Solr 5 introduced a lot of changes to the world of the API’s and functionalities around Solr. JSON API and facets were the one that were moved from HeliosSearch project and resulted in users being able to send queries using JSON, which is a bit more human friendly compared to long queries constructed as URI. In this post we will introduce you to the world on JSON request API in Solr.
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Solr 3.1: JSON Update Handler
After the release of Solr 3.1 I decided to look into the extended list of formats through which we can update the indexes. Until now we had a choice of three kinds of formats with which we were able to provide data – XML, CSV, and so. called JavaBin. The release of Solr 3.1 introduces the fourth format – JSON.