The MLT query has a lot of parameters. For example, a set of documents is
specified with either `like_text`, `ids` or `docs`, with at least one
parameter required. This commit groups all the document specification
parameters under one called `like`. The syntax is described below and could
easily be extended to allow for new means of specifying document input. The
`like_text`, `ids` and `docs` parameters are deprecated.
As a single piece text:
{
"query": {
"more_like_this": {
"like": "some text here"
}
}
}
As a single item:
{
"query": {
"more_like_this": {
"like": {
"_index": "imdb",
"_type": "movies",
"_id": "88247"
}
}
}
}
Or as a mixture of all:
{
"query": {
"more_like_this": {
"like": [
"Some random text ...",
{
"_index": "imdb",
"_type": "movies",
"_id": "88247"
},
{
"_index": "imdb",
"_type": "movies",
"doc": {
"title": "Document with an artificial title!"
}
}
]
}
}
}
Closes#8039
This adds a `per_field_analyzer` parameter to the Term Vectors API, which
allows to override the default analyzer at the field. If the field already
stores term vectors, then they will be re-generated. Since the MLT Query uses
the Term Vectors API under its hood, this commits also adds the same ability
to the MLT Query, thereby allowing users to fine grain how each field item
should be processed and analyzed.
Closes#7801
Previously, the only way to specify a document not present in the index was to
use `like_text`. This would usually lead to complex queries made of multiple
MLT queries per document field. This commit adds the ability to the MLT query
to directly specify documents not present in the index (artificial documents).
The syntax is similar to the Percolator API or to the Multi Term Vector API.
Closes#7725
The minimum number of optional should clauses of the generated query to match
can now be set using the more extensive minimum should match syntax. This
makes the `percent_terms_to_match` parameter deprecated, and replaced in favor
to a new `minimum_should_match` parameter.
Closes#7898
The parameter `percent_terms_to_match` (percentage of terms that must match in
the generated query) was wrongly set to the top level boolean query. This
would lead to zero or all results type of situations. This commit ensures that
the parameter is indeed applied to the query of generated terms.
Closes#7754
Items with no specified field now defaults to all the possible fields from the
document source. Previously, we had required 'fields' to be specified either
as a top level parameter or for each item. The default behavior is now similar
to the MLT API.
Closes#7382
The term vector API can now generate term vectors on the fly, if the terms are
not already stored in the index. This commit exploits this new functionality
for the MLT query. Now the terms are directly retrieved using multi-
termvectors API, instead of generating them from the texts retrieved using the
multi-get API.
Closes#7014
The syntax to specify one or more items is the same as for the Multi GET API.
If only one document is specified, the results returned are the same as when
using the More Like This API.
Relates #4075Closes#5857
In the Google Groups forum there appears to be some confusion as to what mlt
does. This documentation update should hopefully help demystifying this
feature, and provide some understanding as to how to use its parameters.
Closes#6092
A boost terms factor of 1.0 is not the same as no boosting of terms.
The desired behavior is to deactivate boosting by default. If the user
specifies any value other than 0, then boosting is activated.
Closes#6021
Java Builder apis drop old “len” methods in favour of new “length”
Rest APIs support both old “len: and new “length” forms using new ParseField class to a) provide compiler-checked consistency between Builder and Parser classes and
b) a common means of handling deprecated syntax in the DSL.
Documentation and rest specs only document the new “*length” forms
Closes#4083
Alex Ksikes
markharwood
Clinton Gormley