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Optimal index not chosen for query plan when many indexes match same prefix

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    • Query Optimization
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      The plan enumerator outputs 6 plans for the below query (one for each of the first 6 six indexes created), none of which use the 7th / most optimal index {a: 1, h: 1}.

      db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, b: 1});
db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, c: 1});
db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, d: 1});
db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, e: 1});
db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, f: 1});
db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, g: 1});
db.foo.ensureIndex({a: 1, h: 1});

for (var i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
    db.foo.insert({a: 1, h: i});
}

// Below assertion fails with "Error: [1] != [10000] are not equal"
assert.eq(1, db.foo.find({a: 1, h: 1}).explain().nscanned);

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            backlog-query-optimization [DO NOT USE] Backlog - Query Optimization
            Reporter:
            rassi J Rassi
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