Re-create index when already exists #11666 #11750

docs/history.md

@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## v.NEXT, 2022-04-XX
+
+#### Highlights
+
+#### Breaking Changes
+N/A
+#### Migration Steps
+
+#### Meteor Version Release
+
+* `mongo@1.15.0`
+  - If an index with the same name, but different options exists Meteor will re-create it instead of crashing.
+  - If there is an error Meteor will output a better message naming the collection and index where the error occured.
+
+#### Independent Releases
+
 ## v2.7.1, 2022-03-31
 
 #### Highlights

packages/mongo/collection.js

@@ -757,7 +757,19 @@ Object.assign(Mongo.Collection.prototype, {
     var self = this;
     if (!self._collection.createIndex)
       throw new Error('Can only call createIndex on server collections');
-    self._collection.createIndex(index, options);
+    try {
+      self._collection.createIndex(index, options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.message.includes('An equivalent index already exists with the same name but different options.')) {
+        import { Log } from 'meteor/logging';
+
+        Log.info(`Re-creating index ${index} for ${self._name} due to options mismatchs.`);
+        self._collection._dropIndex(index);
+        self._collection.createIndex(index, options);
+      } else {
+        throw new Meteor.Error(`An error occurred when creating an index for collection "${self._name}: ${e.message}`);
+      }
+    }
   },
 
   _dropIndex(index) {

packages/mongo/package.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Package.describe({
   summary: "Adaptor for using MongoDB and Minimongo over DDP",
-  version: '1.14.6'
+  version: '1.15.0'
 });
 
 Npm.depends({