Merge #366

366: Geosearch error handling r=Kerollmops a=irevoire

Rewrite most of geosearch error handling and another batch of tests on the criterion parsing.

Co-authored-by: Tamo <tamo@meilisearch.com>
Co-authored-by: Irevoire <tamo@meilisearch.com>

milli/src/asc_desc.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+//! This module provides the `AscDesc` type and defines all the errors related to this type.
+
+use std::fmt;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::error::is_reserved_keyword;
+use crate::CriterionError;
+
+/// This error type is never supposed to be shown to the end user.
+/// You must always cast it to a sort error or a criterion error.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum AscDescError {
+    InvalidSyntax { name: String },
+    ReservedKeyword { name: String },
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for AscDescError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::InvalidSyntax { name } => {
+                write!(f, "invalid asc/desc syntax for {}", name)
+            }
+            Self::ReservedKeyword { name } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "{} is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a asc/desc rule",
+                    name
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<AscDescError> for CriterionError {
+    fn from(error: AscDescError) -> Self {
+        match error {
+            AscDescError::InvalidSyntax { name } => CriterionError::InvalidName { name },
+            AscDescError::ReservedKeyword { name } if name.starts_with("_geoPoint") => {
+                CriterionError::ReservedNameForSort { name: "_geoPoint".to_string() }
+            }
+            AscDescError::ReservedKeyword { name } if name.starts_with("_geoRadius") => {
+                CriterionError::ReservedNameForFilter { name: "_geoRadius".to_string() }
+            }
+            AscDescError::ReservedKeyword { name } => CriterionError::ReservedName { name },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Member {
+    Field(String),
+    Geo([f64; 2]),
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Member {
+    type Err = AscDescError;
+
+    fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<Member, Self::Err> {
+        match text.strip_prefix("_geoPoint(").and_then(|text| text.strip_suffix(")")) {
+            Some(point) => {
+                let (lat, long) = point
+                    .split_once(',')
+                    .ok_or_else(|| AscDescError::ReservedKeyword { name: text.to_string() })
+                    .and_then(|(lat, long)| {
+                        lat.trim()
+                            .parse()
+                            .and_then(|lat| long.trim().parse().map(|long| (lat, long)))
+                            .map_err(|_| AscDescError::ReservedKeyword { name: text.to_string() })
+                    })?;
+                Ok(Member::Geo([lat, long]))
+            }
+            None => {
+                if is_reserved_keyword(text) || text.starts_with("_geoRadius(") {
+                    return Err(AscDescError::ReservedKeyword { name: text.to_string() })?;
+                }
+                Ok(Member::Field(text.to_string()))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Member {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Member::Field(name) => f.write_str(name),
+            Member::Geo([lat, lng]) => write!(f, "_geoPoint({}, {})", lat, lng),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Member {
+    pub fn field(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        match self {
+            Member::Field(field) => Some(field),
+            Member::Geo(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn geo_point(&self) -> Option<&[f64; 2]> {
+        match self {
+            Member::Geo(point) => Some(point),
+            Member::Field(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum AscDesc {
+    Asc(Member),
+    Desc(Member),
+}
+
+impl AscDesc {
+    pub fn member(&self) -> &Member {
+        match self {
+            AscDesc::Asc(member) => member,
+            AscDesc::Desc(member) => member,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn field(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.member().field()
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for AscDesc {
+    type Err = AscDescError;
+
+    /// Since we don't know if this was deserialized for a criterion or a sort we just return a
+    /// string and let the caller create his own error.
+    fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<AscDesc, Self::Err> {
+        match text.rsplit_once(':') {
+            Some((left, "asc")) => Ok(AscDesc::Asc(left.parse()?)),
+            Some((left, "desc")) => Ok(AscDesc::Desc(left.parse()?)),
+            _ => Err(AscDescError::InvalidSyntax { name: text.to_string() }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use big_s::S;
+    use AscDesc::*;
+    use AscDescError::*;
+    use Member::*;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_asc_desc() {
+        let valid_req = [
+            ("truc:asc", Asc(Field(S("truc")))),
+            ("bidule:desc", Desc(Field(S("bidule")))),
+            ("a-b:desc", Desc(Field(S("a-b")))),
+            ("a:b:desc", Desc(Field(S("a:b")))),
+            ("a12:asc", Asc(Field(S("a12")))),
+            ("42:asc", Asc(Field(S("42")))),
+            ("_geoPoint(42, 59):asc", Asc(Geo([42., 59.]))),
+            ("_geoPoint(42.459, 59):desc", Desc(Geo([42.459, 59.]))),
+            ("_geoPoint(42, 59.895):desc", Desc(Geo([42., 59.895]))),
+            ("_geoPoint(42, 59.895):desc", Desc(Geo([42., 59.895]))),
+            ("_geoPoint(42.0002, 59.895):desc", Desc(Geo([42.0002, 59.895]))),
+            ("_geoPoint(42., 59.):desc", Desc(Geo([42., 59.]))),
+            ("truc(12, 13):desc", Desc(Field(S("truc(12, 13)")))),
+        ];
+
+        for (req, expected) in valid_req {
+            let res = req.parse::<AscDesc>();
+            assert!(
+                res.is_ok(),
+                "Failed to parse `{}`, was expecting `{:?}` but instead got `{:?}`",
+                req,
+                expected,
+                res
+            );
+            assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), expected);
+        }
+
+        let invalid_req = [
+            ("truc:machin", InvalidSyntax { name: S("truc:machin") }),
+            ("truc:deesc", InvalidSyntax { name: S("truc:deesc") }),
+            ("truc:asc:deesc", InvalidSyntax { name: S("truc:asc:deesc") }),
+            ("42desc", InvalidSyntax { name: S("42desc") }),
+            ("_geoPoint:asc", ReservedKeyword { name: S("_geoPoint") }),
+            ("_geoDistance:asc", ReservedKeyword { name: S("_geoDistance") }),
+            ("_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598)", InvalidSyntax { name: S("_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598)") }),
+            (
+                "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):deesc",
+                InvalidSyntax { name: S("_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):deesc") },
+            ),
+            (
+                "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):machin",
+                InvalidSyntax { name: S("_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):machin") },
+            ),
+            (
+                "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):asc:aasc",
+                InvalidSyntax { name: S("_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):asc:aasc") },
+            ),
+            (
+                "_geoPoint(42,12 , 59,598):desc",
+                ReservedKeyword { name: S("_geoPoint(42,12 , 59,598)") },
+            ),
+            ("_geoPoint(35, 85, 75):asc", ReservedKeyword { name: S("_geoPoint(35, 85, 75)") }),
+            ("_geoPoint(18):asc", ReservedKeyword { name: S("_geoPoint(18)") }),
+        ];
+
+        for (req, expected_error) in invalid_req {
+            let res = req.parse::<AscDesc>();
+            assert!(
+                res.is_err(),
+                "Should no be able to parse `{}`, was expecting an error but instead got: `{:?}`",
+                req,
+                res,
+            );
+            let res = res.unwrap_err();
+            assert_eq!(
+                res.to_string(),
+                expected_error.to_string(),
+                "Bad error for input {}: got `{:?}` instead of `{:?}`",
+                req,
+                res,
+                expected_error
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}

milli/src/criterion.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,49 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::error::{is_reserved_keyword, Error, UserError};
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::{AscDesc, Member, UserError};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CriterionError {
+    InvalidName { name: String },
+    ReservedName { name: String },
+    ReservedNameForSort { name: String },
+    ReservedNameForFilter { name: String },
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for CriterionError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::InvalidName { name } => write!(f, "invalid ranking rule {}", name),
+            Self::ReservedName { name } => {
+                write!(f, "{} is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a ranking rule", name)
+            }
+            Self::ReservedNameForSort { name } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "{} is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a ranking rule. \
+{} can only be used for sorting at search time",
+                    name, name
+                )
+            }
+            Self::ReservedNameForFilter { name } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "{} is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a ranking rule. \
+{} can only be used for filtering at search time",
+                    name, name
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<CriterionError> for Error {
+    fn from(error: CriterionError) -> Self {
+        Self::UserError(UserError::CriterionError(error))
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Criterion {
@@ -39,7 +81,7 @@ impl Criterion {
 }
 
 impl FromStr for Criterion {
-    type Err = Error;
+    type Err = CriterionError;
 
     fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<Criterion, Self::Err> {
         match text {
@@ -49,118 +91,17 @@ impl FromStr for Criterion {
             "attribute" => Ok(Criterion::Attribute),
             "sort" => Ok(Criterion::Sort),
             "exactness" => Ok(Criterion::Exactness),
-            text => match AscDesc::from_str(text) {
+            text => match AscDesc::from_str(text)? {
-                Ok(AscDesc::Asc(Member::Field(field))) => Ok(Criterion::Asc(field)),
+                AscDesc::Asc(Member::Field(field)) => Ok(Criterion::Asc(field)),
-                Ok(AscDesc::Desc(Member::Field(field))) => Ok(Criterion::Desc(field)),
+                AscDesc::Desc(Member::Field(field)) => Ok(Criterion::Desc(field)),
-                Ok(AscDesc::Asc(Member::Geo(_))) | Ok(AscDesc::Desc(Member::Geo(_))) => {
+                AscDesc::Asc(Member::Geo(_)) | AscDesc::Desc(Member::Geo(_)) => {
-                    Err(UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name: text.to_string() })?
+                    Err(CriterionError::ReservedNameForSort { name: "_geoPoint".to_string() })?
-                }
-                Err(UserError::InvalidAscDescSyntax { name }) => {
-                    Err(UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name }.into())
-                }
-                Err(error) => {
-                    Err(UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name: error.to_string() }.into())
                 }
             },
         }
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum Member {
-    Field(String),
-    Geo([f64; 2]),
-}
-
-impl FromStr for Member {
-    type Err = UserError;
-
-    fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<Member, Self::Err> {
-        match text.strip_prefix("_geoPoint(").and_then(|text| text.strip_suffix(")")) {
-            Some(point) => {
-                let (lat, long) = point
-                    .split_once(',')
-                    .ok_or_else(|| UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name: text.to_string() })
-                    .and_then(|(lat, long)| {
-                        lat.trim()
-                            .parse()
-                            .and_then(|lat| long.trim().parse().map(|long| (lat, long)))
-                            .map_err(|_| UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName {
-                                name: text.to_string(),
-                            })
-                    })?;
-                Ok(Member::Geo([lat, long]))
-            }
-            None => {
-                if is_reserved_keyword(text) {
-                    return Err(UserError::InvalidReservedRankingRuleName {
-                        name: text.to_string(),
-                    })?;
-                }
-                Ok(Member::Field(text.to_string()))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for Member {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            Member::Field(name) => f.write_str(name),
-            Member::Geo([lat, lng]) => write!(f, "_geoPoint({}, {})", lat, lng),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Member {
-    pub fn field(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        match self {
-            Member::Field(field) => Some(field),
-            Member::Geo(_) => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn geo_point(&self) -> Option<&[f64; 2]> {
-        match self {
-            Member::Geo(point) => Some(point),
-            Member::Field(_) => None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum AscDesc {
-    Asc(Member),
-    Desc(Member),
-}
-
-impl AscDesc {
-    pub fn member(&self) -> &Member {
-        match self {
-            AscDesc::Asc(member) => member,
-            AscDesc::Desc(member) => member,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn field(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.member().field()
-    }
-}
-
-impl FromStr for AscDesc {
-    type Err = UserError;
-
-    /// Since we don't know if this was deserialized for a criterion or a sort we just return a
-    /// string and let the caller create his own error
-    fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<AscDesc, Self::Err> {
-        match text.rsplit_once(':') {
-            Some((left, "asc")) => Ok(AscDesc::Asc(left.parse()?)),
-            Some((left, "desc")) => Ok(AscDesc::Desc(left.parse()?)),
-            _ => Err(UserError::InvalidAscDescSyntax { name: text.to_string() }),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn default_criteria() -> Vec<Criterion> {
     vec![
         Criterion::Words,
@@ -191,59 +132,74 @@ impl fmt::Display for Criterion {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use big_s::S;
+    use CriterionError::*;
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn parse_asc_desc() {
+    fn parse_criterion() {
-        use big_s::S;
+        let valid_criteria = [
-        use AscDesc::*;
+            ("words", Criterion::Words),
-        use Member::*;
+            ("typo", Criterion::Typo),
-
+            ("proximity", Criterion::Proximity),
-        let valid_req = [
+            ("attribute", Criterion::Attribute),
-            ("truc:asc", Asc(Field(S("truc")))),
+            ("sort", Criterion::Sort),
-            ("bidule:desc", Desc(Field(S("bidule")))),
+            ("exactness", Criterion::Exactness),
-            ("a-b:desc", Desc(Field(S("a-b")))),
+            ("price:asc", Criterion::Asc(S("price"))),
-            ("a:b:desc", Desc(Field(S("a:b")))),
+            ("price:desc", Criterion::Desc(S("price"))),
-            ("a12:asc", Asc(Field(S("a12")))),
+            ("price:asc:desc", Criterion::Desc(S("price:asc"))),
-            ("42:asc", Asc(Field(S("42")))),
+            ("truc:machin:desc", Criterion::Desc(S("truc:machin"))),
-            ("_geoPoint(42, 59):asc", Asc(Geo([42., 59.]))),
+            ("hello-world!:desc", Criterion::Desc(S("hello-world!"))),
-            ("_geoPoint(42.459, 59):desc", Desc(Geo([42.459, 59.]))),
+            ("it's spacy over there:asc", Criterion::Asc(S("it's spacy over there"))),
-            ("_geoPoint(42, 59.895):desc", Desc(Geo([42., 59.895]))),
-            ("_geoPoint(42, 59.895):desc", Desc(Geo([42., 59.895]))),
-            ("_geoPoint(42.0002, 59.895):desc", Desc(Geo([42.0002, 59.895]))),
-            ("_geoPoint(42., 59.):desc", Desc(Geo([42., 59.]))),
-            ("truc(12, 13):desc", Desc(Field(S("truc(12, 13)")))),
         ];
 
-        for (req, expected) in valid_req {
+        for (input, expected) in valid_criteria {
-            let res = req.parse();
+            let res = input.parse::<Criterion>();
-            assert!(res.is_ok(), "Failed to parse `{}`, was expecting `{:?}`", req, expected);
+            assert!(
-            assert_eq!(expected, res.unwrap());
+                res.is_ok(),
+                "Failed to parse `{}`, was expecting `{:?}` but instead got `{:?}`",
+                input,
+                expected,
+                res
+            );
+            assert_eq!(res.unwrap(), expected);
         }
 
-        let invalid_req = [
+        let invalid_criteria = [
-            "truc:machin",
+            ("words suffix", InvalidName { name: S("words suffix") }),
-            "truc:deesc",
+            ("prefix typo", InvalidName { name: S("prefix typo") }),
-            "truc:asc:deesc",
+            ("proximity attribute", InvalidName { name: S("proximity attribute") }),
-            "42desc",
+            ("price", InvalidName { name: S("price") }),
-            "_geoPoint:asc",
+            ("asc:price", InvalidName { name: S("asc:price") }),
-            "_geoDistance:asc",
+            ("price:deesc", InvalidName { name: S("price:deesc") }),
-            "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598)",
+            ("price:aasc", InvalidName { name: S("price:aasc") }),
-            "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):deesc",
+            ("price:asc and desc", InvalidName { name: S("price:asc and desc") }),
-            "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):machin",
+            ("price:asc:truc", InvalidName { name: S("price:asc:truc") }),
-            "_geoPoint(42.12 , 59.598):asc:aasc",
+            ("_geo:asc", ReservedName { name: S("_geo") }),
-            "_geoPoint(42,12 , 59,598):desc",
+            ("_geoDistance:asc", ReservedName { name: S("_geoDistance") }),
-            "_geoPoint(35, 85, 75):asc",
+            ("_geoPoint:asc", ReservedNameForSort { name: S("_geoPoint") }),
-            "_geoPoint(18):asc",
+            ("_geoPoint(42, 75):asc", ReservedNameForSort { name: S("_geoPoint") }),
+            ("_geoRadius:asc", ReservedNameForFilter { name: S("_geoRadius") }),
+            ("_geoRadius(42, 75, 59):asc", ReservedNameForFilter { name: S("_geoRadius") }),
         ];
 
-        for req in invalid_req {
+        for (input, expected) in invalid_criteria {
-            let res = req.parse::<AscDesc>();
+            let res = input.parse::<Criterion>();
             assert!(
                 res.is_err(),
                 "Should no be able to parse `{}`, was expecting an error but instead got: `{:?}`",
-                req,
+                input,
+                res
+            );
+            let res = res.unwrap_err();
+            assert_eq!(
+                res.to_string(),
+                expected.to_string(),
+                "Bad error for input {}: got `{:?}` instead of `{:?}`",
+                input,
                 res,
+                expected
             );
         }
     }

milli/src/error.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rayon::ThreadPoolBuildError;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
 use crate::search::ParserRule;
-use crate::{DocumentId, FieldId};
+use crate::{CriterionError, DocumentId, FieldId};
 
 pub type Object = Map<String, Value>;
 
@@ -55,16 +55,15 @@ pub enum FieldIdMapMissingEntry {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum UserError {
     AttributeLimitReached,
+    CriterionError(CriterionError),
     DocumentLimitReached,
-    InvalidAscDescSyntax { name: String },
     InvalidDocumentId { document_id: Value },
     InvalidFacetsDistribution { invalid_facets_name: HashSet<String> },
     InvalidFilter(pest::error::Error<ParserRule>),
     InvalidFilterAttribute(pest::error::Error<ParserRule>),
     InvalidSortName { name: String },
+    InvalidReservedSortName { name: String },
     InvalidGeoField { document_id: Value, object: Value },
-    InvalidRankingRuleName { name: String },
-    InvalidReservedRankingRuleName { name: String },
     InvalidSortableAttribute { field: String, valid_fields: HashSet<String> },
     SortRankingRuleMissing,
     InvalidStoreFile,
@@ -211,6 +210,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for UserError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Self::AttributeLimitReached => f.write_str("maximum number of attributes reached"),
+            Self::CriterionError(error) => write!(f, "{}", error),
             Self::DocumentLimitReached => f.write_str("maximum number of documents reached"),
             Self::InvalidFacetsDistribution { invalid_facets_name } => {
                 let name_list =
@@ -222,17 +222,17 @@ impl fmt::Display for UserError {
                 )
             }
             Self::InvalidFilter(error) => error.fmt(f),
-            Self::InvalidAscDescSyntax { name } => {
-                write!(f, "invalid asc/desc syntax for {}", name)
-            }
             Self::InvalidGeoField { document_id, object } => write!(
                 f,
                 "the document with the id: {} contains an invalid _geo field: {}",
                 document_id, object
             ),
-            Self::InvalidRankingRuleName { name } => write!(f, "invalid criterion {}", name),
+            Self::InvalidReservedSortName { name } => {
-            Self::InvalidReservedRankingRuleName { name } => {
+                write!(
-                write!(f, "{} is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a ranking rule", name)
+                    f,
+                    "{} is a reserved keyword and thus can't be used as a sort expression",
+                    name
+                )
             }
             Self::InvalidDocumentId { document_id } => {
                 let json = serde_json::to_string(document_id).unwrap();

milli/src/lib.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ extern crate pest_derive;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod documents;
 
+mod asc_desc;
 mod criterion;
 mod error;
 mod external_documents_ids;
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ use fxhash::{FxHasher32, FxHasher64};
 pub use grenad::CompressionType;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
-pub use self::criterion::{default_criteria, AscDesc, Criterion, Member};
+pub use self::asc_desc::{AscDesc, AscDescError, Member};
+pub use self::criterion::{default_criteria, Criterion, CriterionError};
 pub use self::error::{
     Error, FieldIdMapMissingEntry, InternalError, SerializationError, UserError,
 };

milli/src/search/criteria/mod.rs

@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ use self::r#final::Final;
 use self::typo::Typo;
 use self::words::Words;
 use super::query_tree::{Operation, PrimitiveQueryPart, Query, QueryKind};
-use crate::criterion::{AscDesc as AscDescName, Member};
 use crate::search::criteria::geo::Geo;
 use crate::search::{word_derivations, WordDerivationsCache};
-use crate::{DocumentId, FieldId, Index, Result, TreeLevel};
+use crate::{AscDesc as AscDescName, DocumentId, FieldId, Index, Member, Result, TreeLevel};
 
 mod asc_desc;
 mod attribute;

milli/src/search/mod.rs

@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ pub(crate) use self::facet::ParserRule;
 pub use self::facet::{FacetDistribution, FacetNumberIter, FilterCondition, Operator};
 pub use self::matching_words::MatchingWords;
 use self::query_tree::QueryTreeBuilder;
-use crate::criterion::{AscDesc, Criterion};
 use crate::error::UserError;
 use crate::search::criteria::r#final::{Final, FinalResult};
-use crate::{DocumentId, Index, Result};
+use crate::{AscDesc, Criterion, DocumentId, Index, Member, Result};
 
 // Building these factories is not free.
 static LEVDIST0: Lazy<LevBuilder> = Lazy::new(|| LevBuilder::new(0, true));
@@ -148,15 +147,20 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
         if let Some(sort_criteria) = &self.sort_criteria {
             let sortable_fields = self.index.sortable_fields(self.rtxn)?;
             for asc_desc in sort_criteria {
-                // we are not supposed to find any geoPoint in the criterion
+                match asc_desc.member() {
-                if let Some(field) = asc_desc.field() {
+                    Member::Field(ref field) if !sortable_fields.contains(field) => {
-                    if !sortable_fields.contains(field) {
                         return Err(UserError::InvalidSortableAttribute {
                             field: field.to_string(),
                             valid_fields: sortable_fields,
-                        }
+                        })?
-                        .into());
                     }
+                    Member::Geo(_) if !sortable_fields.contains("_geo") => {
+                        return Err(UserError::InvalidSortableAttribute {
+                            field: "_geo".to_string(),
+                            valid_fields: sortable_fields,
+                        })?
+                    }
+                    _ => (),
                 }
             }
         }