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[[query-dsl-function-score-query]]
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=== Function Score Query
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The `function_score` allows you to modify the score of documents that are
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retrieved by a query. This can be useful if, for example, a score
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function is computationally expensive and it is sufficient to compute
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the score on a filtered set of documents.
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`function_score` provides the same functionality that
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`custom_boost_factor`, `custom_score` and
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`custom_filters_score` provided
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but furthermore adds futher scoring functionality such as
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distance and recency scoring (see description below).
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==== Using function score
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To use `function_score`, the user has to define a query and one or
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several functions, that compute a new score for each document returned
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by the query.
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`function_score` can be used with only one function like this:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"function_score": {
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"(query|filter)": {},
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"boost": "boost for the whole query",
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"FUNCTION": {},
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"boost_mode":"(multiply|replace|...)"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Furthermore, several functions can be combined. In this case one can
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optionally choose to apply the function only if a document matches a
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given filter:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"function_score": {
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"(query|filter)": {},
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"boost": "boost for the whole query",
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"functions": [
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{
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"filter": {},
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"FUNCTION": {}
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},
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{
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"FUNCTION": {}
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}
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],
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"max_boost": number,
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"score_mode": "(multiply|max|...)",
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"boost_mode": "(multiply|replace|...)"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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If no filter is given with a function this is equivalent to specifying
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`"match_all": {}`
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First, each document is scored by the defined functons. The parameter
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`score_mode` specifies how the computed scores are combined:
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`multiply`:: scores are multiplied (default)
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`sum`:: scores are summed
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`avg`:: scores are averaged
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`first`:: the first function that has a matching filter
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is applied
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`max`:: maximum score is used
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`min`:: minimum score is used
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The new score can be restricted to not exceed a certain limit by setting
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the `max_boost` parameter. The default for `max_boost` is FLT_MAX.
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Finally, the newly computed score is combined with the score of the
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query. The parameter `boost_mode` defines how:
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`multiply`:: query score and function score is multiplied (default)
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`replace`:: only function score is used, the query score is ignored
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`sum`:: query score and function score are added
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`avg`:: average
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`max`:: max of query score and function score
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`min`:: min of query score and function score
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==== Score functions
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The `function_score` query provides several types of score functions.
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===== Script score
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The `script_score` function allows you to wrap another query and customize
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the scoring of it optionally with a computation derived from other numeric
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field values in the doc using a script expression. Here is a
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simple sample:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"script_score" : {
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"script" : "_score * doc['my_numeric_field'].value"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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On top of the different scripting field values and expression, the
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`_score` script parameter can be used to retrieve the score based on the
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wrapped query.
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Scripts are cached for faster execution. If the script has parameters
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that it needs to take into account, it is preferable to reuse the same
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script, and provide parameters to it:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"script_score": {
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"lang": "lang",
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"params": {
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"param1": value1,
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"param2": value2
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},
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"script": "_score * doc['my_numeric_field'].value / pow(param1, param2)"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Note that unlike the `custom_score` query, the
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score of the query is multiplied with the result of the script scoring. If
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you wish to inhibit this, set `"boost_mode": "replace"`
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===== Boost factor
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The `boost_factor` score allows you to multiply the score by the provided
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`boost_factor`. This can sometimes be desired since boost value set on
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specific queries gets normalized, while for this score function it does
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not.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"boost_factor" : number
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--------------------------------------------------
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===== Random
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The `random_score` generates scores via a pseudo random number algorithm
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that is initialized with a `seed`.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"random_score": {
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"seed" : number
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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===== Decay functions
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Decay functions score a document with a function that decays depending
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on the distance of a numeric field value of the document from a user
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given origin. This is similar to a range query, but with smooth edges
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instead of boxes.
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To use distance scoring on a query that has numerical fields, the user
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has to define an `origin` and a `scale` for each field. The `origin`
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is needed to define the ``central point'' from which the distance
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is calculated, and the `scale` to define the rate of decay. The
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decay function is specified as
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"DECAY_FUNCTION": {
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"FIELD_NAME": {
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"origin": "11, 12",
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"scale": "2km",
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"offset": "0km",
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"decay": 0.33
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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where `DECAY_FUNCTION` can be "linear", "exp" and "gauss" (see below). The specified field must be a numeric field. In the above example, the field is a <<mapping-geo-point-type>> and origin can be provided in geo format. `scale` and `offset` must be given with a unit in this case. If your field is a date field, you can set `scale` and `offset` as days, weeks, and so on. Example:
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[source,js]
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"DECAY_FUNCTION": {
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"FIELD_NAME": {
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"origin": "2013-09-17",
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"scale": "10d",
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"offset": "5d",
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"decay" : 0.5
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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The format of the origin depends on the <<mapping-date-format>> defined in your mapping. If you do not define the origin, the current time is used.
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The `offset` and `decay` parameters are optional.
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`offset`::
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If an `offset` is defined, the decay function will only compute a the
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decay function for documents with a distance greater that the defined
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`offset`. The default is 0.
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`decay`::
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The `decay` parameter defines how documents are scored at the distance
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given at `scale`. If no `decay` is defined, documents at the distance
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`scale` will be scored 0.5.
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In the first example, your documents might represents hotels and contain a geo
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location field. You want to compute a decay function depending on how
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far the hotel is from a given location. You might not immediately see
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what scale to choose for the gauss function, but you can say something
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like: "At a distance of 2km from the desired location, the score should
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be reduced by one third."
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The parameter "scale" will then be adjusted automatically to assure that
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the score function computes a score of 0.5 for hotels that are 2km away
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from the desired location.
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In the second example, documents with a field value between 2013-09-12 and 2013-09-22 would get a weight of 1.0 and documents which are 15 days from that date a weight of 0.5.
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The `DECAY_FUNCTION` determines the shape of the decay:
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[horizontal]
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`gauss`::
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Normal decay, computed as:
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+
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image:images/Gaussian.png[]
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`exp`::
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Exponential decay, computed as:
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+
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image:images/Exponential.png[]
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`linear`::
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Linear decay, computed as:
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+
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image:images/Linear.png[].
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+
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In contrast to the normal and exponential decay, this function actually
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sets the score to 0 if the field value exceeds twice the user given
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scale value.
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===== Field Value factor
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The `field_value_factor` function allows you to use a field from a document to
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influence the score. It's similar to using the `script_score` function, however,
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it avoids the overhead of scripting. If used on a multi-valued field, only the
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first value of the field is used in calculations.
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As an example, imagine you have a document indexed with a numeric `popularity`
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field and wish in influence the score of a document with this field, an example
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doing so would look like:
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[source,js]
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"field_value_factor": {
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"field": "popularity",
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"factor": 1.2,
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"modifier": "sqrt"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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Which will translate into the following forumla for scoring:
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`sqrt(1.2 * doc['popularity'].value)`
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There are a number of options for the `field_value_factor` function:
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[cols="<,<",options="header",]
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|=======================================================================
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| Parameter |Description
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|`field` |Field to be extracted from the document.
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|`factor` |Optional factor to multiply the field value with, defaults to 1.
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|`modifier` |Modifier to apply to the field value, can be one of: `none`, `log`,
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`log1p`, `log2p`, `ln`, `ln1p`, `ln2p`, `square`, `sqrt`, or `reciprocal`.
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Defaults to `none`.
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|=======================================================================
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Keep in mind that taking the log() of 0, or the square root of a negative number
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is an illegal operation, and an exception will be thrown. Be sure to limit the
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values of the field with a range filter to avoid this, or use `log1p` and
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`ln1p`.
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==== Detailed example
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Suppose you are searching for a hotel in a certain town. Your budget is
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limited. Also, you would like the hotel to be close to the town center,
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so the farther the hotel is from the desired location the less likely
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you are to check in.
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You would like the query results that match your criterion (for
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example, "hotel, Nancy, non-smoker") to be scored with respect to
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distance to the town center and also the price.
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Intuitively, you would like to define the town center as the origin and
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maybe you are willing to walk 2km to the town center from the hotel. +
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In this case your *origin* for the location field is the town center
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and the *scale* is ~2km.
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If your budget is low, you would probably prefer something cheap above
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something expensive. For the price field, the *origin* would be 0 Euros
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and the *scale* depends on how much you are willing to pay, for example 20 Euros.
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In this example, the fields might be called "price" for the price of the
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hotel and "location" for the coordinates of this hotel.
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The function for `price` in this case would be
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"DECAY_FUNCTION": {
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"price": {
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"origin": "0",
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"scale": "20"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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and for `location`:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"DECAY_FUNCTION": {
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"location": {
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"origin": "11, 12",
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"scale": "2km"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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where `DECAY_FUNCTION` can be "linear", "exp" and "gauss".
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Suppose you want to multiply these two functions on the original score,
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the request would look like this:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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curl 'localhost:9200/hotels/_search/' -d '{
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"query": {
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"function_score": {
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"functions": [
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{
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"DECAY_FUNCTION": {
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"price": {
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"origin": "0",
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"scale": "20"
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}
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}
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},
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{
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"DECAY_FUNCTION": {
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"location": {
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"origin": "11, 12",
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"scale": "2km"
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}
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}
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}
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],
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"query": {
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"match": {
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"properties": "balcony"
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}
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},
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"score_mode": "multiply"
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}
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}
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}'
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--------------------------------------------------
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Next, we show how the computed score looks like for each of the three
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possible decay functions.
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===== Normal decay, keyword `gauss`
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When choosing `gauss` as the decay function in the above example, the
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contour and surface plot of the multiplier looks like this:
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image::https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4320215/768157/cd0e18a6-e898-11e2-9b3c-f0145078bd6f.png[width="700px"]
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image::https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4320215/768160/ec43c928-e898-11e2-8e0d-f3c4519dbd89.png[width="700px"]
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Suppose your original search results matches three hotels :
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* "Backback Nap"
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* "Drink n Drive"
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* "BnB Bellevue".
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"Drink n Drive" is pretty far from your defined location (nearly 2 km)
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and is not too cheap (about 13 Euros) so it gets a low factor a factor
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of 0.56. "BnB Bellevue" and "Backback Nap" are both pretty close to the
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defined location but "BnB Bellevue" is cheaper, so it gets a multiplier
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of 0.86 whereas "Backpack Nap" gets a value of 0.66.
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===== Exponential decay, keyword `exp`
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When choosing `exp` as the decay function in the above example, the
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contour and surface plot of the multiplier looks like this:
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image::https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4320215/768161/082975c0-e899-11e2-86f7-174c3a729d64.png[width="700px"]
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image::https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4320215/768162/0b606884-e899-11e2-907b-aefc77eefef6.png[width="700px"]
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===== Linear' decay, keyword `linear`
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When choosing `linear` as the decay function in the above example, the
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contour and surface plot of the multiplier looks like this:
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image::https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4320215/768164/1775b0ca-e899-11e2-9f4a-776b406305c6.png[width="700px"]
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image::https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4320215/768165/19d8b1aa-e899-11e2-91bc-6b0553e8d722.png[width="700px"]
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==== Supported fields for decay functions
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Only single valued numeric fields, including time and geo locations,
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are supported.
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==== What is a field is missing?
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If the numeric field is missing in the document, the function will
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return 1.
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==== Relation to `custom_boost`, `custom_score` and `custom_filters_score`
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The `custom_boost_factor` query
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"custom_boost_factor": {
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"boost_factor": 5.2,
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"query": {...}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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becomes
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"function_score": {
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"boost_factor": 5.2,
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"query": {...}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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The `custom_score` query
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"custom_score": {
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"params": {
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"param1": 2,
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"param2": 3.1
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},
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"query": {...},
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"script": "_score * doc['my_numeric_field'].value / pow(param1, param2)"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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becomes
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"function_score": {
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"boost_mode": "replace",
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"query": {...},
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"script_score": {
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"params": {
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"param1": 2,
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"param2": 3.1
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},
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"script": "_score * doc['my_numeric_field'].value / pow(param1, param2)"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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and the `custom_filters_score`
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"custom_filters_score": {
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"filters": [
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{
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"boost_factor": "3",
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"filter": {...}
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},
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{
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"filter": {â¦},
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"script": "_score * doc['my_numeric_field'].value / pow(param1, param2)"
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}
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],
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"params": {
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"param1": 2,
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"param2": 3.1
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},
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"query": {...},
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"score_mode": "first"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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becomes:
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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"function_score": {
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"functions": [
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{
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"boost_factor": "3",
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"filter": {...}
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},
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{
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"filter": {...},
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"script_score": {
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"params": {
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"param1": 2,
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"param2": 3.1
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},
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"script": "_score * doc['my_numeric_field'].value / pow(param1, param2)"
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}
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}
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],
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"query": {...},
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"score_mode": "first"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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