF(0),"MATCH");
     return 1;
   }
-  const_item_cache=0;
-  table=((Item_field *)fields.head())->field->table;
-  record=table->record[0];
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2074,6 +2076,10 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_index()
   List_iterator_fast<Item> li(fields);
   Item_field *item;
   uint ft_to_key[MAX_KEY], ft_cnt[MAX_KEY], fts=0, key;
+  uint max_cnt=0, mkeys=0;
+
+  if (this->key == NO_SUCH_KEY)
+    return 0;
 
   for (key=0 ; key<table->keys ; key++)
   {
@@ -2087,11 +2093,7 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_index()
   }
 
   if (!fts)
-  {
-    my_printf_error(ER_FT_MATCHING_KEY_NOT_FOUND,
-                 ER(ER_FT_MATCHING_KEY_NOT_FOUND),MYF(0));
-    return 1;
-  }
+    goto err;
 
   while ((item=(Item_field*)(li++)))
   {
@@ -2108,7 +2110,6 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_index()
     }
   }
 
-  uint max_cnt=0, mkeys=0;
   for (key=0 ; key<fts ; key++)
   {
     if (ft_cnt[key] > max_cnt)
@@ -2139,6 +2140,12 @@ bool Item_func_match::fix_index()
     return 0;
   }
 
+err:
+  if (mode == FT_BOOL)
+  {
+    this->key=NO_SUCH_KEY;
+    return 0;
+  }
   my_printf_error(ER_FT_MATCHING_KEY_NOT_FOUND,
                ER(ER_FT_MATCHING_KEY_NOT_FOUND),MYF(0));
   return 1;
@@ -2174,61 +2181,18 @@ double Item_func_match::val()
     join_key=0;
   }
 
-  my_off_t docid=table->file->row_position();
-
-  if ((null_value=(docid==HA_OFFSET_ERROR)))
-    return 0.0;
-  else
-    return ft_handler->please->find_relevance(ft_handler, docid, record);
-}
-
-#if 0
-double Item_func_match_nl::val()
-{
-  if (ft_handler==NULL)
-    init_search(1);
-
-  if ((null_value= (ft_handler==NULL)))
-    return 0.0;
-
-  if (join_key)
+  if (key == NO_SUCH_KEY)
   {
-    if (table->file->ft_handler)
-      return ft_handler->please->get_relevance(ft_handler);
-
-    join_key=0;
+    String *a=concat->val_str(&value);
+    if (null_value=(a==0))
+      return 0;
+    return ft_handler->please->find_relevance(ft_handler,
+        (byte *)a->ptr(), a->length());
   }
-
-  my_off_t docid=table->file->row_position();
-
-  if ((null_value=(docid==HA_OFFSET_ERROR)))
-    return 0.0;
   else
-    return ft_handler->please->find_relevance(ft_handler, docid, record);
+    return ft_handler->please->find_relevance(ft_handler, record, 0);
 }
 
-double Item_func_match_bool::val()
-{
-  if (ft_handler==NULL)
-    init_search(1);
-
-  if ((null_value= (ft_handler==NULL)))
-    return 0.0;
-
-  if (join_key)
-  {
-    if (table->file->ft_handler)
-      return ft_handler->please->get_relevance(ft_handler);
-
-    join_key=0;
-  }
-
-  return ft_handler->please->find_relevance(ft_handler, docid, record);
-  //null_value=1;
-  //return -1.0;
-}
-#endif
-
 /***************************************************************************
   System variables
   This has to be recoded after we get more than 3 system variables

sql/item_func.h

@@ -862,15 +862,18 @@ class Item_func_match :public Item_real_func
 {
 public:
   List<Item> fields;
+  Item *concat;
+  String value;
   TABLE *table;
-  uint key;
+  uint key, mode;
   bool join_key;
   Item_func_match *master;
   FT_INFO * ft_handler;
   byte *record;
 
   Item_func_match(List<Item> &a, Item *b): Item_real_func(b),
-       fields(a), table(0), join_key(0), master(0), ft_handler(0) {}
+       fields(a), table(0), join_key(0), master(0), ft_handler(0),
+       key(0), concat(0) {}
   ~Item_func_match()
   {
     if (!master && ft_handler)
@@ -880,8 +883,8 @@ public:
       if(join_key)
 	table->file->ft_handler=0;
     }
+    if (concat) delete concat;
   }
-  virtual int ft_handler_init(const byte *key, uint keylen, bool presort) =0;
   enum Functype functype() const { return FT_FUNC; }
   void update_used_tables() {}
   bool fix_fields(THD *thd,struct st_table_list *tlist);
@@ -896,26 +899,16 @@ public:
 class Item_func_match_nl :public Item_func_match
 {
 public:
-  Item_func_match_nl(List<Item> &a, Item *b): Item_func_match(a,b) {}
+  Item_func_match_nl(List<Item> &a, Item *b):
+      Item_func_match(a,b) { mode=FT_NL; }
   const char *func_name() const { return "match_nl"; }
-//  double val();
-  int ft_handler_init(const byte *query, uint querylen, bool presort)
-   {
-     ft_handler=table->file->ft_init_ext(FT_NL,key, query, querylen, presort);
-     return 0;
-   }
 };
 
 class Item_func_match_bool :public Item_func_match
 {
 public:
-  Item_func_match_bool(List<Item> &a, Item *b): Item_func_match(a,b) {}
+  Item_func_match_bool(List<Item> &a, Item *b):
+     Item_func_match(a,b) { mode=FT_BOOL; }
   const char *func_name() const { return "match_bool"; }
-//  double val();
-  int ft_handler_init(const byte *query, uint querylen, bool presort)
-   {
-     ft_handler=table->file->ft_init_ext(FT_BOOL,key, query, querylen, presort);
-     return 0;
-   }
 };
 

sql/sql_select.cc

@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ add_ft_keys(DYNAMIC_ARRAY *keyuse_array,
     {
       Item *item;
       /*
-         I, (Sergei) too lazy to implement proper recursive descent here,
+         I'm (Sergei) too lazy to implement proper recursive descent here,
          and anyway, nobody will use such a stupid queries
          that will require it :-)
          May be later...
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ add_ft_keys(DYNAMIC_ARRAY *keyuse_array,
     }
   }
 
-  if (!cond_func)
+  if (!cond_func || cond_func->key == NO_SUCH_KEY)
     return;
 
   KEYUSE keyuse;