SOLR-18329: DenseVectorField support existence queries - #4700
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https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-18329
Description
DenseVectorField currently rejects existence queries with BAD_REQUEST.
Lucene has supported vector-field existence checks since 9.1 via
FieldExistsQuery, so Solr should allow the usual existence syntax on
dense vector fields.
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[* TO *]) as existence queriesAI coding assistants were used while preparing this change.
Tests
vector:*-vector:*vector:[* TO *]./gradlew :solr:core:test --tests org.apache.solr.schema.DenseVectorFieldTest.query_existenceSearch_shouldMatchDocumentsWithVector --tests org.apache.solr.schema.DenseVectorFieldTest.query_rangeSearch_shouldThrowException./gradlew :solr:core:check -x testChecklist
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