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Clinton Gormley
@clintongormley
Elasticsearch Query DSL
… not just for wizards

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elasticsearch.org/guide

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elasticsearch

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elasticsearch
• real-time

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elasticsearch
• real-time
• distributed

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elasticsearch
• real-time
• distributed
• search

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elasticsearch
• real-time
• distributed
• search
• analytics

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mapping

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mapping
analysis

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mapping
analysis query dsl

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mapping
analysis query dsl

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query dsl

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query dsl
flexible, powerful
query language

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queries

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queries filters

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queries
• relevance
filters
• boolean yes/no

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queries
• relevance
• full text
filters
• boolean yes/no
• exact values

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queries
• relevance
• full text
• not cached
filters
• boolean yes/no
• exact values
• cached

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queries
• relevance
• full text
• not cached
• slower
filters
• boolean yes/no
• exact values
• cached
• faster

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queries
• relevance
• full text
• not cached
• slower
filters
• boolean yes/no
• exact values
• cached
• faster
Filter first, then query remaining docs

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GET
/_search

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{...}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"match":
{
"title":
"search"
}}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
match_all:
{}}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
match_all:
{}}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{...},
"filter":
{...}
}
}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match":
{
"title":
"search"
}},
"filter":
{...}
}
}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match":
{
"title":
"search"
}},
"filter":
{
"term":
{
"status":
"active"
}}
}
}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match_all":
{}},
"filter":
{
"term":
{
"status":
"active"
}}
}
}
}

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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match_all":
{}},
"filter":
{
"term":
{
"status":
"active"
}}
}
}
}

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how data is indexed

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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
!

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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
!
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}

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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
!
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}
where content like
“%brown%fox%”

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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
!
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}
slow & inflexible

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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
!
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}
“analysis”

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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
!
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}

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{
"title":
[quick,brown,rabbits],
"content":
[brown,rabbits,are,commonly,seen]
}
!
{
"title":
[keeping,pets,healthy],
"content":
[my,quick,brown,fox,eats,rabbits,on,a,
regular,basis]
}

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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
a
are
basis
brown
commonly
eats
fox
my
on
quick
rabbits
regular
seen
field: content
sorted list of
unique terms

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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
a
are
basis
brown
commonly
eats
fox
my
on
quick
rabbits
regular
seen
field: content
where
they
occur

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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
a
are
basis
brown
commonly
eats
fox
my
on
quick
rabbits
regular
seen
field: content

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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
a
are
basis
brown
commonly
eats
fox
my
on
quick
rabbits
regular
seen
field: content

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inverted index

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inverted index
not just for text

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inverted index
numbers, dates, bools, enums
geopoints, geoshapes, etc

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WHERE
field
=
"value"

48.
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WHERE
field
CONTAINS
"value"

49.
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WHERE
field
CONTAINS
"value"
term filter

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"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}
WHERE
field
CONTAINS
"value"

51.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
!
!
!
!
}
}

52.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
!
!
}
}
}

53.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
...
},
"filter":
{
...
}
}
}
}

54.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match_all":
{}
},
"filter":
{
...
}
}
}
}

55.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match_all":
{}
},
"filter":
{
...
}
}
}
}

56.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"filtered":
{
"query":
{
"match_all":
{}
},
"filter":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}}
}
}
}

57.
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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
brown
healthy
keeping
pets
quick
rabbits
field: title

58.
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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
brown
healthy
keeping
pets
quick
rabbits
field: title

59.
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"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}

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"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}
➔
result:
bitset[
1,
0
]

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"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}
➔
result:
bitset[
1,
0
]
➔
cache
as:
"title:brown"

62.
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WHERE
field
IN
["val",…]

63.
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WHERE
field
IN
["val",…]
terms filter

64.
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"terms":
{
"title":
["quick",
"pets"]
}
WHERE
field
IN
["val",…]

65.
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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
brown
healthy
keeping
pets
quick
rabbits
field: title

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"terms":
{
"title":
["quick","pets"]
}
➔
result:
bitset[
1,
1
]
➔
cache
as:
"title:quick
title:pets"

67.
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WHERE
field
>=
"val1"
AND
field
<
"val2"

68.
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WHERE
field
>=
"val1"
AND
field
<
"val2"
range filter

69.
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"range":
{
"content":{
"gte":
"a",
"lt":
"m"
}
}
WHERE
field
>=
"val1"
AND
field
<
"val2"

70.
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Term Doc
1 Doc
2
a
are
basis
brown
commonly
eats
fox
my
on
quick
rabbits
regular
seen
field: content

71.
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➔
result:
bitset[
1,
1
]
➔
cache
as:
"content:[a
TO
m}"
"range":
{
"content":{
"gte":
"a",
"lt":
"m"
}
}

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"range":
{
"date":{
"gte":
"2014-­‐01-­‐01",
"lt":
"2041-­‐02-­‐01"
}
}

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"range":
{
"date":{
"gte":
"2014-­‐01-­‐01",
"lt":
"2041-­‐02-­‐01"
}
}
numeric/date fields
optimised
for range filters

74.
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"range":
{
"date":{
"gte":
"now
-­‐
1h"
}
}

75.
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"range":
{
"date":{
"gte":
"now
-­‐
1h"
}
}
not cached

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"range":
{
"date":{
"gte":
"now
-­‐
1h
/
h"
}
}
cached

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WHERE
field
IS
NOT
NULL

78.
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WHERE
field
has
any
term

79.
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WHERE
field
has
any
term
exists filter

80.
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"exists":
{
"field":
"title"
}
WHERE
field
has
any
term

81.
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missing filter
WHERE
field
has
no
term

82.
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"missing":
{
"field":
"title"
}
WHERE
field
has
no
term

83.
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AND
…
OR
…
NOT

84.
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AND
…
OR
…
NOT
bool filter

85.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<filters>
],
"should":
[
<filters>
],
"must_not":
[
<filters>
]
}

86.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<filters>
],
#
AND
"should":
[
<filters>
],
"must_not":
[
<filters>
]
}

87.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<filters>
],
"should":
[
<filters>
],
#
OR
"must_not":
[
<filters>
]
}

88.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<filters>
],
"should":
[
<filters>
],
"must_not":
[
<filters>
]
#
NOT
}

89.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}},
!
!
!
!
!
}

90.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}},
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"quick"
}}
],
!
}

91.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}},
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"quick"
}}
],
"must_not":
{
"term":
{
"content":
"fox"
}}
}

92.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"rabbits"
}}
]}},
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"quick"
}}
]}}
],
"must_not":
{
"term":
{
"content":
"fox"
}}
}

93.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"rabbits"
}}
]}},
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"quick"
}}
]}}
],
"must_not":
{
"term":
{
"content":
"fox"
}}
}
not cached

94.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"rabbits"
}}
]}},
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"content":
"quick"
}}
]}}
],
"must_not":
{
"term":
{
"content":
"fox"
}}
}
cached

95.
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result
bitset
=
!
(title:rabbits
OR
content:rabbits)
AND
(title:quick
OR
content:quick)
AND
NOT
content:fox

96.
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filters
• boolean yes/no
• exact values
• cached
• faster
Filter first, then query

97.
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how relevant is this term?

98.
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how relevant is this term?
term query

99.
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≈ term filter + relevance
how relevant is this term?
term query

100.
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"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}
how relevant is this term?

101.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
!
!
!
}
}

102.
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GET
/_search
{
"query":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}
}
}

103.
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{
"_index":
"myindex",
"_type":
"mytype",
"_id":
"1",
"_score":
0.5,
"_source":
{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
}
how relevant is this doc?

104.
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relevance score

105.
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relevance score
How common is the term in this doc?
➔ more is better

106.
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relevance score
How common is the term in this doc?
➔ more is better
How common is the term in ALL docs?
➔ less is better

107.
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relevance score
How common is the term in this doc?
➔ more is better
How common is the term in ALL docs?
➔ less is better
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better

108.
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lucene similarity
How common is the term in this doc?
➔ more is better
How common is the term in ALL docs?
➔ less is better
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better

109.
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lucene similarity
How common is the term in this doc?
➔ more is better
How common is the term in ALL docs?
➔ less is better
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better

110.
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Term frequency
!
How common is the term in ALL docs?
➔ less is better
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better
lucene similarity

111.
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Term frequency
!
How common is the term in ALL docs?
➔ less is better
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better
lucene similarity

112.
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Term frequency
!
Inverse document frequency
!
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better
lucene similarity

113.
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Term frequency
!
Inverse document frequency
!
How long is this doc?
➔ shorter is better
lucene similarity

114.
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Term frequency
!
Inverse document frequency
!
Length norm
lucene similarity

115.
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AND
…
OR
…
NOT

116.
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AND
…
OR
…
NOT
bool query

117.
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like bool filter, but different...
AND
…
OR
…
NOT
bool query

118.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<queries>
],
#
AND
"should":
[
<queries>
],
"must_not":
[
<queries>
]
#
NOT
}

119.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<queries>
],
#
AND
"should":
[
<queries>
],
#
Hmmm
"must_not":
[
<queries>
]
#
NOT
}

120.
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"bool":
{
"must":
[
<queries>
],
#
AND
"should":
[
<queries>
],
#
Hmmm
"must_not":
[
<queries>
],
#
NOT
"minimum_should_match":
?
#
Hmmm
}

121.
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no "must" queries
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}

122.
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no "must" queries
at least one must match
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}

123.
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no "must" queries
minimum_should_match = 1
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}

124.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"}},
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}
with "must" queries

125.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"}},
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}
with "must" queries
all are optional!

126.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"}},
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}
with "must" queries
minimum_should_match = 0

127.
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bool
filter
➔
T/F
!

128.
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bool
filter
➔
T/F
!
bool
query
➔
_score

129.
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_score
of
bool
query
=

130.
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_score
of
bool
query
=
sum(
_score
of
each
query)

131.
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_score
of
bool
query
=
sum(
_score
of
each
query)
*
num
of
matching
queries

132.
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_score
of
bool
query
=
sum(
_score
of
each
query)
*
num
of
matching
queries
/
num
of
queries

133.
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more matching should queries

134.
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more matching should queries
==
better relevance score

135.
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trim the long tail
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
]
}

136.
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trim the long tail
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
],
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
}

137.
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trim the long tail
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"rabbits"
}}
],
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
#
2
of
3
}

138.
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match query

139.
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match query
high level query

140.
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match query
high level query
understands mapping & analysis

141.
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match query
➔ analyze query string
➔ rewrite query

142.
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one word query

143.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK!"
}}

144.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK!"
}}
title:quick

145.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK!"
}}
title:quick
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}}

146.
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multi word query

147.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK
FOX!"
}}

148.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK
FOX!"
}}
title:quick
OR
title:fox

149.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK
FOX!"
}}
title:quick
OR
title:fox
{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"fox"
}}
]
}}

150.
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all words must match

151.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
"QUICK
FOX!"
}
}

152.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"QUICK
FOX!",
!
}
}
}

153.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"QUICK
FOX!",
"operator":
"and"
}
}
}

154.
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{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"fox"
}}
]
}
}

155.
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{
"bool":
{
"must":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"fox"
}}
]
}
}

156.
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trim long tail

157.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"QUICK
BROWN
FOX!",
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
}
}
}

158.
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{
"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"term":
{
"title":
"quick"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"brown"
}},
{
"term":
{
"title":
"fox"
}}
],
"minimum_should_match":
2
}
}

159.
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fuzzy queries

160.
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fuzzy queries
levenshtein edit distance

161.
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bron
➔
brown
insertion

162.
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bron
➔
brown
foxs
➔
fox
deletion

163.
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bron
➔
brown
foxs
➔
fox
kiuck
➔
qiuck
substitution

164.
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bron
➔
brown
foxs
➔
fox
kiuck
➔
qiuck
➔
quick
transposition

165.
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{
"match":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"KIUCK
BRON
FOXS!",
"fuzziness":
"AUTO"
}
}

166.
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phrase / proximity

167.
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{
"match_phrase":
{
"title":"QUICK
BROWN
FOX!"
}
}

168.
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{
"match_phrase":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"BROWN
QUICK
FOX!",
"slop":
"10"
}
}
}

169.
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combine queries

170.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
<min_should_match>
},
"should":
[
{
<fuzzy>
},
{
<proximity>
}
]
}

171.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
<min_should_match>
},
"should":
[
{
<fuzzy>
},
{
<proximity>
}
]
}

172.
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!
"match":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"<words>",
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
}
}
!

173.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
<min_should_match>
},
"should":
[
{
<fuzzy>
},
{
<proximity>
}
]
}

174.
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!
"match":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"<words>",
"fuzziness":
"AUTO"
}
}
!

175.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
<min_should_match>
},
"should":
[
{
<fuzzy>
},
{
<proximity>
}
]
}

176.
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!
"match_phrase":
{
"title":
{
"query":
"<words>",
"slop":
"10"
}
}
!

177.
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"bool":
{
"must":
{
<min_should_match>
},
"should":
[
{
<fuzzy>
},
{
<proximity>
}
]
}

178.
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multi-field queries

179.
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180.
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easy!

181.
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"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"match":
{"first":
"Reginald"
}},
{
"match":
{"middle":
"Kenneth"
}},
{
"match":
{"last":
"Dwight"
}}
],
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
}

182.
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183.
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hard!

184.
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"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"match":
{
"title":
"quick
brown
fox"
}},
{
"match":
{
"content":
"quick
brown
fox"
}}
]
}

185.
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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}

186.
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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}
better match

187.
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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}
But 2 matches wins

188.
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dis_max query

189.
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all docs which match any query
dis_max query

190.
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all docs which match any query
dis_max query
_score
=
best
matching
query

191.
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"bool":
{
"should":
[
{
"match":
{
"title":
"quick
brown
fox"
}},
{
"match":
{
"content":
"quick
brown
fox"
}}
]
}

192.
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"dis_max":
{
"queries":
[
{
"match":
{
"title":
"quick
brown
fox"
}},
{
"match":
{
"content":
"quick
brown
fox"
}}
]
}

193.
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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}

194.
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{
"title":
"Quick
brown
rabbits",
"content":
"Brown
rabbits
are
commonly
seen"
}
{
"title":
"Keeping
pets
healthy",
"content":
"My
quick
brown
fox
eats
rabbits
on
a
regular
basis"
}

195.
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"dis_max":
{
"queries":
[
{
"match":
{
"title":
"quick
brown
fox"
}},
{
"match":
{
"content":
"quick
brown
fox"
}}
],
"tie_breaker":
0.2
}

196.
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all docs which match any query
dis_max query
_score
=
best
matching
query
+
tie_breaker
*
others

197.
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multi_match query

198.
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match query on multiple fields
multi_match query

199.
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"dis_max":
{
"queries":
[
{
"match":
{
"title":
"quick
brown
fox"
}},
{
"match":
{
"content":
"quick
brown
fox"
}}
],
"tie_breaker":
0.2
}

200.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"quick
brown
fox",
"fields":
[
"title",
"content"
]
"tie_breaker":
0.2
}

201.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"quick
brown
fox",
"fields":
[
"title",
"content"
]
"tie_breaker":
0.2,
#
"type":
"best_fields"
}

202.
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best_fields

203.
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find whole "concept" in one field
best_fields

204.
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"quick brown fox" in title or content
best_fields

205.
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best_fields
dis_max
"quick brown fox" in title or content

206.
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"title":
{
"type":
"string"
}

207.
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"title":
{
"type":
"string",
"fields":
{
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
}}

208.
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"title":
{
"type":
"string",
"fields":
{
"stemmed":
{
"type":
"string",
"analyzer":
"english"
}
!
!
!
}}

209.
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"title":
{
"type":
"string",
"fields":
{
"stemmed":
{
"type":
"string",
"analyzer":
"english"
},
"autocomplete":
{
"type":
"string",
"analyzer":
"edge_ngrams"
}}}

210.
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title:
[
brown,
fox,
jumped
]
!

211.
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title:
[
brown,
fox,
jumped
]
!
title.stemmed:
[
brown,
fox,
jump
]
!

212.
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title:
[
brown,
fox,
jumped
]
!
title.stemmed:
[
brown,
fox,
jump
]
!
title.autocomplete
[
b,
br,
bro,
brow,
brown,
f,
fo,
fox,
j,
ju,
jum,
jump,
jumpe,
jumped
]

213.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"quick
brown
fox",
"fields":
[
"title",
"title.stemmed",
"title.autocomplete"
]
"type":
"most_fields"
}

214.
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most_fields

215.
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most_fields
match same text
analyzed in different ways

216.
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most_fields
more matching fields = better

217.
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most_fields
bool
more matching fields = better

218.
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{
"first":
"Reginald",
"middle":
"Kenneth"
"last":
"Dwight"
}

219.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"fields":
[
"first",
"middle",
"last"
]
!
}

220.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"fields":
[
"first",
"middle",
"last"
]
"type":
"????"
}

221.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"fields":
[
"first",
"middle",
"last"
]
"type":
"most_fields"
}

222.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"fields":
[
"first",
"middle",
"last"
]
"type":
"most_fields"
}

223.
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problem

224.
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problem
field centric

225.
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(
first:
Reginald
OR
first:
Kenneth
OR
first:
Dwight
)
OR
(
middle:Reginald
OR
middle:Kenneth
OR
middle:Dwight
)
OR
(
last:
Reginald
OR
last:
Kenneth
OR
last:
Dwight
)

226.
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(
first:
Reginald
OR
first:
Kenneth
OR
first:
Dwight
)
OR
(
middle:Reginald
OR
middle:Kenneth
OR
middle:Dwight
)
OR
(
last:
Reginald
OR
last:
Kenneth
OR
last:
Dwight
)

227.
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problem

228.
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problem
operator: and

229.
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(
first:
Reginald
AND
first:
Kenneth
AND
first:
Dwight
)
OR
(
middle:Reginald
AND
middle:Kenneth
AND
middle:Dwight
)
OR
(
last:
Reginald
AND
last:
Kenneth
AND
last:
Dwight
)

230.
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(
first:
Reginald
AND
first:
Kenneth
AND
first:
Dwight
)
OR
(
middle:Reginald
AND
middle:Kenneth
AND
middle:Dwight
)
OR
(
last:
Reginald
AND
last:
Kenneth
AND
last:
Dwight
)

231.
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problem

232.
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problem
term frequencies

233.
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problem
term frequencies
first:dwight
➔
common

234.
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problem
term frequencies
first:dwight
➔
common
last:
dwight
➔
uncommon

235.
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solution

236.
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index time solution

237.
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index time solution
single "fullname" field

238.
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"first":
{
"type":
"string"
},
"middle":
{
"type":
"string"
},
"last":
{
"type":
"string"
}
!

239.
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"first":
{
"type":
"string"
},
"middle":
{
"type":
"string"
},
"last":
{
"type":
"string"
},
"full":
{
"type":
"string"
}
!

240.
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"first":
{
"type":
"string",
"copy_to":
"full"
},
"middle":
{
"type":
"string",
"copy_to":
"full"
},
"last":
{
"type":
"string",
"copy_to":
"full"
},
"full":
{
"type":
"string"
}
!

241.
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"match":
{
"full":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
}

242.
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query time solution

243.
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query time solution
term-centric query

244.
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(
first:
Reginald
AND
first:
Kenneth
AND
first:
Dwight
)
OR
(
middle:Reginald
AND
middle:Kenneth
AND
middle:Dwight
)
OR
(
last:
Reginald
AND
last:
Kenneth
AND
last:
Dwight
)

245.
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(
first:
Reginald
OR
middle:Reginald
OR
last:
Reginald
)
AND
(
first:
Kenneth
OR
middle:Kenneth
OR
last:
Kenneth
)
AND
(
first:
Dwight
OR
middle:Dwight
OR
last:
Dwight
)

246.
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blend(first,middle,last):Reginald
AND
blend(first,middle,last):Kenneth
AND
blend(first,middle,last):Dwight

247.
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blend(first,middle,last):Reginald
AND
blend(first,middle,last):Kenneth
AND
blend(first,middle,last):Dwight
blends term frequencies

248.
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cross_fields

249.
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cross_fields
query multiple fields
as if they were one

250.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"fields":
[
"first",
"middle",
"last"
]
"type":
"cross_fields"
}

251.
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"multi_match":
{
"query":
"Reginald
Kenneth
Dwight",
"fields":
[
"first",
"middle",
"last"
]
"type":
"cross_fields",
"minimum_should_match":
"75%"
}

252.
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best_fields:
whole concept in single field
most_fields:
same text, different analyzers
cross_fields:
treat multiple fields as one

253.
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understand the
building blocks

254.
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the rest is details

255.
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thank you
@clintongormley

256.
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thank you
@clintongormley
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