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[[java-rest-high-search-template]]
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=== Search Template API
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The search template API allows for searches to be executed from a template based
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on the mustache language, and also for previewing rendered templates.
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[[java-rest-high-search-template-request]]
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==== Search Template Request
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===== Inline Templates
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In the most basic form of request, the search template is specified inline:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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--------------------------------------------------
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-request-inline]
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> The search is executed against the `posts` index.
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<2> The template defines the structure of the search source. It is passed
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as a string because mustache templates are not always valid JSON.
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<3> Before running the search, the template is rendered with the provided parameters.
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===== Registered Templates
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Search templates can be registered in advance through stored scripts API. Note that
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the stored scripts API is not yet available in the high-level REST client, so in this
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example we use the low-level REST client.
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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--------------------------------------------------
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[register-script]
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--------------------------------------------------
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Instead of providing an inline script, we can refer to this registered template in the request:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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--------------------------------------------------
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-request-stored]
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--------------------------------------------------
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===== Rendering Templates
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Given parameter values, a template can be rendered without executing a search:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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--------------------------------------------------
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[render-search-template-request]
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> Setting `simulate` to `true` causes the search template to only be rendered.
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Both inline and pre-registered templates can be rendered.
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===== Optional Arguments
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As in standard search requests, the `explain` and `profile` options are supported:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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--------------------------------------------------
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-request-options]
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--------------------------------------------------
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===== Additional References
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The {ref}/search-template.html[Search Template documentation] contains further examples of how search requests can be templated.
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[[java-rest-high-search-template-sync]]
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==== Synchronous Execution
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The `searchTemplate` method executes the request synchronously:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-execute]
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--------------------------------------------------
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==== Asynchronous Execution
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A search template request can be executed asynchronously through the `searchTemplateAsync`
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method:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-execute-async]
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<1> The `SearchTemplateRequest` to execute and the `ActionListener` to call when the execution completes.
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The asynchronous method does not block and returns immediately. Once the request completes, the
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`ActionListener` is called back using the `onResponse` method if the execution completed successfully,
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or using the `onFailure` method if it failed.
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A typical listener for `SearchTemplateResponse` is constructed as follows:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-execute-listener]
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<1> Called when the execution is successfully completed.
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<2> Called when the whole `SearchTemplateRequest` fails.
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==== Search Template Response
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For a standard search template request, the response contains a `SearchResponse` object
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with the result of executing the search:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[search-template-response]
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If `simulate` was set to `true` in the request, then the response
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will contain the rendered search source instead of a `SearchResponse`:
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["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests}/SearchDocumentationIT.java[render-search-template-response]
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<1> The rendered source in bytes, in our example `{"query": { "match" : { "title" : "elasticsearch" }}, "size" : 5}`.
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