• Title: Rename MEILI_MAX_MDB_SIZE env var and --max-mdb-size option flag
• Start Date: 2021-04-14
• Specification PR: #48 (opens new window)
• MeiliSearch Tracking-issues: transplant/#206 (opens new window)

Rename MEILI_MAX_MDB_SIZE env var and --max-mdb-size option flag

1. Functional Specification

I. Summary

This specification is written to rename the MEILI_MAX_MDB_SIZE environnement variable and --max-mdb-size option flag to MEILI_MAX_INDEX_SIZE and --max-index-size.

II. Motivation

Since version 0.21 no longer has a main LMDB database for all indexes but one LMBD database per index, the concept of a main database no longer exists internally.

III. Additional Materials

N/A

IV. Explanation

• Rename --max-mdb-size to --max-index-size
• Rename MEILI_MAX_MDB_SIZE to MEILI_MAX_INDEX_SIZE

V. Impact on Documentation

• Update the Max MDB Size documentation part (opens new window).

VI. Impact on SDKs

N/A

2. Technical Aspects

N/A

3. Future Possibilities

• Provide a way to set a custom size per index.