OpenSearch/rest-api-spec
Simon Willnauer 9809760eb0 Fix settings diff generation for affix, list and group settings (#21788)
Group, List and Affix settings generate a bogus diff that turns the actual
diff into a string containing a json structure for instance:

```
"action" : {
  "search" : {
    "remote" : {
      "" : "{\"my_remote_cluster\":\"[::1]:60378\"}"
    }
  }
}
```

which make reading the setting impossible. This happens for instance
if a group or affix setting is rendered via `_cluster/settings?include_defaults=true`
This change fixes the issue as well as several minor issues with affix settings that
where not accepted as valid setting today.
2016-11-24 21:53:04 +01:00
..
2013-05-23 17:56:22 +02:00

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").