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ElasticSearch Server

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ElasticSearch Server

Overview of this book

ElasticSearch is an open source search server built on Apache Lucene. It was built to provide a scalable search solution with built-in support for near real-time search and multi-tenancy.Jumping into the world of ElasticSearch by setting up your own custom cluster, this book will show you how to create a fast, scalable, and flexible search solution. By learning the ins-and-outs of data indexing and analysis, "ElasticSearch Server" will start you on your journey to mastering the powerful capabilities of ElasticSearch. With practical chapters covering how to search data, extend your search, and go deep into cluster administration and search analysis, this book is perfect for those new and experienced with search servers.In "ElasticSearch Server" you will learn how to revolutionize your website or application with faster, more accurate, and flexible search functionality. Starting with chapters on setting up your own ElasticSearch cluster and searching and extending your search parameters you will quickly be able to create a fast, scalable, and completely custom search solution.Building on your knowledge further you will learn about ElasticSearch's query API and become confident using powerful filtering and faceting capabilities. You will develop practical knowledge on how to make use of ElasticSearch's near real-time capabilities and support for multi-tenancy.Your journey then concludes with chapters that help you monitor and tune your ElasticSearch cluster as well as advanced topics such as shard allocation, gateway configuration, and the discovery module.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
ElasticSearch Server
Credits
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 5. Combining Indexing, Analysis, and Search

In the previous chapter, we learned how to improve our user's search experience by influencing a document's score, how to use synonyms, and how to handle multilingual data. We also saw what span queries are and why your document was returned. In this chapter, we will look at the possibility of indexing data that is not flat or that is related to other data. We will also use the index update API to modify already created indices, and we will finally learn how to index data in the most efficient way. By the end of this chapter, you will have learned:

  • How to index tree-like structures

  • How to modify indices with the update API

  • How to use nested objects

  • How to use the parent-child relationship

  • How to fetch data from external systems

  • How to use batch processing to speed up indexing