Elasticsearch

Typed Keys In Elasticsearch Java Client

This is not the first time I have encountered Elastic clients returning different data formats, but this one is just truly baffling. The Java API serializes its information with "typed keys" so that it can deserialize its own data internally. These types

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Elasticsearch REST API vs. JavaScript Client

I was surprised to find out that there are differences between a direct REST call in Elastic and the exact same call in the Elastic JavaScript client. The endpoint: _search Curling to REST requires the sort portion of the request body to look like

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Configuring TLS in Elasticsearch is Insane

Of all the projects I've configured TLS on, Elasticsearch is by far the most obtuse and convoluted. I presume this is because this feature was added after the fact as part of the basic/open/free tier from behind the paywall. But then was