Method processMetadata

internal/search/search.go:303–320

processMetadata handles metadata field normalization for object schemas

(data map[string]interface{})

// processMetadata handles metadata field normalization for object schemas
func (t *TypesenseClient) processMetadata(data map[string]interface{}) error {
	if metaData, ok := data["meta_data"]; ok {
		if metaData == nil {
			// If metadata is null, provide an empty object for object type schemas
			data["meta_data"] = make(map[string]interface{})
		} else if metaDataMap, ok := metaData.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
			data["meta_data"] = metaDataMap
		} else {
			// For backward compatibility, convert to string for old schemas
			jsonString, err := json.Marshal(metaData)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal meta_data: %w", err)
			}
			data["meta_data"] = string(jsonString)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// convertLargeNumbers converts big.Int values to strings for Typesense compatibility
func (t *TypesenseClient) convertLargeNumbers(config CollectionConfig, data map[string]interface{}) {