Sunspot `LIKE` query

Question

I\'m using sunspot. How can I run a LIKE query (LIKE %q%)? I would like to do something like this:

 @search = Sunspot.         


        

Answer 1

If you use the standard DisMax handler, it does not support wildcards. You have 2 options:

a. Activate EdgeNGramFilter:

<fieldType name="text" class="solr.TextField" omitNorms="false">
  <analyzer type="index">
    ..
    <filter class="solr.EdgeNGramFilterFactory" minGramSize="2" maxGramSize="15" side="front"/>
    ..
  </analyzer>
</fieldType>

b. Use nightly build Solr with EDismax Handler.

See wiki article on sunspot docs or similar question on SO.