diff --git a/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs b/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
index 9718e3c96..c58b76d47 100644
--- a/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
+++ b/meilidb-data/src/database/main_index.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@ use crate::ranked_map::RankedMap;
use super::Error;
+const SCHEMA_KEY: &str = "schema";
+const WORDS_KEY: &str = "words";
+const SYNONYMS_KEY: &str = "synonyms";
+const RANKED_MAP_KEY: &str = "ranked-map";
+
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct MainIndex(pub(crate) InnerRawIndex);
impl MainIndex {
pub fn schema(&self) -> Result