Refactoring doc values sparse index enabling for the host.name field

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexSettings.java

@@ -685,6 +685,14 @@ public boolean isES87TSDBCodecEnabled() {
         Property.Final
     );
 
+    public static final FeatureFlag DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER = new FeatureFlag("doc_values_skipper");
+    public static final Setting<Boolean> USE_DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER = Setting.boolSetting(
+        "index.mapping.use_doc_values_skipper",
+        IndexSettings.DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER.isEnabled(),
+        Property.IndexScope,
+        Property.Final
+    );
+
     /**
      * The {@link IndexMode "mode"} of the index.
      */
@@ -922,6 +930,7 @@ private void setRetentionLeaseMillis(final TimeValue retentionLease) {
     private final SourceFieldMapper.Mode indexMappingSourceMode;
     private final boolean recoverySourceEnabled;
     private final boolean recoverySourceSyntheticEnabled;
+    private final boolean useDocValuesSkipper;
 
     /**
      * The maximum number of refresh listeners allows on this shard.
@@ -1103,6 +1112,7 @@ public IndexSettings(final IndexMetadata indexMetadata, final Settings nodeSetti
         recoverySourceEnabled = RecoverySettings.INDICES_RECOVERY_SOURCE_ENABLED_SETTING.get(nodeSettings);
         recoverySourceSyntheticEnabled = DiscoveryNode.isStateless(nodeSettings) == false
             && scopedSettings.get(RECOVERY_USE_SYNTHETIC_SOURCE_SETTING);
+        useDocValuesSkipper = DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER.isEnabled() && scopedSettings.get(USE_DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER);
         if (recoverySourceSyntheticEnabled) {
             if (DiscoveryNode.isStateless(settings)) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("synthetic recovery source is only allowed in stateful");
@@ -1822,6 +1832,10 @@ public boolean isRecoverySourceSyntheticEnabled() {
         return recoverySourceSyntheticEnabled;
     }
 
+    public boolean useDocValuesSkipper() {
+        return useDocValuesSkipper;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The bounds for {@code @timestamp} on this index or
      * {@code null} if there are no bounds.

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexSortConfig.java

@@ -302,6 +302,15 @@ private static void validateIndexSortField(SortField sortField) {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean hasSortOnFiled(final String fieldName) {
+        for (FieldSortSpec sortSpec : sortSpecs) {
+            if (sortSpec.field.equals(fieldName)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public static class FieldSortSpec {
         final String field;
         SortOrder order;

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/FieldMapper.java

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting.Property;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.CollectionUtils;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.util.FeatureFlag;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.Maps;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.support.XContentMapValues;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexMode;
@@ -63,8 +62,6 @@
 
 public abstract class FieldMapper extends Mapper {
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(FieldMapper.class);
-
-    public static final FeatureFlag DOC_VALUES_SPARSE_INDEX = new FeatureFlag("doc_values_sparse_index");
     public static final Setting<Boolean> IGNORE_MALFORMED_SETTING = Setting.boolSetting("index.mapping.ignore_malformed", settings -> {
         if (IndexSettings.MODE.get(settings) == IndexMode.LOGSDB
             && IndexMetadata.SETTING_INDEX_VERSION_CREATED.get(settings).onOrAfter(IndexVersions.ENABLE_IGNORE_MALFORMED_LOGSDB)) {

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/KeywordFieldMapper.java

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 import static org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter.MAX_TERM_LENGTH;
 import static org.elasticsearch.core.Strings.format;
 import static org.elasticsearch.index.IndexSettings.IGNORE_ABOVE_SETTING;
+import static org.elasticsearch.index.IndexSettings.USE_DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER;
 
 /**
  * A field mapper for keywords. This mapper accepts strings and indexes them as-is.
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ public static final class Builder extends FieldMapper.DimensionBuilder {
         private final IndexAnalyzers indexAnalyzers;
         private final ScriptCompiler scriptCompiler;
         private final IndexVersion indexCreatedVersion;
+        private final boolean useDocValuesSkipper;
 
         public Builder(final String name, final MappingParserContext mappingParserContext) {
             this(
@@ -210,7 +212,8 @@ public Builder(final String name, final MappingParserContext mappingParserContex
                 IGNORE_ABOVE_SETTING.get(mappingParserContext.getSettings()),
                 mappingParserContext.getIndexSettings().getIndexVersionCreated(),
                 mappingParserContext.getIndexSettings().getMode(),
-                mappingParserContext.getIndexSettings().getIndexSortConfig()
+                mappingParserContext.getIndexSettings().getIndexSortConfig(),
+                USE_DOC_VALUES_SKIPPER.get(mappingParserContext.getSettings())
             );
         }
 
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ public Builder(final String name, final MappingParserContext mappingParserContex
             int ignoreAboveDefault,
             IndexVersion indexCreatedVersion
         ) {
-            this(name, indexAnalyzers, scriptCompiler, ignoreAboveDefault, indexCreatedVersion, IndexMode.STANDARD, null);
+            this(name, indexAnalyzers, scriptCompiler, ignoreAboveDefault, indexCreatedVersion, IndexMode.STANDARD, null, false);
         }
 
         private Builder(
@@ -231,7 +234,8 @@ private Builder(
             int ignoreAboveDefault,
             IndexVersion indexCreatedVersion,
             IndexMode indexMode,
-            IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig
+            IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig,
+            boolean useDocValuesSkipper
         ) {
             super(name);
             this.indexAnalyzers = indexAnalyzers;
@@ -268,6 +272,7 @@ private Builder(
                 });
             this.indexSortConfig = indexSortConfig;
             this.indexMode = indexMode;
+            this.useDocValuesSkipper = useDocValuesSkipper;
         }
 
         public Builder(String name, IndexVersion indexCreatedVersion) {
@@ -394,7 +399,13 @@ private KeywordFieldType buildFieldType(MapperBuilderContext context, FieldType
 
         @Override
         public KeywordFieldMapper build(MapperBuilderContext context) {
-            FieldType fieldtype = resolveFieldType(indexCreatedVersion, indexSortConfig, indexMode, context.buildFullName(leafName()));
+            FieldType fieldtype = resolveFieldType(
+                useDocValuesSkipper,
+                indexCreatedVersion,
+                indexSortConfig,
+                indexMode,
+                context.buildFullName(leafName())
+            );
             fieldtype.setOmitNorms(this.hasNorms.getValue() == false);
             fieldtype.setStored(this.stored.getValue());
             fieldtype.setDocValuesType(this.hasDocValues.getValue() ? DocValuesType.SORTED_SET : DocValuesType.NONE);
@@ -417,65 +428,40 @@ public KeywordFieldMapper build(MapperBuilderContext context) {
                 buildFieldType(context, fieldtype),
                 builderParams(this, context),
                 context.isSourceSynthetic(),
+                useDocValuesSkipper,
                 this
             );
         }
 
         private FieldType resolveFieldType(
+            final boolean useDocValuesSkipper,
             final IndexVersion indexCreatedVersion,
             final IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig,
             final IndexMode indexMode,
             final String fullFieldName
         ) {
-            if (FieldMapper.DOC_VALUES_SPARSE_INDEX.isEnabled()
+            if (useDocValuesSkipper
                 && indexCreatedVersion.onOrAfter(IndexVersions.HOSTNAME_DOC_VALUES_SPARSE_INDEX)
-                && shouldUseDocValuesSparseIndex(indexSortConfig, indexMode, fullFieldName)) {
+                && shouldUseDocValuesSkipper(hasDocValues.getValue(), indexSortConfig, indexMode, fullFieldName)) {
                 return new FieldType(Defaults.FIELD_TYPE_WITH_SKIP_DOC_VALUES);
             }
             return new FieldType(Defaults.FIELD_TYPE);
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Determines whether to use a sparse index representation for doc values.
-         *
-         * <p>If the field is explicitly indexed by setting {@code index: true}, we do not use
-         * a sparse doc values index but instead rely on the inverted index, as is typically
-         * the case for keyword fields.</p>
-         *
-         * <p>This method checks several conditions to decide if the sparse index format
-         * should be applied:</p>
-         *
-         * <ul>
-         *     <li>Returns {@code false} immediately if the field is explicitly indexed.</li>
-         *     <li>Ensures the field is not explicitly configured as indexed (i.e., {@code index} has its default value).</li>
-         *     <li>Requires doc values to be enabled.</li>
-         *     <li>Index mode must be {@link IndexMode#LOGSDB}.</li>
-         *     <li>Field name must be {@code host.name}.</li>
-         *     <li>The {@code host.name} field must be a primary sort field.</li>
-         * </ul>
-         *
-         * <p>Returns {@code true} if all conditions are met, indicating that sparse doc values
-         * should be used. Otherwise, returns {@code false}.</p>
-         *
-         * @param indexSortConfig The index sort configuration, used to check primary sorting.
-         * @param indexMode The mode of the index, which must be {@link IndexMode#LOGSDB}.
-         * @param fullFieldName The name of the field being checked, which must be {@code host.name}.
-         * @return {@code true} if sparse doc values should be used, otherwise {@code false}.
-         */
-
-        private boolean shouldUseDocValuesSparseIndex(
+        private static boolean shouldUseDocValuesSkipper(
+            final boolean hasDocValues,
             final IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig,
             final IndexMode indexMode,
             final String fullFieldName
         ) {
-            if (indexed.isSet() && indexed.getValue()) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return indexed.isConfigured() == false
-                && hasDocValues.getValue()
+            return hasDocValues
                 && IndexMode.LOGSDB.equals(indexMode)
                 && HOST_NAME.equals(fullFieldName)
-                && (indexSortConfig != null && indexSortConfig.hasPrimarySortOnField(HOST_NAME));
+                && indexSortConfigByHostName(indexSortConfig);
+        }
+
+        private static boolean indexSortConfigByHostName(final IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig) {
+            return indexSortConfig != null && indexSortConfig.hasIndexSort() && indexSortConfig.hasSortOnFiled(HOST_NAME);
         }
     }
 
@@ -492,7 +478,7 @@ public static final class KeywordFieldType extends StringFieldType {
         private final boolean isSyntheticSource;
         private final IndexMode indexMode;
         private final IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig;
-        private final boolean hasDocValuesSparseIndex;
+        private final boolean hasDocValuesSkipper;
 
         public KeywordFieldType(
             String name,
@@ -520,7 +506,7 @@ public KeywordFieldType(
             this.isSyntheticSource = isSyntheticSource;
             this.indexMode = builder.indexMode;
             this.indexSortConfig = builder.indexSortConfig;
-            this.hasDocValuesSparseIndex = DocValuesSkipIndexType.NONE.equals(fieldType.docValuesSkipIndexType()) == false;
+            this.hasDocValuesSkipper = DocValuesSkipIndexType.NONE.equals(fieldType.docValuesSkipIndexType()) == false;
         }
 
         public KeywordFieldType(String name, boolean isIndexed, boolean hasDocValues, Map<String, String> meta) {
@@ -534,7 +520,7 @@ public KeywordFieldType(String name, boolean isIndexed, boolean hasDocValues, Ma
             this.isSyntheticSource = false;
             this.indexMode = IndexMode.STANDARD;
             this.indexSortConfig = null;
-            this.hasDocValuesSparseIndex = false;
+            this.hasDocValuesSkipper = false;
         }
 
         public KeywordFieldType(String name) {
@@ -559,7 +545,7 @@ public KeywordFieldType(String name, FieldType fieldType) {
             this.isSyntheticSource = false;
             this.indexMode = IndexMode.STANDARD;
             this.indexSortConfig = null;
-            this.hasDocValuesSparseIndex = DocValuesSkipIndexType.NONE.equals(fieldType.docValuesSkipIndexType()) == false;
+            this.hasDocValuesSkipper = DocValuesSkipIndexType.NONE.equals(fieldType.docValuesSkipIndexType()) == false;
         }
 
         public KeywordFieldType(String name, NamedAnalyzer analyzer) {
@@ -573,7 +559,7 @@ public KeywordFieldType(String name, NamedAnalyzer analyzer) {
             this.isSyntheticSource = false;
             this.indexMode = IndexMode.STANDARD;
             this.indexSortConfig = null;
-            this.hasDocValuesSparseIndex = false;
+            this.hasDocValuesSkipper = false;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -1021,8 +1007,8 @@ public IndexSortConfig getIndexSortConfig() {
             return indexSortConfig;
         }
 
-        public boolean hasDocValuesSparseIndex() {
-            return hasDocValuesSparseIndex;
+        public boolean hasDocValuesSkipper() {
+            return hasDocValuesSkipper;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1041,13 +1027,15 @@ public boolean hasDocValuesSparseIndex() {
     private final int ignoreAboveDefault;
     private final IndexMode indexMode;
     private final IndexSortConfig indexSortConfig;
+    private final boolean useDocValuesSkipper;
 
     private KeywordFieldMapper(
         String simpleName,
         FieldType fieldType,
         KeywordFieldType mappedFieldType,
         BuilderParams builderParams,
         boolean isSyntheticSource,
+        boolean useDocValuesSkipper,
         Builder builder
     ) {
         super(simpleName, mappedFieldType, builderParams);
@@ -1066,6 +1054,7 @@ private KeywordFieldMapper(
         this.ignoreAboveDefault = builder.ignoreAboveDefault;
         this.indexMode = builder.indexMode;
         this.indexSortConfig = builder.indexSortConfig;
+        this.useDocValuesSkipper = useDocValuesSkipper;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1183,9 +1172,16 @@ public Map<String, NamedAnalyzer> indexAnalyzers() {
 
     @Override
     public FieldMapper.Builder getMergeBuilder() {
-        return new Builder(leafName(), indexAnalyzers, scriptCompiler, ignoreAboveDefault, indexCreatedVersion, indexMode, indexSortConfig)
-            .dimension(fieldType().isDimension())
-            .init(this);
+        return new Builder(
+            leafName(),
+            indexAnalyzers,
+            scriptCompiler,
+            ignoreAboveDefault,
+            indexCreatedVersion,
+            indexMode,
+            indexSortConfig,
+            useDocValuesSkipper
+        ).dimension(fieldType().isDimension()).init(this);
     }
 
     @Override