for 0.4 - indexing should start when you start couchdb, assuming you added the update_notification settings.
for 0.5 (not released) - indexing starts on the first query, just like view indexing does in couchdb. So just trigger the build by running a query (any query) just like the same rule for trigger view building. I should note that both versions take ?stale=ok will not block for updates, returning search results based on what's currently indexed. On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Patrick Barnes <mrtr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to use couchdb-lucene to search approx 350k records - is there a way > to have it build the indexes before starting a search? > > > I don't seem to be able to get results. So far, I've gotten: > * couchdb-lucene built and installed > * bin/run running (as root for now) > * couchdb configured to talk to couchdb-lucene as per the rnewson/couchdb > page > * a simple index function that just outputs display_name for any documents > with that field. > > When I visit http://url:5984/mydb/_fti/couchapp/by_name?q=john - I just get > a timed out message. > > > Am I doing something wrong, or is the dataset just overwhelming the 60 > second time limit? > > -Patrick >
