Unique :key not maintained after add_indexes?

Ruby Apps Ferret
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Hi,

When adding an index to another one using add_indexes I get duplicates
even though I use the :key attribute. For example:

def test_add_indexes_uniqueness
index1 = Ferret::Index::Index.new(:key => :id)
index2 = Ferret::Index::Index.new(:key => :id)

    # Add two items with same id
    index1 << {:id => 23, :data => "This is the data..."}
    index1 << {:id => 23, :data => "This is the new data..."}
    assert_equal(1, index1.size)

    index2 << {:id => 23, :data => "This is the new data..."}
    assert_equal(1, index2.size)

    # Add index2 to index1
    index1.add_indexes(index2)

    #Size should still be 1 as the items in both indexes have id 23
    assert_equal(1, index1.size)
end

Here the final assertion fails because the size is 2. What have I
misunderstood? How can I maintain uniqueness when merging indexes?

Thanks,
Lars