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David Pilato 5e1f26c22a Add support for documented byte/size units and for micros as a time unit in _cat API We advertise in our documentation that byte units are like `kb`, `mb`... But we actually only support the simple notation `k` or `m`. This commit adds support for the documented form and keeps the non documented options to avoid any breaking change. It also adds support for `micros`, `nanos` and `d` as a time unit in `_cat` API. Remove the support for `b` as a SizeValue unit. Actually, for numbers, when using raw numbers without unit, there is no text to add/parse after the number. For example, you don't write `10` as `10b`. We support option like `size=` in `_cat` API which means that we want to display raw data without unit (singles). Documentation updated accordingly. Add test for the empty size option. Fix missing TimeValues options for some cat APIs		2016-04-15 20:55:41 +02:00
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src/main/resources/rest-api-spec	Add support for documented byte/size units and for micros as a time unit in _cat API	2016-04-15 20:55:41 +02:00
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README.markdown	Remove reference to utils for generating REST docs	2016-03-30 13:36:51 +02:00
build.gradle	Enable installing the rest-api-spec artifact	2016-04-13 11:26:47 -04:00

README.markdown

Elasticsearch REST API JSON specification

This repository contains a collection of JSON files which describe the Elasticsearch HTTP API.

Their purpose is to formalize and standardize the API, to facilitate development of libraries and integrations.

Example for the "Create Index" API:

{
  "indices.create": {
    "documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/indices-create-index.html",
    "methods": ["PUT", "POST"],
    "url": {
      "path": "/{index}",
      "paths": ["/{index}"],
      "parts": {
        "index": {
          "type" : "string",
          "required" : true,
          "description" : "The name of the index"
        }
      },
      "params": {
        "timeout": {
          "type" : "time",
          "description" : "Explicit operation timeout"
        }
      }
    },
    "body": {
      "description" : "The configuration for the index (`settings` and `mappings`)"
    }
  }
}

The specification contains:

The name of the API (indices.create), which usually corresponds to the client calls
Link to the documentation at http://elastic.co
List of HTTP methods for the endpoint
URL specification: path, parts, parameters
Whether body is allowed for the endpoint or not and its description

The methods and url.paths elements list all possible HTTP methods and URLs for the endpoint; it is the responsibility of the developer to use this information for a sensible API on the target platform.

License

This software is licensed under the Apache License, version 2 ("ALv2").