FT.EXPLAIN index query [DIALECT dialect]

Returns the execution plan for a complex query.

In the returned response, a + on a term is an indication of stemming.

Parameters

• index: The index name. The index must be first created with FT.CREATE
• query: The query string, as if sent to FT.SEARCH
• DIALECT {dialect_version}. Choose the dialect version to execute the query under. If not specified, the query will execute under the default dialect version set during module initial loading or via FT.CONFIG SET command.

!!! tip You should use redis-cli --raw to properly read line-breaks in the returned response.

Return

String Response. A string representing the execution plan (see above example).

Examples

$ redis-cli --raw

127.0.0.1:6379> FT.EXPLAIN rd "(foo bar)|(hello world) @date:[100 200]|@date:[500 +inf]"
INTERSECT {
  UNION {
    INTERSECT {
      foo
      bar
    }
    INTERSECT {
      hello
      world
    }
  }
  UNION {
    NUMERIC {100.000000 <= x <= 200.000000}
    NUMERIC {500.000000 <= x <= inf}
  }
}