meilisearch/MeiliSearch

Add more details in the FST building progress

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#5591 opened on May 26, 2025

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Description

For now the progress update only notify the start and the end of the FST building process, but there could be more updates to return, like:

  • how many words do we have to build
  • how many words we built already

Originally posted by @dureuill in https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/pull/5541#discussion_r2101825335

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendobservability
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
RustMeiliSearch internals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the FST building code in MeiliSearch, likely in the `milli` crate. Look at how the current start and end progress are reported and modify to include intermediate updates. The discussion in #5541 may provide more context. Ensure to update the progress bar or logging accordingly.