Refactor search and facet-search

**Changes:**
The search filters are now using the FilterableAttributesFeatures from the FilterableAttributesRules to know if a field is filterable.
Moreover, the FilterableAttributesFeatures is more precise and an error will be returned if an operator is used on a field that doesn't have the related feature.
The facet-search is now checking if the feature is allowed in the FilterableAttributesFeatures and an error will be returned if the field doesn't have the related feature.

**Impact:**
- facet-search is now relying on AttributePatterns to match the locales
- search using filters is now relying on FilterableAttributesFeatures
- distinct attribute is now relying on FilterableAttributesRules

crates/milli/src/error.rs

@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ and can not be more than 511 bytes.", .document_id.to_string()
     InvalidFilter(String),
     #[error("Invalid type for filter subexpression: expected: {}, found: {}.", .0.join(", "), .1)]
     InvalidFilterExpression(&'static [&'static str], Value),
+    #[error("Filter operator `{operator}` is not allowed for the attribute `{field}`, allowed operators: {}.", allowed_operators.join(", "))]
+    FilterOperatorNotAllowed { field: String, allowed_operators: Vec<String>, operator: String },
     #[error("Attribute `{}` is not sortable. {}",
         .field,
         match .valid_fields.is_empty() {

crates/milli/src/filterable_attributes_rules.rs

@@ -202,3 +202,107 @@ impl Default for FilterFeatures {
         Self { equality: true, comparison: false }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn filtered_matching_field_names<'fim>(
+    filterable_attributes: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
+    fields_ids_map: &'fim FieldsIdsMap,
+    filter: &impl Fn(&FilterableAttributesFeatures) -> bool,
+) -> BTreeSet<&'fim str> {
+    let mut result = BTreeSet::new();
+    for (_, field_name) in fields_ids_map.iter() {
+        for filterable_attribute in filterable_attributes {
+            if filterable_attribute.match_str(field_name) == PatternMatch::Match {
+                let features = filterable_attribute.features();
+                if filter(&features) {
+                    result.insert(field_name);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    result
+}
+
+pub fn matching_features(
+    field_name: &str,
+    filterable_attributes: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
+) -> Option<FilterableAttributesFeatures> {
+    for filterable_attribute in filterable_attributes {
+        if filterable_attribute.match_str(field_name) == PatternMatch::Match {
+            return Some(filterable_attribute.features());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn is_field_filterable(
+    field_name: &str,
+    filterable_attributes: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
+) -> bool {
+    matching_features(field_name, filterable_attributes)
+        .map_or(false, |features| features.is_filterable())
+}
+
+pub fn is_field_facet_searchable(
+    field_name: &str,
+    filterable_attributes: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
+) -> bool {
+    matching_features(field_name, filterable_attributes)
+        .map_or(false, |features| features.is_facet_searchable())
+}
+
+/// Match a field against a set of filterable, facet searchable fields, distinct field, sortable fields, and asc_desc fields.
+pub fn match_faceted_field(
+    field_name: &str,
+    filterable_fields: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
+    sortable_fields: &HashSet<String>,
+    asc_desc_fields: &HashSet<String>,
+    distinct_field: &Option<String>,
+) -> PatternMatch {
+    // Check if the field matches any filterable or facet searchable field
+    let mut selection = match_pattern_by_features(field_name, filterable_fields, &|features| {
+        features.is_facet_searchable() || features.is_filterable()
+    });
+
+    // If the field matches the pattern, return Match
+    if selection == PatternMatch::Match {
+        return selection;
+    }
+
+    match match_distinct_field(distinct_field.as_deref(), field_name) {
+        PatternMatch::Match => return PatternMatch::Match,
+        PatternMatch::Parent => selection = PatternMatch::Parent,
+        PatternMatch::NoMatch => (),
+    }
+
+    // Otherwise, check if the field matches any sortable/asc_desc field
+    for pattern in sortable_fields.iter().chain(asc_desc_fields.iter()) {
+        match match_field_legacy(pattern, field_name) {
+            PatternMatch::Match => return PatternMatch::Match,
+            PatternMatch::Parent => selection = PatternMatch::Parent,
+            PatternMatch::NoMatch => (),
+        }
+    }
+
+    selection
+}
+
+fn match_pattern_by_features(
+    field_name: &str,
+    filterable_attributes: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
+    filter: &impl Fn(&FilterableAttributesFeatures) -> bool,
+) -> PatternMatch {
+    let mut selection = PatternMatch::NoMatch;
+    // Check if the field name matches any pattern that is facet searchable or filterable
+    for pattern in filterable_attributes {
+        let features = pattern.features();
+        if filter(&features) {
+            match pattern.match_str(field_name) {
+                PatternMatch::Match => return PatternMatch::Match,
+                PatternMatch::Parent => selection = PatternMatch::Parent,
+                PatternMatch::NoMatch => (),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    selection
+}

crates/milli/src/index.rs

@@ -945,83 +945,37 @@ impl Index {
         Ok(fields.into_iter().filter_map(|name| fields_ids_map.id(&name)).collect())
     }
 
-    /* faceted fields */
-
-    /// Writes the faceted fields in the database.
-    pub(crate) fn put_faceted_fields(
-        &self,
-        wtxn: &mut RwTxn<'_>,
-        fields: &HashSet<String>,
-    ) -> heed::Result<()> {
-        self.main.remap_types::<Str, SerdeJson<_>>().put(
-            wtxn,
-            main_key::HIDDEN_FACETED_FIELDS_KEY,
-            fields,
-        )
+    /// Returns true if the geo feature is enabled.
+    pub fn is_geo_enabled(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<bool> {
+        let geo_filter = self.is_geo_filtering_enabled(rtxn)?;
+        let geo_sortable = self.is_geo_sorting_enabled(rtxn)?;
+        Ok(geo_filter || geo_sortable)
     }
 
-    /// Returns the faceted fields names.
-    pub fn faceted_fields(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> heed::Result<HashSet<String>> {
-        Ok(self
-            .main
-            .remap_types::<Str, SerdeJson<_>>()
-            .get(rtxn, main_key::HIDDEN_FACETED_FIELDS_KEY)?
-            .unwrap_or_default())
+    /// Returns true if the geo sorting feature is enabled.
+    pub fn is_geo_sorting_enabled(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<bool> {
+        let geo_sortable = self.sortable_fields(rtxn)?.contains(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME);
+        Ok(geo_sortable)
     }
 
-    /// Identical to `faceted_fields`, but returns ids instead.
-    pub fn faceted_fields_ids(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<HashSet<FieldId>> {
-        let fields = self.faceted_fields(rtxn)?;
-        let fields_ids_map = self.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
-
-        let mut fields_ids = HashSet::new();
-        for name in fields {
-            if let Some(field_id) = fields_ids_map.id(&name) {
-                fields_ids.insert(field_id);
-            }
-        }
-
-        Ok(fields_ids)
+    /// Returns true if the geo filtering feature is enabled.
+    pub fn is_geo_filtering_enabled(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<bool> {
+        let geo_filter =
+            self.filterable_attributes_rules(rtxn)?.iter().any(|field| field.has_geo());
+        Ok(geo_filter)
     }
 
-    /* faceted documents ids */
-
-    /// Returns the user defined faceted fields names.
-    ///
-    /// The user faceted fields are the union of all the filterable, sortable, distinct, and Asc/Desc fields.
-    pub fn user_defined_faceted_fields(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<HashSet<String>> {
-        let filterable_fields = self.filterable_fields(rtxn)?;
-        let sortable_fields = self.sortable_fields(rtxn)?;
-        let distinct_field = self.distinct_field(rtxn)?;
-        let asc_desc_fields =
-            self.criteria(rtxn)?.into_iter().filter_map(|criterion| match criterion {
+    pub fn asc_desc_fields(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<HashSet<String>> {
+        let asc_desc_fields = self
+            .criteria(rtxn)?
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|criterion| match criterion {
                 Criterion::Asc(field) | Criterion::Desc(field) => Some(field),
                 _otherwise => None,
-            });
+            })
+            .collect();
 
-        let mut faceted_fields = filterable_fields;
-        faceted_fields.extend(sortable_fields);
-        faceted_fields.extend(asc_desc_fields);
-        if let Some(field) = distinct_field {
-            faceted_fields.insert(field.to_owned());
-        }
-
-        Ok(faceted_fields)
-    }
-
-    /// Identical to `user_defined_faceted_fields`, but returns ids instead.
-    pub fn user_defined_faceted_fields_ids(&self, rtxn: &RoTxn<'_>) -> Result<HashSet<FieldId>> {
-        let fields = self.user_defined_faceted_fields(rtxn)?;
-        let fields_ids_map = self.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
-
-        let mut fields_ids = HashSet::new();
-        for name in fields {
-            if let Some(field_id) = fields_ids_map.id(&name) {
-                fields_ids.insert(field_id);
-            }
-        }
-
-        Ok(fields_ids)
+        Ok(asc_desc_fields)
     }
 
     /* faceted documents ids */

crates/milli/src/search/facet/filter.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
 use std::ops::Bound::{self, Excluded, Included};
 
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use super::facet_range_search;
 use crate::constants::RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME;
 use crate::error::{Error, UserError};
+use crate::filterable_attributes_rules::{
+    filtered_matching_field_names, is_field_filterable, matching_features,
+};
 use crate::heed_codec::facet::{
     FacetGroupKey, FacetGroupKeyCodec, FacetGroupValue, FacetGroupValueCodec, OrderedF64Codec,
 };
 use crate::index::db_name::FACET_ID_STRING_DOCIDS;
 use crate::{
-    distance_between_two_points, lat_lng_to_xyz, FieldId, Index, InternalError, Result,
-    SerializationError,
+    distance_between_two_points, lat_lng_to_xyz, FieldId, FilterableAttributesFeatures,
+    FilterableAttributesRule, Index, InternalError, Result, SerializationError,
 };
 
 /// The maximum number of filters the filter AST can process.
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ impl Display for BadGeoError {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum FilterError<'a> {
-    AttributeNotFilterable { attribute: &'a str, filterable_fields: HashSet<String> },
+    AttributeNotFilterable { attribute: &'a str, filterable_fields: BTreeSet<&'a str> },
     ParseGeoError(BadGeoError),
     TooDeep,
 }
@@ -230,17 +233,22 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
 impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
     pub fn evaluate(&self, rtxn: &heed::RoTxn<'_>, index: &Index) -> Result<RoaringBitmap> {
         // to avoid doing this for each recursive call we're going to do it ONCE ahead of time
-        let filterable_fields = index.filterable_fields(rtxn)?;
+        let filterable_attributes_rules = index.filterable_attributes_rules(rtxn)?;
         for fid in self.condition.fids(MAX_FILTER_DEPTH) {
             let attribute = fid.value();
-            if !crate::is_faceted(attribute, &filterable_fields) {
+            if !is_field_filterable(attribute, &filterable_attributes_rules) {
+                let fields_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
                 return Err(fid.as_external_error(FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
                     attribute,
-                    filterable_fields,
+                    filterable_fields: filtered_matching_field_names(
+                        &filterable_attributes_rules,
+                        &fields_ids_map,
+                        &|features| features.is_filterable(),
+                    ),
                 }))?;
             }
         }
-        self.inner_evaluate(rtxn, index, &filterable_fields, None)
+        self.inner_evaluate(rtxn, index, &filterable_attributes_rules, None)
     }
 
     fn evaluate_operator(
@@ -249,6 +257,7 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
         field_id: FieldId,
         universe: Option<&RoaringBitmap>,
         operator: &Condition<'a>,
+        features: &FilterableAttributesFeatures,
     ) -> Result<RoaringBitmap> {
         let numbers_db = index.facet_id_f64_docids;
         let strings_db = index.facet_id_string_docids;
@@ -258,6 +267,28 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
         // field id and the level.
 
         let (left, right) = match operator {
+            // return an error if the filter is not allowed for this field
+            Condition::GreaterThan(_)
+            | Condition::GreaterThanOrEqual(_)
+            | Condition::LowerThan(_)
+            | Condition::LowerThanOrEqual(_)
+            | Condition::Between { .. }
+                if !features.is_filterable_comparison() =>
+            {
+                return Err(generate_filter_error(rtxn, index, field_id, operator, features));
+            }
+            Condition::Empty if !features.is_filterable_empty() => {
+                return Err(generate_filter_error(rtxn, index, field_id, operator, features));
+            }
+            Condition::Null if !features.is_filterable_null() => {
+                return Err(generate_filter_error(rtxn, index, field_id, operator, features));
+            }
+            Condition::Exists if !features.is_filterable_exists() => {
+                return Err(generate_filter_error(rtxn, index, field_id, operator, features));
+            }
+            Condition::Equal(_) | Condition::NotEqual(_) if !features.is_filterable_equality() => {
+                return Err(generate_filter_error(rtxn, index, field_id, operator, features));
+            }
             Condition::GreaterThan(val) => {
                 (Excluded(val.parse_finite_float()?), Included(f64::MAX))
             }
@@ -307,7 +338,8 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
             }
             Condition::NotEqual(val) => {
                 let operator = Condition::Equal(val.clone());
-                let docids = Self::evaluate_operator(rtxn, index, field_id, None, &operator)?;
+                let docids =
+                    Self::evaluate_operator(rtxn, index, field_id, None, &operator, features)?;
                 let all_ids = index.documents_ids(rtxn)?;
                 return Ok(all_ids - docids);
             }
@@ -409,7 +441,7 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
         &self,
         rtxn: &heed::RoTxn<'_>,
         index: &Index,
-        filterable_fields: &HashSet<String>,
+        filterable_fields: &[FilterableAttributesRule],
         universe: Option<&RoaringBitmap>,
     ) -> Result<RoaringBitmap> {
         if universe.map_or(false, |u| u.is_empty()) {
@@ -434,36 +466,56 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
                 }
             }
             FilterCondition::In { fid, els } => {
-                if crate::is_faceted(fid.value(), filterable_fields) {
-                    let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
-                    if let Some(fid) = field_ids_map.id(fid.value()) {
-                        els.iter()
-                            .map(|el| Condition::Equal(el.clone()))
-                            .map(|op| Self::evaluate_operator(rtxn, index, fid, universe, &op))
-                            .union()
-                    } else {
-                        Ok(RoaringBitmap::new())
+                match matching_features(fid.value(), filterable_fields) {
+                    Some(features) if features.is_filterable() => {
+                        let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
+                        if let Some(fid) = field_ids_map.id(fid.value()) {
+                            els.iter()
+                                .map(|el| Condition::Equal(el.clone()))
+                                .map(|op| {
+                                    Self::evaluate_operator(
+                                        rtxn, index, fid, universe, &op, &features,
+                                    )
+                                })
+                                .union()
+                        } else {
+                            Ok(RoaringBitmap::new())
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
+                        Err(fid.as_external_error(FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
+                            attribute: fid.value(),
+                            filterable_fields: filtered_matching_field_names(
+                                filterable_fields,
+                                &field_ids_map,
+                                &|features| features.is_filterable(),
+                            ),
+                        }))?
                     }
-                } else {
-                    Err(fid.as_external_error(FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
-                        attribute: fid.value(),
-                        filterable_fields: filterable_fields.clone(),
-                    }))?
                 }
             }
             FilterCondition::Condition { fid, op } => {
-                if crate::is_faceted(fid.value(), filterable_fields) {
-                    let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
-                    if let Some(fid) = field_ids_map.id(fid.value()) {
-                        Self::evaluate_operator(rtxn, index, fid, universe, op)
-                    } else {
-                        Ok(RoaringBitmap::new())
+                match matching_features(fid.value(), filterable_fields) {
+                    Some(features) if features.is_filterable() => {
+                        let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
+                        if let Some(fid) = field_ids_map.id(fid.value()) {
+                            Self::evaluate_operator(rtxn, index, fid, universe, op, &features)
+                        } else {
+                            Ok(RoaringBitmap::new())
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
+                        Err(fid.as_external_error(FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
+                            attribute: fid.value(),
+                            filterable_fields: filtered_matching_field_names(
+                                filterable_fields,
+                                &field_ids_map,
+                                &|features| features.is_filterable(),
+                            ),
+                        }))?
                     }
-                } else {
-                    Err(fid.as_external_error(FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
-                        attribute: fid.value(),
-                        filterable_fields: filterable_fields.clone(),
-                    }))?
                 }
             }
             FilterCondition::Or(subfilters) => subfilters
@@ -502,7 +554,7 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
                 }
             }
             FilterCondition::GeoLowerThan { point, radius } => {
-                if filterable_fields.contains(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME) {
+                if index.is_geo_filtering_enabled(rtxn)? {
                     let base_point: [f64; 2] =
                         [point[0].parse_finite_float()?, point[1].parse_finite_float()?];
                     if !(-90.0..=90.0).contains(&base_point[0]) {
@@ -530,14 +582,19 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
 
                     Ok(result)
                 } else {
+                    let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
                     Err(point[0].as_external_error(FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
                         attribute: RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME,
-                        filterable_fields: filterable_fields.clone(),
+                        filterable_fields: filtered_matching_field_names(
+                            filterable_fields,
+                            &field_ids_map,
+                            &|features| features.is_filterable(),
+                        ),
                     }))?
                 }
             }
             FilterCondition::GeoBoundingBox { top_right_point, bottom_left_point } => {
-                if filterable_fields.contains(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME) {
+                if index.is_geo_filtering_enabled(rtxn)? {
                     let top_right: [f64; 2] = [
                         top_right_point[0].parse_finite_float()?,
                         top_right_point[1].parse_finite_float()?,
@@ -662,10 +719,15 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
 
                     Ok(selected_lat & selected_lng)
                 } else {
+                    let field_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
                     Err(top_right_point[0].as_external_error(
                         FilterError::AttributeNotFilterable {
                             attribute: RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME,
-                            filterable_fields: filterable_fields.clone(),
+                            filterable_fields: filtered_matching_field_names(
+                                filterable_fields,
+                                &field_ids_map,
+                                &|features| features.is_filterable(),
+                            ),
                         },
                     ))?
                 }
@@ -674,6 +736,26 @@ impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+fn generate_filter_error(
+    rtxn: &heed::RoTxn<'_>,
+    index: &Index,
+    field_id: FieldId,
+    operator: &Condition<'_>,
+    features: &FilterableAttributesFeatures,
+) -> Error {
+    match index.fields_ids_map(rtxn) {
+        Ok(fields_ids_map) => {
+            let field = fields_ids_map.name(field_id).unwrap_or_default();
+            Error::UserError(UserError::FilterOperatorNotAllowed {
+                field: field.to_string(),
+                allowed_operators: features.allowed_filter_operators(),
+                operator: operator.operator().to_string(),
+            })
+        }
+        Err(e) => e.into(),
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<FilterCondition<'a>> for Filter<'a> {
     fn from(fc: FilterCondition<'a>) -> Self {
         Self { condition: fc }
@@ -687,12 +769,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     use big_s::S;
     use either::Either;
-    use maplit::hashset;
+    use meili_snap::snapshot;
     use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 
     use crate::constants::RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME;
     use crate::index::tests::TempIndex;
-    use crate::Filter;
+    use crate::{Filter, FilterableAttributesRule};
 
     #[test]
     fn empty_db() {
@@ -700,7 +782,9 @@ mod tests {
         //Set the filterable fields to be the channel.
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S("PrIcE") });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![FilterableAttributesRule::Field(
+                    "PrIcE".to_string(),
+                )]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -784,27 +868,32 @@ mod tests {
         let rtxn = index.read_txn().unwrap();
         let filter = Filter::from_str("_geoRadius(42, 150, 10)").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        12:14 _geoRadius(42, 150, 10)
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("_geoBoundingBox([42, 150], [30, 10])").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        18:20 _geoBoundingBox([42, 150], [30, 10])
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("dog = \"bernese mountain\"").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `dog` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `dog` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        1:4 dog = "bernese mountain"
+        "###);
         drop(rtxn);
 
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
                 settings.set_searchable_fields(vec![S("title")]);
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S("title") });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![FilterableAttributesRule::Field(
+                    "title".to_string(),
+                )]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -812,39 +901,45 @@ mod tests {
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("_geoRadius(-100, 150, 10)").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `title`."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        12:16 _geoRadius(-100, 150, 10)
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("_geoBoundingBox([42, 150], [30, 10])").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `title`."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `_geo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        18:20 _geoBoundingBox([42, 150], [30, 10])
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("name = 12").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `name` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `title`."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `name` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        1:5 name = 12
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("title = \"test\" AND name = 12").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `name` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `title`."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `name` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        20:24 title = "test" AND name = 12
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("title = \"test\" AND name IN [12]").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `name` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `title`."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `name` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        20:24 title = "test" AND name IN [12]
+        "###);
 
         let filter = Filter::from_str("title = \"test\" AND name != 12").unwrap().unwrap();
         let error = filter.evaluate(&rtxn, &index).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(error.to_string().starts_with(
-            "Attribute `name` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `title`."
-        ));
+        snapshot!(error.to_string(), @r###"
+        Attribute `name` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.
+        20:24 title = "test" AND name != 12
+        "###);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -870,7 +965,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset!(S("monitor_diagonal")));
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![FilterableAttributesRule::Field(
+                    "monitor_diagonal".to_string(),
+                )]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -901,7 +998,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME) });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![FilterableAttributesRule::Field(S(
+                    RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME,
+                ))]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -948,7 +1047,10 @@ mod tests {
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
                 settings.set_searchable_fields(vec![S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME), S("price")]); // to keep the fields order
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME), S("price") });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field(S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME)),
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field("price".to_string()),
+                ]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -998,7 +1100,10 @@ mod tests {
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
                 settings.set_searchable_fields(vec![S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME), S("price")]); // to keep the fields order
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME), S("price") });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field(S(RESERVED_GEO_FIELD_NAME)),
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field("price".to_string()),
+                ]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -1108,7 +1213,9 @@ mod tests {
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
                 settings.set_searchable_fields(vec![S("price")]); // to keep the fields order
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S("price") });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![FilterableAttributesRule::Field(
+                    "price".to_string(),
+                )]);
             })
             .unwrap();
         index
@@ -1164,7 +1271,11 @@ mod tests {
         index
             .update_settings(|settings| {
                 settings.set_primary_key("id".to_owned());
-                settings.set_filterable_fields(hashset! { S("id"), S("one"), S("two") });
+                settings.set_filterable_fields(vec![
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field("id".to_string()),
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field("one".to_string()),
+                    FilterableAttributesRule::Field("two".to_string()),
+                ]);
             })
             .unwrap();
 

crates/milli/src/search/facet/search.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 use tracing::error;
 
 use crate::error::UserError;
+use crate::filterable_attributes_rules::{
+    filtered_matching_field_names, is_field_facet_searchable,
+};
 use crate::heed_codec::facet::{FacetGroupKey, FacetGroupValue};
 use crate::search::build_dfa;
 use crate::{DocumentId, FieldId, OrderBy, Result, Search};
@@ -73,10 +76,16 @@ impl<'a> SearchForFacetValues<'a> {
         let index = self.search_query.index;
         let rtxn = self.search_query.rtxn;
 
-        let filterable_fields = index.filterable_fields(rtxn)?;
-        if !filterable_fields.contains(&self.facet) {
+        let filterable_attributes_rules = index.filterable_attributes_rules(rtxn)?;
+        if !is_field_facet_searchable(&self.facet, &filterable_attributes_rules) {
+            let fields_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(rtxn)?;
+            let matching_field_names = filtered_matching_field_names(
+                &filterable_attributes_rules,
+                &fields_ids_map,
+                &|features| features.is_facet_searchable(),
+            );
             let (valid_fields, hidden_fields) =
-                index.remove_hidden_fields(rtxn, filterable_fields)?;
+                index.remove_hidden_fields(rtxn, matching_field_names)?;
 
             return Err(UserError::InvalidFacetSearchFacetName {
                 field: self.facet.clone(),

crates/milli/src/search/mod.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use roaring::bitmap::RoaringBitmap;
 pub use self::facet::{FacetDistribution, Filter, OrderBy, DEFAULT_VALUES_PER_FACET};
 pub use self::new::matches::{FormatOptions, MatchBounds, MatcherBuilder, MatchingWords};
 use self::new::{execute_vector_search, PartialSearchResult};
+use crate::filterable_attributes_rules::{filtered_matching_field_names, is_field_filterable};
 use crate::score_details::{ScoreDetails, ScoringStrategy};
 use crate::vector::Embedder;
 use crate::{
@@ -187,10 +188,19 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
         }
 
         if let Some(distinct) = &self.distinct {
-            let filterable_fields = ctx.index.filterable_fields(ctx.txn)?;
-            if !crate::is_faceted(distinct, &filterable_fields) {
+            let filterable_fields = ctx.index.filterable_attributes_rules(ctx.txn)?;
+            // check if the distinct field is in the filterable fields
+            if !is_field_filterable(distinct, &filterable_fields) {
+                // if not, remove the hidden fields from the filterable fields to generate the error message
+                let fields_ids_map = ctx.index.fields_ids_map(ctx.txn)?;
+                let matching_field_names = filtered_matching_field_names(
+                    &filterable_fields,
+                    &fields_ids_map,
+                    &|features| features.is_filterable(),
+                );
                 let (valid_fields, hidden_fields) =
-                    ctx.index.remove_hidden_fields(ctx.txn, filterable_fields)?;
+                    ctx.index.remove_hidden_fields(ctx.txn, matching_field_names)?;
+                // and return the error
                 return Err(Error::UserError(UserError::InvalidDistinctAttribute {
                     field: distinct.clone(),
                     valid_fields,