node-es
This is a Node.js module for the elasticsearch REST API.
NOTE: node-es
v0.6
and newer work with ElasticSearch 5 and up. For older versions of ElasticSearch, prior versions of node-es
should be used.
Install
npm install es
Elasticsearch Version Compatibility
When working with Elasticsearch v7.x and up, use v0.8.x
(latest npm install es
). When using previous versions of Elasticsearch, please use v0.7.4
of this module (npm install [email protected]
).
Usage
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
config = {
_index : 'kittehs'
},
es = elasticsearch(config);
es.search({
query : {
field : {
animal : 'kitteh'
}
}
}, function (err, data) {
// work with data here
// response data is according to ElasticSearch spec
});
API
Unless otherwise stated, all callback signatures are function (err, data)
, with data
being the parsed JSON response from elasticsearch.
createClient
Calling elasticsearch.createClient(config)
is the same as elasticsearch(config)
.
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
es = elasticsearch.createClient(config);
config._index
When initializing the library, you may choose to specify an index to work with at the start to save from having to supply this information in the options for each operation request:
var config = {
_index : 'pet'
};
Additionally, if working with multiple indexes, you may specify them as arrays:
var config = {
_indices : ['pet', 'family'],
};
Note: When index or indices are supplied via operation options, those settings will take precedent over the base configuration for the library:
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
config = {
_index : 'kitteh'
},
es = elasticsearch.createClient(config);
es.indices.exist({ _index : 'canine' }, function (err, data) {
// will result in a HEAD request to /canine instead of /kitteh
});
config.server
If omitted from configuration, the server settings default to the following:
var config = {
// optional - when not supplied, defaults to the following:
server : {
host : 'localhost',
port : 9200
}
};
Anything specified within the server element of config is passed directly through to each HTTP/HTTPS request. You may configure additional options for connecting to Elasticsearch:
var config = {
server : {
agent : false,
auth : 'user:pass',
host : 'localhost',
port : 9243,
rejectUnauthorized : false,
secure : true // toggles between https and http
}
};
cluster support and failover
Elasticsearch is pretty much rad at clustering. If you want to specify multiple servers to failover to, you may do so by either supplying an array as the value for the property host
, hosts
, hostname
or hostnames
:
var elasticsearch = require('es');
var config = {
_index : 'bawss',
server : {
hosts : ['es1.myhost.com', 'es2.myhost.com', 'es3.myhost.com']
secure : true
}
};
var es = elasticsearch(config);
If you run on different ports for each server, use the hostnames
property:
var elasticsearch = require('es');
var config = {
_index : 'bawss',
server : {
hostnames : ['localhost:9200', 'localhost:9201', 'localhost:9202']
}
};
var es = elasticsearch(config);
operation timeout
The default timeout for any operation against Elasticsearch is set at 30 seconds. You can override this value by specifying a timeout property in the options for the operation:
var options = {
timeout : 60000 // 60 seconds
};
es.bulk(options, commands, function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
request event
An event named request
with a signature of function (options) { }
is emitted for each API call.
var elasticsearch = require('es');
var config = {
_index : 'bawss',
server : {
hosts : ['localhost:9200', 'localhost:9201', 'localhost:9202']
}
};
var es = elasticsearch(config);
es.request.on('request', function (options) {
console.log('request initiated');
console.log(options);
});
es.count(function (err, results) {
// event results in request options being logged to console...
});
options for any operation
For each ES operation, options may be specified as the first argument to the function. In most cases, these are entirely optional, but when supplied, the values specified will take precedent over the config values passed to the library constructor. Additionally, if there are extra option keys supplied beyond what is required for the operation, they are mapped directly to the querystring.
var options = {
_index : 'bawss',
refresh : true
};
var doc = {
field1 : 'test value'
};
es.index(options, doc, function (err, data) {
// this will result in a POST with path /bawss/man?refresh=true
});
Core
For more specifics and details regarding the core API for ElasticSearch, please refer to the documentation at http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/.
Bulk
Please Note: The default timeout is set at 30 seconds... if you are performing a large bulk insert you may need to increase this limit by specifying a higher value for timeout
in the options parameter.
This method doesn't take into account the underlying config that was used when instantiating the client. It requires index to be specified via the commands array or via the options parameter. Conflict will occur if one specifies a different index in the options than what is specified via the commands parameter.
At a high level, when performing a bulk update, you must supply an array with an action object followed by the object that the action will use during execution. In the following example, the first item in the array specifies the action is index
and the second item represents the data to index:
[
{ index : { _index : 'dieties' } },
{ name : 'hamish', breed : 'manx', color : 'tortoise' }
]
In this example, two index
actions will be performed on the 'dieties' index in ElasticSearch:
[
{ index : { _index : 'dieties' } },
{ name : 'dugald', breed : 'siamese', color : 'white' },
{ index : { _index : 'dieties' } },
{ name : 'keelin', breed : 'domestic long-hair', color : 'russian blue' }
]
For more information regarding bulk, please see the ElasticSearch documentation at http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/bulk/
es.bulk(options, commands, callback)
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
es = elasticsearch();
var commands = [
{ index : { _index : 'dieties' } },
{ name : 'hamish', breed : 'manx', color : 'tortoise' },
{ index : { _index : 'dieties' } },
{ name : 'dugald', breed : 'siamese', color : 'white' },
{ index : { _index : 'dieties' } },
{ name : 'keelin', breed : 'domestic long-hair', color : 'russian blue' }
];
es.bulk(options, commands, function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
Bulk Index
This is not a core action for ElasticSearch, but is a convenience method added to this ElasticSearch client to make bulk indexing more straight forward. Simply supply an array of documents you wish to bulk index in ElasticSearch and the method will take of the details for you.
es.bulkIndex(options, documents, callback)
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
es = elasticsearch();
var documents = [
{ name : 'hamish', breed : 'manx', color : 'tortoise' },
{ name : 'dugald', breed : 'siamese', color : 'white' },
{ name : 'keelin', breed : 'domestic long-hair', color : 'russian blue' }
];
var options = {
_index : 'dieties'
}
es.bulkIndex(options, documents, function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
Count
es.count(options, query, callback)
var
elasticsearch = require('es');
es = elasticsearch();
es.count(function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
// count docs in a specific index
var options = {
_index : 'bawss'
}
es.count(options, function (err, data) {
// counted... like a bawss
});
// count docs for a specific query
var query = {
query : {
term : {
breed : 'manx'
}
}
};
es.count(options, query, function (err, data) {
// teh count of teh manx kittehs
});
Delete
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config (as shown below) or via options when calling the operation.
es.delete(options, callback)
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
es = elasticsearch();
core.delete({ _id : 'mbQZc_XhQDWmNCQX5KwPeA' }, function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
Delete By Query
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config (as shown below) or via options when calling the operation.
es.deleteByQuery(options, query, callback)
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
es = elasticsearch({ _index : 'kitteh' });
var query = {
query : {
field : { breed : 'siamese' }
}
};
es.deleteByQuery(query, function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
Exists
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.exists(options, callback)
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
es = elasticsearch();
es.exists({ _index : 'kitteh' }, function (err, data) {
// teh datas
});
Explain
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
Also requires _id
, but this must be specified via options.
es.explain(options, query, callback)
Get
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
Also requires _id
, but this must be specified via options.
es.get(options, callback)
Index
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.index(options, doc, callback)
More Like This
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
Also requires _id
, but this must be specified via options.
es.moreLikeThis(options, callback)
Multi Get
If _index
is supplied via options (or lib config), the will applied to the doc that is transmitted for the operation.
es.multiGet(options, docs, callback)
Multi Search
es.multiSearch(options, queries, callback)
Search
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.search(options, query, callback)
Scroll
Requires scroll
be specified via options when calling the method. The following code snippet shows how to perform a search with a subsequent scroll.
var
elasticsearch = require('es'),
config = {
_index : 'kittehs'
},
es = elasticsearch(config);
// first search
es.search({
scroll : '10m'
}, {
query : {
match_all : {}
}
}, function (err, data) {
// next, perform the scroll with the _scroll_id value returned
es.scroll({ scroll : '10m' }, data['_scroll_id'], callback);
});
Suggest
es.suggest(options, query, callback)
Update
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
Also requires _id
, but this must be specified via options.
es.update(options, doc, callback)
Validate
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.validate(options, query, callback)
Indices
All operations here interact with the indices segment of the Elasticsearch API.
Alias
es.indices.alias(options, data, callback)
Aliases
Requires alias
, but this must be specified via options.
es.indices.aliases(options, callback)
Analyze
es.indices.analyze(options, data, callback)
Clear Cache
es.indices.clearCache(options, callback)
Close Index
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.closeIndex(options, callback)
Create Index
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.createIndex(options, data, callback)
Create Template
Requires name
, but this must be specified via options.
es.indices.createTemplate(options, template, callback)
Delete Alias
Requires _index
and _alias
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.deleteAlias(opitons, callback)
Delete Index
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.deleteIndex(options, callback)
Delete Mapping
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.deleteMapping(options, callback)
Delete Template
Requires name
, but this must be specified via options.
es.indices.deleteTemplate(options, callback)
Exists
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.exists(options, callback)
Flush
es.indices.flush(options, callback)
Mappings
es.indices.mappings(options, callback)
Open Index
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.openIndex(options, callback)
Put Mapping
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.putMapping(options, mapping, callback)
Refresh
es.indices.refresh(options, callback)
Segments
es.indices.segments(options, callback)
Settings
Requires _index
be specified either via lib config or via options when calling the operation.
es.indices.settings(options, callback)
Snapshot
es.indices.snapshot(options, callback)
Stats
es.indices.stats(options, callback)
Templates
Requires name
, but this must be specified via options.
es.indices.templates(options, callback)
Update Settings
es.indices.updateSettings(options, settings, callback)
Cluster
All operations here interact with the Cluster portion of the Elasticsearch API.
Delete River
Requires name
, but this must be specified via options.
es.cluster.deleteRiver(options, callback)
Field Stats
Requires field
or fields
, but this must be specified via options.
es.cluster.fieldStats(options, callback)
Health
es.cluster.health(options, callback)
Hot Threads
es.cluster.hotThreads(options, callback)
Nodes Info
es.cluster.nodesInfo(options, callback)
Nodes Stats
es.cluster.nodesStats(options, callback)
Put River
Requires name
, but this must be specified via options.
es.cluster.putRiver(options, meta, callback)
Reroute
es.cluster.reroute(options, commands, callback)
Rivers
Requires name
, but this must be specified via options.
es.cluster.rivers(options, callback)
Settings
es.cluster.settings(options, callback)
Shutdown
es.cluster.shutdown(options, callback)
State
es.cluster.state(options, callback)
Update Settings
es.cluster.updateSettings(options, updates, callback)
Testing
Code coverage data generated from npm test is located in ./lib-cov
and is not included in the git repo.
npm install
npm test
To run code coverage and generate local report at ./reports/coverage.html
:
npm run-script coverage
Requirements
- Node.js
- elasticsearch
- The need for search
License
MIT