A first-party PHP client for building excellent, relevant search experiences with Elastic App Search.

Getting started 🐣

Using this client assumes that you have already created an App Search account on https://swiftype.com/ or you have a self managed version of App Search available.

You can install the client in your project by using composer:

composer require elastic/app-search

Versioning

This client is versioned and released alongside App Search.

To guarantee compatibility, use the most recent version of this library within the major version of the corresponding App Search implementation.

For example, for App Search 7.3, use 7.3 of this library or above, but not 8.0.

If you are a SaaS user, simply use the most recent version of this library.

Usage

Configuring the client

Basic client instantiation

To instantiate a new client you can use \Elastic\AppSearch\Client\ClientBuilder:

  $apiEndpoint   = 'http://localhost:3002/';
  $apiKey        = 'private-XXXXXXXXXXXX';
  $clientBuilder = \Elastic\AppSearch\Client\ClientBuilder::create($apiEndpoint, $apiKey);

  $client = $clientBuilder->build();

Notes:

The resulting client will be of type \Elastic\AppSearch\Client\Client
You can find the API endpoint and your API key URL in your App Search account: https://app.swiftype.com/as/credentials.
You can use any type of API Key (private, public or admin). The client will throw an exception if you try to execute an action that is not authorized for the key used.

Basic usage

Retrieve or create an engine

Most methods of the API require that you have access to an Engine.

To check if an Engine exists and retrieve its configuration, you can use the Client::getEngine method :

  $engine = $client->getEngine('my-engine');

If the Engine does not exists yet, you can create it by using the Client::createEngine method :

  $engine = $client->createEngine('my-engine', 'en');

The second parameter ($language) is optional. Set it to null to apply the universal language.

Index some documents

You can use the Client::indexDocuments method to index some documents into the Engine:

    $documents = [
      ['id' => 'first-document', 'name' => 'Document name', 'description' => 'Document description'],
      ['id' => 'other-document', 'name' => 'Other document name', 'description' => 'Other description'],
    ];

    $indexingResults = $client->indexDocuments('my-engine', $documents);

The $indexingResults array will contain the result of the indexation of each documents. You should always check the content of the result.

Search

You can use the Client::search method to search in your Engine:

    $searchParams = [
      'page'  => ['current' => 1, 'size' => 10]
    ];

    $searchResponse = $client->search('my-engine', 'search text', $searchParams);

If you want to match all documents you can use and empty search query '' as second parameter ($queryText).

The $searchRequestParams parameter is optional and can be used to use advanced search features. Allowed params are :

Param name	Documentation URL
`page`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search#paging
`filters`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/filters
`facets`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/facets
`sort`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/sorting
`boosts`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/boosts
`search_fields`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/search-fields
`result_fields`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/result-fields
`group`	https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/api/search/grouping

The search response will contains at least a meta field and a results field as shown in this example:

[
    'meta' => [
      'warnings' => [],
      'page' => [
        'current' => 1,
        'total_pages' => 1,
        'total_results' => 1,
        'size' => 10
      ],
      'request_id' => 'feff7cf2359a6f6da84586969ef0ca89'
    ],
    'results' => [
      [
        'id' => ['raw' => 'first-document'],
        'name' => ['raw' => 'Document name'],
        'description' => ['raw' => ['Document description']
      ]
    ]
  ]
]

Clients methods

Method	Description	Documentation
`createCuration`	Create a new curation. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$queries` (required) - `$promotedDocIds` - `$hiddenDocIds`	Endpoint Documentation
`createEngine`	Creates a new engine. Parameters : - `$name` (required) - `$language`	Endpoint Documentation
`createSynonymSet`	Create a new synonym set. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$synonyms` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`deleteCuration`	Delete a curation by id. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$curationId` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`deleteDocuments`	Delete documents by id. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$documentIds` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`deleteEngine`	Delete an engine by name. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`deleteSynonymSet`	Delete a synonym set by id. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$synonymSetId` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getApiLogs`	The API Log displays API request and response data at the Engine level. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$fromDate` (required) - `$toDate` (required) - `$currentPage` - `$pageSize` - `$query` - `$httpStatusFilter` - `$httpMethodFilter` - `$sortDirection`	Endpoint Documentation
`getCountAnalytics`	Returns the number of clicks and total number of queries over a period. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$filters` - `$interval`	Endpoint Documentation
`getCuration`	Retrieve a curation by id. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$curationId` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getDocuments`	Retrieves one or more documents by id. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$documentIds` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getEngine`	Retrieves an engine by name. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getSchema`	Retrieve current schema for then engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getSearchSettings`	Retrive current search settings for the engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getSynonymSet`	Retrieve a synonym set by id. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$synonymSetId` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`getTopClicksAnalytics`	Returns the number of clicks received by a document in descending order. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$query` - `$pageSize` - `$filters`	Endpoint Documentation
`getTopQueriesAnalytics`	Returns queries anlaytics by usage count. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$pageSize` - `$filters`	Endpoint Documentation
`indexDocuments`	Create or update documents. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$documents` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`listCurations`	Retrieve available curations for the engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$currentPage` - `$pageSize`	Endpoint Documentation
`listDocuments`	List all available documents with optional pagination support. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$currentPage` - `$pageSize`	Endpoint Documentation
`listEngines`	Retrieves all engines with optional pagination support. Parameters : - `$currentPage` - `$pageSize`	Endpoint Documentation
`listSynonymSets`	Retrieve available synonym sets for the engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$currentPage` - `$pageSize`	Endpoint Documentation
`logClickthrough`	Send data about clicked results. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$queryText` (required) - `$documentId` (required) - `$requestId` - `$tags`	Endpoint Documentation
`multiSearch`	Run several search in the same request. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$queries` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`querySuggestion`	Provide relevant query suggestions for incomplete queries. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$query` (required) - `$fields` - `$size`	Endpoint Documentation
`resetSearchSettings`	Reset search settings for the engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`search`	Allows you to search over, facet and filter your data. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$queryText` (required) - `$searchRequestParams`	Endpoint Documentation
`updateCuration`	Update an existing curation. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$curationId` (required) - `$queries` (required) - `$promotedDocIds` - `$hiddenDocIds`	Endpoint Documentation
`updateDocuments`	Partial update of documents. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$documents` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`updateSchema`	Update schema for the current engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$schema` (required)	Endpoint Documentation
`updateSearchSettings`	Update search settings for the engine. Parameters : - `$engineName` (required) - `$searchSettings` (required)	Endpoint Documentation

Development

Code for the endpoints is generated automatically using a custom version of OpenAPI Generator.

To regenerate endpoints, use the docker laucher packaged in vendor/bin:

./vendor/bin/elastic-openapi-codegen.sh

The custom generator will be built and launched using the following Open API spec file : resources/api/api-spec.yml.

You can then commit and PR the modified api-spec file and your endpoints code files.

The client class and readme may be changed in some cases. Do not forget to include them in your commit!

FAQ 🔮

Where do I report issues with the client?

If something is not working as expected, please open an issue.

Where can I find the full API documentation ?

Your best bet is to read the documentation.

Where else can I go to get help?

You can checkout the Elastic community discuss forums.

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We welcome contributors to the project. Before you begin, a couple notes...

Before opening a pull request, please create an issue to discuss the scope of your proposal.
Please write simple code and concise documentation, when appropriate.

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Contents

Getting started 🐣

Versioning

Usage

Configuring the client

Basic client instantiation

Basic usage

Retrieve or create an engine

Index some documents

Search

Clients methods

Development

FAQ 🔮

Where do I report issues with the client?

Where can I find the full API documentation ?

Where else can I go to get help?

Contribute 🚀

License 📗

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README.md

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Contents

Getting started 🐣

Versioning

Usage

Configuring the client

Basic client instantiation

Basic usage

Retrieve or create an engine

Index some documents

Search

Clients methods

Development

FAQ 🔮

Where do I report issues with the client?

Where can I find the full API documentation ?

Where else can I go to get help?

Contribute 🚀

License 📗