Merge #3550

3550: Delete documents by filter r=irevoire a=dureuill

# Prototype `prototype-delete-by-filter-0`

Usage:
A new route is available under `POST /indexes/{index_uid}/documents/delete` that allows you to delete your documents by filter.
The expected payload looks like that:
```json
{
  "filter": "doggo = bernese",
}
```

It'll then enqueue a task in your task queue that'll delete all the documents matching this filter once it's processed.
Here is an example of the associated details;
```json
  "details": {
    "deletedDocuments": 53,
    "originalFilter": "\"doggo = bernese\""
  }
```

----------


# Pull Request

## Related issue
Related to https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/issues/3477

## What does this PR do?

### User standpoint

- Modifies the `/indexes/{:indexUid}/documents/delete-batch` route to accept either the existing array of documents ids, or a JSON object with a `filter` field representing a filter to apply. If that latter variant is used, any document matching the filter will be deleted.

### Implementation standpoint

- (processing time version) Adds a new BatchKind that is not autobatchable and that performs the delete by filter
- Reuse the `documentDeletion` task with a new `originalFilter` detail that replaces the `providedIds` detail.

## Example

<details>
<summary>Sample request, response and task result</summary>

Request:

```
curl \
  -X POST 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/index-10/documents/delete-batch' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{ "filter" : "mass = 600"}'
```

Response:

```
{
  "taskUid": 3902,
  "indexUid": "index-10",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "documentDeletion",
  "enqueuedAt": "2023-02-28T20:50:31.667502Z"
}
```

Task log:

```json
    {
      "uid": 3906,
      "indexUid": "index-12",
      "status": "succeeded",
      "type": "documentDeletion",
      "canceledBy": null,
      "details": {
        "deletedDocuments": 3,
        "originalFilter": "\"mass = 600\""
      },
      "error": null,
      "duration": "PT0.001819S",
      "enqueuedAt": "2023-03-07T08:57:20.11387Z",
      "startedAt": "2023-03-07T08:57:20.115895Z",
      "finishedAt": "2023-03-07T08:57:20.117714Z"
    }
```

</details>

## Draft status

- [ ] Error handling
- [ ] Analytics
- [ ] Do we want to reuse the `delete-batch` route in this way, or create a new route instead?
- [ ] Should the filter be applied at request time or when the deletion task is processed? 
  - The first commit in this PR applies the filter at request time, meaning that even if a document is modified in a way that no longer matches the filter in a later update, it will be deleted as long as the deletion task is processed after that update. 
  - The other commits in this PR apply the filter only when the asynchronous deletion task is processed, meaning that documents that match the filter at processing time are deleted even if they didn't match the filter at request time.
- [ ] If keeping the filter at request time, find a more elegant way to recover the user document ids from the internal document ids. The current way implemented in the first commit of this PR involves getting all the documents matching the filter, looking for the value of their primary key, and turning it into a string by copy-pasting routines found in milli...
- [ ] Security consideration, if any
- [ ] Fix the tests (but waiting until product questions are resolved)
- [ ] Add delete by filter specific tests



Co-authored-by: Louis Dureuil <louis@meilisearch.com>
Co-authored-by: Tamo <tamo@meilisearch.com>

dump/src/lib.rs

@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ pub enum KindDump {
         documents_ids: Vec<String>,
     },
     DocumentClear,
+    DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+        filter: serde_json::Value,
+    },
     Settings {
         settings: Box<meilisearch_types::settings::Settings<Unchecked>>,
         is_deletion: bool,
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@ impl From<KindWithContent> for KindDump {
             KindWithContent::DocumentDeletion { documents_ids, .. } => {
                 KindDump::DocumentDeletion { documents_ids }
             }
+            KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { filter_expr, .. } => {
+                KindDump::DocumentDeletionByFilter { filter: filter_expr }
+            }
             KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. } => KindDump::DocumentClear,
             KindWithContent::SettingsUpdate {
                 new_settings,

index-scheduler/src/autobatcher.rs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum AutobatchKind {
         primary_key: Option<String>,
     },
     DocumentDeletion,
+    DocumentDeletionByFilter,
     DocumentClear,
     Settings {
         allow_index_creation: bool,
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ impl From<KindWithContent> for AutobatchKind {
             } => AutobatchKind::DocumentImport { method, allow_index_creation, primary_key },
             KindWithContent::DocumentDeletion { .. } => AutobatchKind::DocumentDeletion,
             KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. } => AutobatchKind::DocumentClear,
+            KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { .. } => {
+                AutobatchKind::DocumentDeletionByFilter
+            }
             KindWithContent::SettingsUpdate { allow_index_creation, is_deletion, .. } => {
                 AutobatchKind::Settings {
                     allow_index_creation: allow_index_creation && !is_deletion,
@@ -97,6 +101,9 @@ pub enum BatchKind {
     DocumentDeletion {
         deletion_ids: Vec<TaskId>,
     },
+    DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+        id: TaskId,
+    },
     ClearAndSettings {
         other: Vec<TaskId>,
         allow_index_creation: bool,
@@ -195,6 +202,9 @@ impl BatchKind {
             K::DocumentDeletion => {
                 (Continue(BatchKind::DocumentDeletion { deletion_ids: vec![task_id] }), false)
             }
+            K::DocumentDeletionByFilter => {
+                (Break(BatchKind::DocumentDeletionByFilter { id: task_id }), false)
+            }
             K::Settings { allow_index_creation } => (
                 Continue(BatchKind::Settings { allow_index_creation, settings_ids: vec![task_id] }),
                 allow_index_creation,
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ impl BatchKind {
 
         match (self, kind) {
             // We don't batch any of these operations
-            (this, K::IndexCreation | K::IndexUpdate | K::IndexSwap) => Break(this),
+            (this, K::IndexCreation | K::IndexUpdate | K::IndexSwap | K::DocumentDeletionByFilter) => Break(this),
             // We must not batch tasks that don't have the same index creation rights if the index doesn't already exists.
             (this, kind) if !index_already_exists && this.allow_index_creation() == Some(false) && kind.allow_index_creation() == Some(true) => {
                 Break(this)
@@ -471,7 +481,8 @@ impl BatchKind {
                 BatchKind::IndexCreation { .. }
                 | BatchKind::IndexDeletion { .. }
                 | BatchKind::IndexUpdate { .. }
-                | BatchKind::IndexSwap { .. },
+                | BatchKind::IndexSwap { .. }
+                | BatchKind::DocumentDeletionByFilter { .. },
                 _,
             ) => {
                 unreachable!()

index-scheduler/src/batch.rs

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ use meilisearch_types::heed::{RoTxn, RwTxn};
 use meilisearch_types::milli::documents::{obkv_to_object, DocumentsBatchReader};
 use meilisearch_types::milli::heed::CompactionOption;
 use meilisearch_types::milli::update::{
-    DocumentDeletionResult, IndexDocumentsConfig, IndexDocumentsMethod, Settings as MilliSettings,
+    DeleteDocuments, DocumentDeletionResult, IndexDocumentsConfig, IndexDocumentsMethod,
+    Settings as MilliSettings,
 };
-use meilisearch_types::milli::{self, BEU32};
+use meilisearch_types::milli::{self, Filter, BEU32};
 use meilisearch_types::settings::{apply_settings_to_builder, Settings, Unchecked};
 use meilisearch_types::tasks::{Details, IndexSwap, Kind, KindWithContent, Status, Task};
 use meilisearch_types::{compression, Index, VERSION_FILE_NAME};
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ pub(crate) enum Batch {
         op: IndexOperation,
         must_create_index: bool,
     },
+    IndexDocumentDeletionByFilter {
+        index_uid: String,
+        task: Task,
+    },
     IndexCreation {
         index_uid: String,
         primary_key: Option<String>,
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ impl Batch {
             | Batch::TaskDeletion(task)
             | Batch::Dump(task)
             | Batch::IndexCreation { task, .. }
+            | Batch::IndexDocumentDeletionByFilter { task, .. }
             | Batch::IndexUpdate { task, .. } => vec![task.uid],
             Batch::SnapshotCreation(tasks) | Batch::IndexDeletion { tasks, .. } => {
                 tasks.iter().map(|task| task.uid).collect()
@@ -187,7 +193,8 @@ impl Batch {
             IndexOperation { op, .. } => Some(op.index_uid()),
             IndexCreation { index_uid, .. }
             | IndexUpdate { index_uid, .. }
-            | IndexDeletion { index_uid, .. } => Some(index_uid),
+            | IndexDeletion { index_uid, .. }
+            | IndexDocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, .. } => Some(index_uid),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -227,6 +234,18 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                 },
                 must_create_index,
             })),
+            BatchKind::DocumentDeletionByFilter { id } => {
+                let task = self.get_task(rtxn, id)?.ok_or(Error::CorruptedTaskQueue)?;
+                match &task.kind {
+                    KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, .. } => {
+                        Ok(Some(Batch::IndexDocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                            index_uid: index_uid.clone(),
+                            task,
+                        }))
+                    }
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                }
+            }
             BatchKind::DocumentOperation { method, operation_ids, .. } => {
                 let tasks = self.get_existing_tasks(rtxn, operation_ids)?;
                 let primary_key = tasks
@@ -867,6 +886,51 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
 
                 Ok(tasks)
             }
+            Batch::IndexDocumentDeletionByFilter { mut task, index_uid: _ } => {
+                let (index_uid, filter) =
+                    if let KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, filter_expr } =
+                        &task.kind
+                    {
+                        (index_uid, filter_expr)
+                    } else {
+                        unreachable!()
+                    };
+                let index = {
+                    let rtxn = self.env.read_txn()?;
+                    self.index_mapper.index(&rtxn, index_uid)?
+                };
+                let deleted_documents = delete_document_by_filter(filter, index);
+                let original_filter = if let Some(Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                    original_filter,
+                    deleted_documents: _,
+                }) = task.details
+                {
+                    original_filter
+                } else {
+                    // In the case of a `documentDeleteByFilter` the details MUST be set
+                    unreachable!();
+                };
+
+                match deleted_documents {
+                    Ok(deleted_documents) => {
+                        task.status = Status::Succeeded;
+                        task.details = Some(Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                            original_filter,
+                            deleted_documents: Some(deleted_documents),
+                        });
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        task.status = Status::Failed;
+                        task.details = Some(Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                            original_filter,
+                            deleted_documents: Some(0),
+                        });
+                        task.error = Some(e.into());
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Ok(vec![task])
+            }
             Batch::IndexCreation { index_uid, primary_key, task } => {
                 let wtxn = self.env.write_txn()?;
                 if self.index_mapper.exists(&wtxn, &index_uid)? {
@@ -1421,3 +1485,20 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         Ok(content_files_to_delete)
     }
 }
+
+fn delete_document_by_filter(filter: &serde_json::Value, index: Index) -> Result<u64> {
+    let filter = Filter::from_json(filter)?;
+    Ok(if let Some(filter) = filter {
+        let mut wtxn = index.write_txn()?;
+
+        let candidates = filter.evaluate(&wtxn, &index)?;
+        let mut delete_operation = DeleteDocuments::new(&mut wtxn, &index)?;
+        delete_operation.delete_documents(&candidates);
+        let deleted_documents =
+            delete_operation.execute().map(|result| result.deleted_documents)?;
+        wtxn.commit()?;
+        deleted_documents
+    } else {
+        0
+    })
+}

index-scheduler/src/insta_snapshot.rs

@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ fn snapshot_details(d: &Details) -> String {
             provided_ids: received_document_ids,
             deleted_documents,
         } => format!("{{ received_document_ids: {received_document_ids}, deleted_documents: {deleted_documents:?} }}"),
+        Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter { original_filter, deleted_documents } => format!(
+           "{{ original_filter: {original_filter}, deleted_documents: {deleted_documents:?} }}"
+        ),
         Details::ClearAll { deleted_documents } => {
             format!("{{ deleted_documents: {deleted_documents:?} }}")
         },

index-scheduler/src/lib.rs

@@ -1264,6 +1264,12 @@ impl<'a> Dump<'a> {
                     documents_ids,
                     index_uid: task.index_uid.ok_or(Error::CorruptedDump)?,
                 },
+                KindDump::DocumentDeletionByFilter { filter } => {
+                    KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                        filter_expr: filter,
+                        index_uid: task.index_uid.ok_or(Error::CorruptedDump)?,
+                    }
+                }
                 KindDump::DocumentClear => KindWithContent::DocumentClear {
                     index_uid: task.index_uid.ok_or(Error::CorruptedDump)?,
                 },

index-scheduler/src/utils.rs

@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ pub fn swap_index_uid_in_task(task: &mut Task, swap: (&str, &str)) {
     match &mut task.kind {
         K::DocumentAdditionOrUpdate { index_uid, .. } => index_uids.push(index_uid),
         K::DocumentDeletion { index_uid, .. } => index_uids.push(index_uid),
+        K::DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, .. } => index_uids.push(index_uid),
         K::DocumentClear { index_uid } => index_uids.push(index_uid),
         K::SettingsUpdate { index_uid, .. } => index_uids.push(index_uid),
         K::IndexDeletion { index_uid } => index_uids.push(index_uid),
@@ -464,6 +465,29 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter { deleted_documents, original_filter: _ } => {
+                        assert_eq!(kind.as_kind(), Kind::DocumentDeletionByFilter);
+                        let (index_uid, _) = if let KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                            ref index_uid,
+                            ref filter_expr,
+                        } = kind
+                        {
+                            (index_uid, filter_expr)
+                        } else {
+                            unreachable!()
+                        };
+                        assert_eq!(&task_index_uid.unwrap(), index_uid);
+
+                        match status {
+                            Status::Enqueued | Status::Processing => (),
+                            Status::Succeeded => {
+                                assert!(deleted_documents.is_some());
+                            }
+                            Status::Failed | Status::Canceled => {
+                                assert!(deleted_documents == Some(0));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     Details::ClearAll { deleted_documents } => {
                         assert!(matches!(
                             kind.as_kind(),

meilisearch-types/src/error.rs

@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ InvalidDocumentGeoField               , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentId                     , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentLimit                  , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidDocumentOffset                 , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
+InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter           , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidIndexLimit                     , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidIndexOffset                    , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidIndexPrimaryKey                , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ impl ErrorCode for milli::Error {
                     UserError::MaxDatabaseSizeReached => Code::DatabaseSizeLimitReached,
                     UserError::AttributeLimitReached => Code::MaxFieldsLimitExceeded,
                     UserError::InvalidFilter(_) => Code::InvalidSearchFilter,
+                    UserError::InvalidFilterExpression(..) => Code::InvalidSearchFilter,
                     UserError::MissingDocumentId { .. } => Code::MissingDocumentId,
                     UserError::InvalidDocumentId { .. } | UserError::TooManyDocumentIds { .. } => {
                         Code::InvalidDocumentId

meilisearch-types/src/tasks.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ impl Task {
             | IndexSwap { .. } => None,
             DocumentAdditionOrUpdate { index_uid, .. }
             | DocumentDeletion { index_uid, .. }
+            | DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, .. }
             | DocumentClear { index_uid }
             | SettingsUpdate { index_uid, .. }
             | IndexCreation { index_uid, .. }
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ impl Task {
         match self.kind {
             KindWithContent::DocumentAdditionOrUpdate { content_file, .. } => Some(content_file),
             KindWithContent::DocumentDeletion { .. }
+            | KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { .. }
             | KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. }
             | KindWithContent::SettingsUpdate { .. }
             | KindWithContent::IndexDeletion { .. }
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ pub enum KindWithContent {
         index_uid: String,
         documents_ids: Vec<String>,
     },
+    DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+        index_uid: String,
+        filter_expr: serde_json::Value,
+    },
     DocumentClear {
         index_uid: String,
     },
@@ -145,6 +151,7 @@ impl KindWithContent {
         match self {
             KindWithContent::DocumentAdditionOrUpdate { .. } => Kind::DocumentAdditionOrUpdate,
             KindWithContent::DocumentDeletion { .. } => Kind::DocumentDeletion,
+            KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { .. } => Kind::DocumentDeletion,
             KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. } => Kind::DocumentDeletion,
             KindWithContent::SettingsUpdate { .. } => Kind::SettingsUpdate,
             KindWithContent::IndexCreation { .. } => Kind::IndexCreation,
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ impl KindWithContent {
             | TaskDeletion { .. } => vec![],
             DocumentAdditionOrUpdate { index_uid, .. }
             | DocumentDeletion { index_uid, .. }
+            | DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, .. }
             | DocumentClear { index_uid }
             | SettingsUpdate { index_uid, .. }
             | IndexCreation { index_uid, .. }
@@ -200,6 +208,12 @@ impl KindWithContent {
                     deleted_documents: None,
                 })
             }
+            KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid: _, filter_expr } => {
+                Some(Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                    original_filter: filter_expr.to_string(),
+                    deleted_documents: None,
+                })
+            }
             KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. } | KindWithContent::IndexDeletion { .. } => {
                 Some(Details::ClearAll { deleted_documents: None })
             }
@@ -242,6 +256,12 @@ impl KindWithContent {
                     deleted_documents: Some(0),
                 })
             }
+            KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid: _, filter_expr } => {
+                Some(Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+                    original_filter: filter_expr.to_string(),
+                    deleted_documents: Some(0),
+                })
+            }
             KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. } => {
                 Some(Details::ClearAll { deleted_documents: None })
             }
@@ -282,6 +302,7 @@ impl From<&KindWithContent> for Option<Details> {
                 })
             }
             KindWithContent::DocumentDeletion { .. } => None,
+            KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { .. } => None,
             KindWithContent::DocumentClear { .. } => None,
             KindWithContent::SettingsUpdate { new_settings, .. } => {
                 Some(Details::SettingsUpdate { settings: new_settings.clone() })
@@ -374,6 +395,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for ParseTaskStatusError {}
 pub enum Kind {
     DocumentAdditionOrUpdate,
     DocumentDeletion,
+    DocumentDeletionByFilter,
     SettingsUpdate,
     IndexCreation,
     IndexDeletion,
@@ -390,6 +412,7 @@ impl Kind {
         match self {
             Kind::DocumentAdditionOrUpdate
             | Kind::DocumentDeletion
+            | Kind::DocumentDeletionByFilter
             | Kind::SettingsUpdate
             | Kind::IndexCreation
             | Kind::IndexDeletion
@@ -407,6 +430,7 @@ impl Display for Kind {
         match self {
             Kind::DocumentAdditionOrUpdate => write!(f, "documentAdditionOrUpdate"),
             Kind::DocumentDeletion => write!(f, "documentDeletion"),
+            Kind::DocumentDeletionByFilter => write!(f, "documentDeletionByFilter"),
             Kind::SettingsUpdate => write!(f, "settingsUpdate"),
             Kind::IndexCreation => write!(f, "indexCreation"),
             Kind::IndexDeletion => write!(f, "indexDeletion"),
@@ -478,6 +502,7 @@ pub enum Details {
     SettingsUpdate { settings: Box<Settings<Unchecked>> },
     IndexInfo { primary_key: Option<String> },
     DocumentDeletion { provided_ids: usize, deleted_documents: Option<u64> },
+    DocumentDeletionByFilter { original_filter: String, deleted_documents: Option<u64> },
     ClearAll { deleted_documents: Option<u64> },
     TaskCancelation { matched_tasks: u64, canceled_tasks: Option<u64>, original_filter: String },
     TaskDeletion { matched_tasks: u64, deleted_tasks: Option<u64>, original_filter: String },
@@ -493,6 +518,9 @@ impl Details {
                 *indexed_documents = Some(0)
             }
             Self::DocumentDeletion { deleted_documents, .. } => *deleted_documents = Some(0),
+            Self::DocumentDeletionByFilter { deleted_documents, .. } => {
+                *deleted_documents = Some(0)
+            }
             Self::ClearAll { deleted_documents } => *deleted_documents = Some(0),
             Self::TaskCancelation { canceled_tasks, .. } => *canceled_tasks = Some(0),
             Self::TaskDeletion { deleted_tasks, .. } => *deleted_tasks = Some(0),

meilisearch/src/analytics/mod.rs

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub enum DocumentDeletionKind {
     PerDocumentId,
     ClearAll,
     PerBatch,
+    PerFilter,
 }
 
 pub trait Analytics: Sync + Send {

meilisearch/src/analytics/segment_analytics.rs

@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ pub struct DocumentsDeletionAggregator {
     per_document_id: bool,
     clear_all: bool,
     per_batch: bool,
+    per_filter: bool,
 }
 
 impl DocumentsDeletionAggregator {
@@ -962,6 +963,7 @@ impl DocumentsDeletionAggregator {
             DocumentDeletionKind::PerDocumentId => ret.per_document_id = true,
             DocumentDeletionKind::ClearAll => ret.clear_all = true,
             DocumentDeletionKind::PerBatch => ret.per_batch = true,
+            DocumentDeletionKind::PerFilter => ret.per_filter = true,
         }
 
         ret
@@ -981,6 +983,7 @@ impl DocumentsDeletionAggregator {
         self.per_document_id |= other.per_document_id;
         self.clear_all |= other.clear_all;
         self.per_batch |= other.per_batch;
+        self.per_filter |= other.per_filter;
     }
 
     pub fn into_event(self, user: &User, event_name: &str) -> Option<Track> {

meilisearch/src/error.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pub enum MeilisearchHttpError {
     InvalidContentType(String, Vec<String>),
     #[error("Document `{0}` not found.")]
     DocumentNotFound(String),
+    #[error("Sending an empty filter is forbidden.")]
+    EmptyFilter,
     #[error("Invalid syntax for the filter parameter: `expected {}, found: {1}`.", .0.join(", "))]
     InvalidExpression(&'static [&'static str], Value),
     #[error("A {0} payload is missing.")]
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ impl ErrorCode for MeilisearchHttpError {
             MeilisearchHttpError::MissingPayload(_) => Code::MissingPayload,
             MeilisearchHttpError::InvalidContentType(_, _) => Code::InvalidContentType,
             MeilisearchHttpError::DocumentNotFound(_) => Code::DocumentNotFound,
+            MeilisearchHttpError::EmptyFilter => Code::InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter,
             MeilisearchHttpError::InvalidExpression(_, _) => Code::InvalidSearchFilter,
             MeilisearchHttpError::PayloadTooLarge => Code::PayloadTooLarge,
             MeilisearchHttpError::SwapIndexPayloadWrongLength(_) => Code::InvalidSwapIndexes,

meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/documents.rs

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ use actix_web::http::header::CONTENT_TYPE;
 use actix_web::web::Data;
 use actix_web::{web, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use bstr::ByteSlice;
-use deserr::actix_web::AwebQueryParameter;
+use deserr::actix_web::{AwebJson, AwebQueryParameter};
 use deserr::Deserr;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use index_scheduler::IndexScheduler;
 use log::debug;
 use meilisearch_types::deserr::query_params::Param;
-use meilisearch_types::deserr::DeserrQueryParamError;
+use meilisearch_types::deserr::{DeserrJsonError, DeserrQueryParamError};
 use meilisearch_types::document_formats::{read_csv, read_json, read_ndjson, PayloadType};
 use meilisearch_types::error::deserr_codes::*;
 use meilisearch_types::error::{Code, ResponseError};
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ pub fn configure(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
             .route(web::put().to(SeqHandler(update_documents)))
             .route(web::delete().to(SeqHandler(clear_all_documents))),
     )
-    // this route needs to be before the /documents/{document_id} to match properly
-    .service(web::resource("/delete-batch").route(web::post().to(SeqHandler(delete_documents))))
+    // these routes need to be before the /documents/{document_id} to match properly
+    .service(
+        web::resource("/delete-batch").route(web::post().to(SeqHandler(delete_documents_batch))),
+    )
+    .service(web::resource("/delete").route(web::post().to(SeqHandler(delete_documents_by_filter))))
     .service(
         web::resource("/{document_id}")
             .route(web::get().to(SeqHandler(get_document)))
@@ -373,7 +376,7 @@ async fn document_addition(
     Ok(task.into())
 }
 
-pub async fn delete_documents(
+pub async fn delete_documents_batch(
     index_scheduler: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::DOCUMENTS_DELETE }>, Data<IndexScheduler>>,
     index_uid: web::Path<String>,
     body: web::Json<Vec<Value>>,
@@ -399,6 +402,42 @@ pub async fn delete_documents(
     Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(task))
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserr)]
+#[deserr(error = DeserrJsonError, rename_all = camelCase, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct DocumentDeletionByFilter {
+    #[deserr(error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter>)]
+    filter: Value,
+}
+
+pub async fn delete_documents_by_filter(
+    index_scheduler: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::DOCUMENTS_DELETE }>, Data<IndexScheduler>>,
+    index_uid: web::Path<String>,
+    body: AwebJson<DocumentDeletionByFilter, DeserrJsonError>,
+    req: HttpRequest,
+    analytics: web::Data<dyn Analytics>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
+    debug!("called with params: {:?}", body);
+    let index_uid = IndexUid::try_from(index_uid.into_inner())?;
+    let index_uid = index_uid.into_inner();
+    let filter = body.into_inner().filter;
+
+    analytics.delete_documents(DocumentDeletionKind::PerFilter, &req);
+
+    // we ensure the filter is well formed before enqueuing it
+    || -> Result<_, ResponseError> {
+        Ok(crate::search::parse_filter(&filter)?.ok_or(MeilisearchHttpError::EmptyFilter)?)
+    }()
+    // and whatever was the error, the error code should always be an InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter
+    .map_err(|err| ResponseError::from_msg(err.message, Code::InvalidDocumentDeleteFilter))?;
+    let task = KindWithContent::DocumentDeletionByFilter { index_uid, filter_expr: filter };
+
+    let task: SummarizedTaskView =
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || index_scheduler.register(task)).await??.into();
+
+    debug!("returns: {:?}", task);
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(task))
+}
+
 pub async fn clear_all_documents(
     index_scheduler: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::DOCUMENTS_DELETE }>, Data<IndexScheduler>>,
     index_uid: web::Path<String>,

meilisearch/src/routes/tasks.rs

@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ impl From<Details> for DetailsView {
                 deleted_documents: Some(deleted_documents),
                 ..DetailsView::default()
             },
+            Details::DocumentDeletionByFilter { original_filter, deleted_documents } => {
+                DetailsView {
+                    provided_ids: Some(0),
+                    original_filter: Some(original_filter),
+                    deleted_documents: Some(deleted_documents),
+                    ..DetailsView::default()
+                }
+            }
             Details::ClearAll { deleted_documents } => {
                 DetailsView { deleted_documents: Some(deleted_documents), ..DetailsView::default() }
             }
@@ -721,7 +729,7 @@ mod tests {
             let err = deserr_query_params::<TaskDeletionOrCancelationQuery>(params).unwrap_err();
             snapshot!(meili_snap::json_string!(err), @r###"
             {
-              "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `createIndex` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
+              "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `createIndex` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `documentDeletionByFilter`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
               "code": "invalid_task_types",
               "type": "invalid_request",
               "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_task_types"

meilisearch/src/search.rs

@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ fn format_value<A: AsRef<[u8]>>(
     }
 }
 
-fn parse_filter(facets: &Value) -> Result<Option<Filter>, MeilisearchHttpError> {
+pub fn parse_filter(facets: &Value) -> Result<Option<Filter>, MeilisearchHttpError> {
     match facets {
         Value::String(expr) => {
             let condition = Filter::from_str(expr)?;

meilisearch/tests/common/index.rs

@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ impl Index<'_> {
         self.service.delete(url).await
     }
 
+    pub async fn delete_document_by_filter(&self, body: Value) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
+        let url = format!("/indexes/{}/documents/delete", urlencode(self.uid.as_ref()));
+        self.service.post_encoded(url, body, self.encoder).await
+    }
+
     pub async fn clear_all_documents(&self) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         let url = format!("/indexes/{}/documents", urlencode(self.uid.as_ref()));
         self.service.delete(url).await

meilisearch/tests/documents/delete_documents.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
 use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
@@ -135,3 +136,254 @@ async fn delete_no_document_batch() {
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
     assert_eq!(response["results"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 3);
 }
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn delete_document_by_filter() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("doggo");
+    index.update_settings_filterable_attributes(json!(["color"])).await;
+    index
+        .add_documents(
+            json!([
+                { "id": 0, "color": "red" },
+                { "id": 1, "color": "blue" },
+                { "id": 2, "color": "blue" },
+                { "id": 3 },
+            ]),
+            Some("id"),
+        )
+        .await;
+    index.wait_task(1).await;
+    let (response, code) =
+        index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "color = blue"})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "taskUid": 2,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "enqueued",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let response = index.wait_task(2).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 2,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "succeeded",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 2,
+        "originalFilter": "\"color = blue\""
+      },
+      "error": null,
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (documents, code) = index.get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions::default()).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"200 OK");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(documents), @r###"
+    {
+      "results": [
+        {
+          "id": 0,
+          "color": "red"
+        },
+        {
+          "id": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "offset": 0,
+      "limit": 20,
+      "total": 2
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (response, code) =
+        index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "color NOT EXISTS"})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "taskUid": 3,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "enqueued",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let response = index.wait_task(3).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 3,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "succeeded",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 1,
+        "originalFilter": "\"color NOT EXISTS\""
+      },
+      "error": null,
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (documents, code) = index.get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions::default()).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"200 OK");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(documents), @r###"
+    {
+      "results": [
+        {
+          "id": 0,
+          "color": "red"
+        }
+      ],
+      "offset": 0,
+      "limit": 20,
+      "total": 1
+    }
+    "###);
+}
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn delete_document_by_complex_filter() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("doggo");
+    index.update_settings_filterable_attributes(json!(["color"])).await;
+    index
+        .add_documents(
+            json!([
+                { "id": 0, "color": "red" },
+                { "id": 1, "color": "blue" },
+                { "id": 2, "color": "blue" },
+                { "id": 3, "color": "green" },
+                { "id": 4 },
+            ]),
+            Some("id"),
+        )
+        .await;
+    index.wait_task(1).await;
+    let (response, code) = index
+        .delete_document_by_filter(
+            json!({ "filter": ["color != red", "color != green", "color EXISTS"] }),
+        )
+        .await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "taskUid": 2,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "enqueued",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let response = index.wait_task(2).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 2,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "succeeded",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 2,
+        "originalFilter": "[\"color != red\",\"color != green\",\"color EXISTS\"]"
+      },
+      "error": null,
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (documents, code) = index.get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions::default()).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"200 OK");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(documents), @r###"
+    {
+      "results": [
+        {
+          "id": 0,
+          "color": "red"
+        },
+        {
+          "id": 3,
+          "color": "green"
+        },
+        {
+          "id": 4
+        }
+      ],
+      "offset": 0,
+      "limit": 20,
+      "total": 3
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (response, code) = index
+        .delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": [["color = green", "color NOT EXISTS"]] }))
+        .await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "taskUid": 3,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "enqueued",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let response = index.wait_task(3).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 3,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "succeeded",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 4,
+        "originalFilter": "[[\"color = green\",\"color NOT EXISTS\"]]"
+      },
+      "error": null,
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (documents, code) = index.get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions::default()).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"200 OK");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(documents), @r###"
+    {
+      "results": [
+        {
+          "id": 0,
+          "color": "red"
+        }
+      ],
+      "offset": 0,
+      "limit": 20,
+      "total": 1
+    }
+    "###);
+}

meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs

@@ -418,3 +418,155 @@ async fn update_documents_csv_delimiter_with_bad_content_type() {
     }
     "###);
 }
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn delete_document_by_filter() {
+    let server = Server::new().await;
+    let index = server.index("doggo");
+
+    // send a bad payload type
+    let (response, code) = index.delete_document_by_filter(json!("hello")).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Invalid value type: expected an object, but found a string: `\"hello\"`",
+      "code": "bad_request",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#bad_request"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    // send bad payload type
+    let (response, code) = index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": true })).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Invalid syntax for the filter parameter: `expected String, Array, found: true`.",
+      "code": "invalid_document_delete_filter",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_document_delete_filter"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    // send bad filter
+    let (response, code) = index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "hello"})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Was expecting an operation `=`, `!=`, `>=`, `>`, `<=`, `<`, `IN`, `NOT IN`, `TO`, `EXISTS`, `NOT EXISTS`, `IS NULL`, `IS NOT NULL`, `IS EMPTY`, `IS NOT EMPTY`, `_geoRadius`, or `_geoBoundingBox` at `hello`.\n1:6 hello",
+      "code": "invalid_document_delete_filter",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_document_delete_filter"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    // send empty filter
+    let (response, code) = index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": ""})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
+    {
+      "message": "Sending an empty filter is forbidden.",
+      "code": "invalid_document_delete_filter",
+      "type": "invalid_request",
+      "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_document_delete_filter"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    // index does not exists
+    let (response, code) =
+        index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "doggo = bernese"})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    let response = server.wait_task(response["taskUid"].as_u64().unwrap()).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".duration" => "[duration]", ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]"}), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 0,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "failed",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 0,
+        "originalFilter": "\"doggo = bernese\""
+      },
+      "error": {
+        "message": "Index `doggo` not found.",
+        "code": "index_not_found",
+        "type": "invalid_request",
+        "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#index_not_found"
+      },
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (response, code) = index.create(None).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    server.wait_task(response["taskUid"].as_u64().unwrap()).await;
+
+    // no filterable are set
+    let (response, code) =
+        index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "doggo = bernese"})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    let response = server.wait_task(response["taskUid"].as_u64().unwrap()).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".duration" => "[duration]", ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]"}), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 2,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "failed",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 0,
+        "originalFilter": "\"doggo = bernese\""
+      },
+      "error": {
+        "message": "Attribute `doggo` is not filterable. This index does not have configured filterable attributes.\n1:6 doggo = bernese",
+        "code": "invalid_search_filter",
+        "type": "invalid_request",
+        "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_search_filter"
+      },
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let (response, code) = index.update_settings_filterable_attributes(json!(["doggo"])).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    server.wait_task(response["taskUid"].as_u64().unwrap()).await;
+
+    // not filterable while there is a filterable attribute
+    let (response, code) =
+        index.delete_document_by_filter(json!({ "filter": "catto = jorts"})).await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    let response = server.wait_task(response["taskUid"].as_u64().unwrap()).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(response, { ".duration" => "[duration]", ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]"}), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 4,
+      "indexUid": "doggo",
+      "status": "failed",
+      "type": "documentDeletion",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "details": {
+        "providedIds": 0,
+        "deletedDocuments": 0,
+        "originalFilter": "\"catto = jorts\""
+      },
+      "error": {
+        "message": "Attribute `catto` is not filterable. Available filterable attributes are: `doggo`.\n1:6 catto = jorts",
+        "code": "invalid_search_filter",
+        "type": "invalid_request",
+        "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_search_filter"
+      },
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+}

meilisearch/tests/tasks/errors.rs

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async fn task_bad_types() {
     snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
     snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
     {
-      "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `doggo` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
+      "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `doggo` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `documentDeletionByFilter`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
       "code": "invalid_task_types",
       "type": "invalid_request",
       "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_task_types"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async fn task_bad_types() {
     snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
     snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
     {
-      "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `doggo` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
+      "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `doggo` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `documentDeletionByFilter`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
       "code": "invalid_task_types",
       "type": "invalid_request",
       "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_task_types"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async fn task_bad_types() {
     snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
     snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
     {
-      "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `doggo` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
+      "message": "Invalid value in parameter `types`: `doggo` is not a valid task type. Available types are `documentAdditionOrUpdate`, `documentDeletion`, `documentDeletionByFilter`, `settingsUpdate`, `indexCreation`, `indexDeletion`, `indexUpdate`, `indexSwap`, `taskCancelation`, `taskDeletion`, `dumpCreation`, `snapshotCreation`.",
       "code": "invalid_task_types",
       "type": "invalid_request",
       "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_task_types"

milli/src/error.rs

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ only composed of alphanumeric characters (a-z A-Z 0-9), hyphens (-) and undersco
     InvalidGeoField(#[from] GeoError),
     #[error("{0}")]
     InvalidFilter(String),
+    #[error("Invalid type for filter subexpression: `expected {}, found: {1}`.", .0.join(", "))]
+    InvalidFilterExpression(&'static [&'static str], Value),
     #[error("Attribute `{}` is not sortable. {}",
         .field,
         match .valid_fields.is_empty() {

milli/src/search/facet/filter.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::ops::Bound::{self, Excluded, Included};
 use either::Either;
 pub use filter_parser::{Condition, Error as FPError, FilterCondition, Span, Token};
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
+use serde_json::Value;
 
 use super::facet_range_search;
 use crate::error::{Error, UserError};
@@ -112,6 +113,52 @@ impl<'a> From<Filter<'a>> for FilterCondition<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
+    pub fn from_json(facets: &'a Value) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
+        match facets {
+            Value::String(expr) => {
+                let condition = Filter::from_str(expr)?;
+                Ok(condition)
+            }
+            Value::Array(arr) => Self::parse_filter_array(arr),
+            v => Err(Error::UserError(UserError::InvalidFilterExpression(
+                &["String", "Array"],
+                v.clone(),
+            ))),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parse_filter_array(arr: &'a [Value]) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
+        let mut ands = Vec::new();
+        for value in arr {
+            match value {
+                Value::String(s) => ands.push(Either::Right(s.as_str())),
+                Value::Array(arr) => {
+                    let mut ors = Vec::new();
+                    for value in arr {
+                        match value {
+                            Value::String(s) => ors.push(s.as_str()),
+                            v => {
+                                return Err(Error::UserError(UserError::InvalidFilterExpression(
+                                    &["String"],
+                                    v.clone(),
+                                )))
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    ands.push(Either::Left(ors));
+                }
+                v => {
+                    return Err(Error::UserError(UserError::InvalidFilterExpression(
+                        &["String", "[String]"],
+                        v.clone(),
+                    )))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Filter::from_array(ands)
+    }
+
     pub fn from_array<I, J>(array: I) -> Result<Option<Self>>
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = Either<J, &'a str>>,