Database Sharding with Incorporated Updates

摘要

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an update of activity associated with one or more content objects associated with a search term. The content objects associated with the search term are indexed on a list of one or more index servers or a term server. The list of the term server include identifier information of one or more content object types. The list of the index servers include identifier information of a single content object type. The method also includes determining whether the search term has a number of associated content objects exceeding a pre-determined threshold number; and modifying the list associated with the search term of a term server or one or more of the index servers based at least in part on the determination and in response to the update.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
by one or more computing devices, receiving an update of activity associated with one or more content objects associated with a search term, the content objects associated with the search term being indexed on one or more index servers or a term server, the term server comprising a list of identifier information of one or more content object types, each index server comprising a list identifier information of a single content object type; by one or more computing devices, determining whether the search term has a number of associated content objects exceeding a pre-determined threshold number; and by one or more computing devices, modifying the list associated with the search term of a term server or one or more of the index servers based at least in part on the determination and in response to the update.