erquhart•14mo ago

Index name length limit undocumented, incorrect error message

I believe I ran into a 64 character limit on index names, I'm not sure if it's documented, but I couldn't find it in any of the limit docs. Passing the limit triggers the invalid name error, which doesn't mention length:

400 Bad Request: InvalidIndexName: Hit an error while evaluating your schema:
In table `my_table`: Invalid index name: by_aField_anotherField_moarField_andThisFieldTooAlso_andAnotherOne
. Identifiers must start with a letter and can only contain letters, digits, and underscores.

400 Bad Request: InvalidIndexName: Hit an error while evaluating your schema:
In table `my_table`: Invalid index name: by_aField_anotherField_moarField_andThisFieldTooAlso_andAnotherOne
. Identifiers must start with a letter and can only contain letters, digits, and underscores.

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Michal Srb•14mo ago

It's the same limit (apparently) as document field name length, documented here: https://docs.convex.dev/production/state/limits#documents Will add a note about index names

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erquhartOP•14mo ago

Ah that makes sense 👍 Error message could use a mention too.

Index name length limit undocumented, incorrect error message

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