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[[modules-scripting-using]]
=== How to use scripts
Wherever scripting is supported in the Elasticsearch API, the syntax follows
the same pattern:
[source,js]
-------------------------------------
"script": {
"lang": "...", <1>
"inline" | "id" | "file": "...", <2>
"params": { ... } <3>
}
-------------------------------------
<1> The language the script is written in, which defaults to `groovy`.
<2> The script itself which may be specfied as `inline`, `id`, or `file`.
<3> Any named parameters that should be passed into the script.
For example, the following script is used in a search request to return a
<<search-request-script-fields, scripted field>>:
[source,js]
-------------------------------------
PUT my_index/my_type/1
{
"my_field": 5
}
GET my_index/_search
{
"script_fields": {
"my_doubled_field": {
"script": {
"lang": "expression",
"inline": "doc['my_field'] * multiplier",
"params": {
"multiplier": 2
}
}
}
}
}
-------------------------------------
// CONSOLE
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=== Script Parameters
`lang`::
Specifies the language the script is written in. Defaults to `groovy` but
may be set to any of languages listed in <<modules-scripting>>. The
default language may be changed in the `elasticsearch.yml` config file by
setting `script.default_lang` to the appropriate language.
`inline`, `id`, `file`::
Specifies the source of the script. An `inline` script is specified
`inline` as in the example above, a stored script with the specified `id`
is retrieved from the cluster state (see <<modules-scripting-stored-scripts,Stored Scripts>>),
and a `file` script is retrieved from a file in the `config/scripts`
directory (see <<modules-scripting-file-scripts, File Scripts>>).
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While languages like `expression` and `painless` can be used out of the box as
inline or stored scripts, other languages like `groovy` can only be
specified as `file` unless you first adjust the default
<<modules-scripting-security,scripting security settings>>.
`params`::
Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as
variables.
[IMPORTANT]
.Prefer parameters
========================================
The first time Elasticsearch sees a new script, it compiles it and stores the
compiled version in a cache. Compilation can be a heavy process.
If you need to pass variables into the script, you should pass them in as
named `params` instead of hard-coding values into the script itself. For
example, if you want to be able to multiply a field value by different
multipliers, don't hard-code the multiplier into the script:
[source,js]
----------------------
"inline": "doc['my_field'] * 2"
----------------------
Instead, pass it in as a named parameter:
[source,js]
----------------------
"inline": "doc['my_field'] * multiplier",
"params": {
"multiplier": 2
}
----------------------
The first version has to be recompiled every time the multiplier changes. The
second version is only compiled once.
========================================
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[[modules-scripting-file-scripts]]
=== File-based Scripts
To increase security, non-sandboxed languages can only be specified in script
files stored on every node in the cluster. File scripts must be saved in the
`scripts` directory whose default location depends on whether you use the
<<zip-targz-layout,`zip`/`tar.gz`>> (`$ES_HOME/config/scripts/`),
<<rpm-layout,RPM>>, or <<deb-layout,Debian>> package. The default may be
changed with the `path.scripts` setting.
The languages which are assumed to be safe by default are: `painless`,
`expression`, and `mustache` (used for search and query templates).
Any files placed in the `scripts` directory will be compiled automatically
when the node starts up and then <<reload-scripts,every 60 seconds thereafter>>.
The file should be named as follows: `{script-name}.{lang}`. For instance,
the following example creates a Groovy script called `calculate-score`:
[source,sh]
--------------------------------------------------
cat "log(_score * 2) + my_modifier" > config/scripts/calculate-score.groovy
--------------------------------------------------
This script can be used as follows:
[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
GET my_index/_search
{
"query": {
"script": {
"script": {
"lang": "groovy", <1>
"file": "calculate-score", <2>
"params": {
"my_modifier": 2
}
}
}
}
}
--------------------------------------------------
<1> The language of the script, which should correspond with the script file suffix.
<2> The name of the script, which should be the name of the file.
The `script` directory may contain sub-directories, in which case the
hierarchy of directories is flattened and concatenated with underscores. A
script in `group1/group2/my_script.groovy` should use `group1_group2_myscript`
as the `file` name.
[[reload-scripts]]
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==== Automatic script reloading
The `scripts` directory will be rescanned every `60s` (configurable with the
`resource.reload.interval` setting) and new, changed, or removed scripts will
be compiled, updated, or deleted from the script cache.
Script reloading can be completely disabled by setting
`script.auto_reload_enabled` to `false`.
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[[modules-scripting-stored-scripts]]
=== Stored Scripts
Scripts may be stored in and retrieved from the cluster state using the
`_scripts` end-point:
[source,js]
-----------------------------------
/_scripts/{lang}/{id} <1> <2>
-----------------------------------
<1> The `lang` represents the script language.
<2> The `id` is a unique identifier or script name.
This example stores a Groovy script called `calculate-score` in the cluster
state:
[source,js]
-----------------------------------
POST _scripts/groovy/calculate-score
{
"script": "log(_score * 2) + my_modifier"
}
-----------------------------------
// CONSOLE
This same script can be retrieved with:
[source,js]
-----------------------------------
GET _scripts/groovy/calculate-score
-----------------------------------
// CONSOLE
// TEST[continued]
Stored scripts can be used by specifying the `lang` and `id` parameters as follows:
[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
GET _search
{
"query": {
"script": {
"script": {
"lang": "groovy",
"id": "calculate-score",
"params": {
"my_modifier": 2
}
}
}
}
}
--------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE
// TEST[continued]
And deleted with:
[source,js]
-----------------------------------
DELETE _scripts/groovy/calculate-score
-----------------------------------
// CONSOLE
// TEST[continued]
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[[modules-scripting-using-caching]]
=== Script Caching
All scripts are cached by default so that they only need to be recompiled
when updates occur. File scripts keep a static cache and will always reside
in memory. Both inline and stored scripts are stored in a cache that can evict
residing scripts. By default, scripts do not have a time-based expiration, but
you can change this behavior by using the `script.cache.expire` setting.
You can configure the size of this cache by using the `script.cache.max_size` setting.
By default, the cache size is `100`.
NOTE: The size of stored scripts is limited to 65,535 bytes. This can be
changed by setting `script.max_size_in_bytes` setting to increase that soft
limit, but if scripts are really large then alternatives like
<<modules-scripting-native,native>> scripts should be considered instead.