Add Ravendb Index

2. Register Index in Program.cs

Indexes are automatically deployed when using IndexCreation.CreateIndexes():

// In Program.cs or a startup extension
var store = services.GetRequiredService<IDocumentStore>();
await IndexCreation.CreateIndexesAsync(
    typeof(Tracks_ByUserForSearch).Assembly,
    store);

Or register individual indexes:

await new Tracks_ByUserForSearch().ExecuteAsync(store);

3. Query Using Index

// Use the index explicitly
var tracks = await session
    .Query<Track, Tracks_ByUserForSearch>()
    .Where(t => t.UserId == userId)
    .Where(t => t.Status != TrackStatus.Deleted)
    .OrderByDescending(t => t.CreatedAt)
    .Take(20)
    .ToListAsync(ct);

// Full-text search
var searchResults = await session
    .Query<Track, Tracks_ByUserForSearch>()
    .Search(t => t.Title, searchTerm)
    .Search(t => t.Artist, searchTerm, options: SearchOptions.Or)
    .ToListAsync(ct);

Index Types

Simple Index (Single Field)

public class Users_ByEmail : AbstractIndexCreationTask<ApplicationUser>
{
    public Users_ByEmail()
    {
        Map = users => from user in users
                       select new { user.NormalizedEmail };
    }
}

Composite Index (Multiple Fields)

public class UploadSessions_ByUserAndStatus : AbstractIndexCreationTask<UploadSession>
{
    public UploadSessions_ByUserAndStatus()
    {
        Map = sessions => from session in sessions
                          select new
                          {
                              session.UserId,
                              session.Status,
                              session.ExpiresAt
                          };
    }
}

Full-Text Search Index

public class Tracks_ByUserForSearch : AbstractIndexCreationTask<Track>
{
    public Tracks_ByUserForSearch()
    {
        Map = tracks => from track in tracks
                        select new
                        {
                            track.UserId,
                            SearchText = new[] { track.Title, track.Artist }
                        };

        Index("SearchText", FieldIndexing.Search);
        Analyze("SearchText", "StandardAnalyzer");
    }
}

Filtering Index (With Where Clause)

public class Tracks_ByScheduledDeletion : AbstractIndexCreationTask<Track>
{
    public Tracks_ByScheduledDeletion()
    {
        Map = tracks => from track in tracks
                        where track.Status == TrackStatus.Deleted
                           && track.ScheduledDeletionAt != null
                        select new
                        {
                            track.Status,
                            track.ScheduledDeletionAt
                        };
    }
}

Naming Conventions

Best Practices

1. Only index fields you query - Don't index every property
2. Use where clauses - Filter out documents you'll never query
3. Consider staleness - Use WaitForNonStaleResults() when needed
4. Add XML documentation - Explain what the index is for
5. Test index behavior - Write unit tests for complex indexes

Testing

[Fact]
public async Task Index_Should_ReturnUserTracks_FilteredByStatus()
{
    // Arrange
    var track = new Track { UserId = "user1", Status = TrackStatus.Ready };
    await session.StoreAsync(track);
    await session.SaveChangesAsync();

    // Act
    var results = await session
        .Query<Track, Tracks_ByUserForSearch>()
        .Where(t => t.UserId == "user1")
        .Where(t => t.Status == TrackStatus.Ready)
        .ToListAsync();

    // Assert
    results.Should().ContainSingle();
}