Master Elasticsearch CRUD and Advanced Queries with Spring Boot 2.3

This tutorial demonstrates how to configure Spring Boot 2.3 with Elasticsearch 7.8, covering required Maven dependencies, creating a high‑level REST client, and providing complete Java examples for index management, document CRUD, bulk operations, and a variety of advanced search techniques including pagination, sorting, filtering, range, highlighting, aggregations, and grouping.

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Master Elasticsearch CRUD and Advanced Queries with Spring Boot 2.3

Environment: springboot2.3.10 + elasticsearch7.8.0

Related Dependencies

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
  <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
  <artifactId>elasticsearch</artifactId>
  <version>7.8.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.elasticsearch.client</groupId>
  <artifactId>elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client</artifactId>
  <version>7.8.0</version>
</dependency>

Index Operations

High‑level Rest client object

private static RestHighLevelClient client = new RestHighLevelClient(RestClient.builder(new HttpHost("localhost", 9200, "http")));

1. Create Index

public static void createIndex(String index) throws Exception {
  CreateIndexRequest request = new CreateIndexRequest(index);
  CreateIndexResponse response = client.indices().create(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  boolean ack = response.isAcknowledged();
  System.out.println("ack = " + ack);
}

2. View Index

public static void viewIndex(String index) throws Exception {
  GetIndexRequest request = new GetIndexRequest(index);
  GetIndexResponse response = client.indices().get(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println("aliases: " + response.getAliases() + "
" +
                     "mappings: " + response.getMappings() + "
" +
                     "settings: " + response.getSettings());
}

3. Delete Index

public static void deleteIndex(String index) throws Exception {
  DeleteIndexRequest request = new DeleteIndexRequest(index);
  AcknowledgedResponse response = client.indices().delete(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println("ack: " + response.isAcknowledged());
}

Document Operations

1. Create Document

public static void createDoc(String index, Users users) throws Exception {
  IndexRequest request = new IndexRequest();
  // Set index and unique ID
  request.index(index).id("1001");
  ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
  String jsonString = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(users);
  // Add document data in JSON format
  request.source(jsonString, XContentType.JSON);
  IndexResponse response = client.index(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println("_index: " + response.getIndex() + "
" +
                     "_id: " + response.getId() + "
" +
                     "_result: " + response.getResult());
}

2. Update Document

public static void updateDoc(String index, String id) throws Exception {
  UpdateRequest request = new UpdateRequest();
  // Configure update parameters
  request.index(index).id(id);
  Map<String, Object> source = new HashMap<>();
  source.put("sex", "女");
  request.doc(source, XContentType.JSON);
  UpdateResponse response = client.update(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println("_index: " + response.getIndex() + "
" +
                     "_id: " + response.getId() + "
" +
                     "_result: " + response.getResult());
}

3. View Document

public static void viewDoc(String index, String id) throws Exception {
  GetRequest request = new GetRequest().index(index).id(id);
  GetResponse response = client.get(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println("_index: " + response.getIndex() + "
" +
                     "_type: " + response.getType() + "
" +
                     "_id: " + response.getId() + "
" +
                     "source: " + response.getSourceAsString());
}

4. Delete Document

public static void deleteIndex(String index, String id) throws Exception {
  DeleteRequest request = new DeleteRequest().index(index).id(id);
  DeleteResponse response = client.delete(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println(response.toString());
}

5. Bulk Operations

public static void batchOperator(String index) throws Exception {
  BulkRequest request = new BulkRequest();
  request.add(new IndexRequest().index(index).id("1002").source(XContentType.JSON, "name","老六", "sex","男", "age", 20));
  request.add(new IndexRequest().index(index).id("1003").source(XContentType.JSON, "name","外网", "sex","女", "age", 10));
  request.add(new IndexRequest().index(index).id("1004").source(XContentType.JSON, "name","莉莉", "sex","女", "age", 35));
  BulkResponse response = client.bulk(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "items: " + new ObjectMapper().writeValueAsString(response.getItems()));
}

Advanced Queries

6. Match All Search

public static void highSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery());
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
}

7. Term Exact Query

public static void highTermSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.termQuery("age", "20"));
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
}

8. Pagination Query

public static void highPagingSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery());
  builder.from(1);
  builder.size(2);
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
}

9. Pagination & Sorting Query

public static void highPagingAndSortSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery());
  builder.from(0);
  builder.size(20);
  builder.sort("age", SortOrder.ASC);
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
}

10. Pagination, Sorting & Field Filtering Query

public static void highPagingAndSortAndFilterFieldSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery());
  builder.from(0);
  builder.size(20);
  builder.sort("age", SortOrder.ASC);
  String[] includes = {"name"};
  String[] excludes = {};
  builder.fetchSource(includes, excludes);
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
}

11. Range Query

public static void highBoolSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery());
  builder.from(0);
  builder.size(20);
  builder.sort("age", SortOrder.ASC);
  RangeQueryBuilder rangeBuilder = QueryBuilders.rangeQuery("age");
  rangeBuilder.gte(15);
  rangeBuilder.lte(30);
  builder.query(rangeBuilder);
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
}

12. Highlight Query

public static void highHighLightSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.query(QueryBuilders.matchQuery("name", "莉莉"));
  HighlightBuilder highLightBuilder = new HighlightBuilder();
  highLightBuilder.preTags("<font color='red'>");
  highLightBuilder.postTags("</font>");
  highLightBuilder.field("name");
  builder.highlighter(highLightBuilder);
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString() + "
" + "highlight: " + hit.getHighlightFields());
  }
}

13. Aggregation Query

public static void highAggsSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.aggregation(AggregationBuilders.avg("avg_age").field("age"));
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
  System.out.println(((ParsedAvg)response.getAggregations().iterator().next()).getValue());
}

14. Group By Query

public static void highGroupSearch(String index) throws Exception {
  SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest().indices(index);
  SearchSourceBuilder builder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
  builder.aggregation(AggregationBuilders.terms("age_groupby").field("age"));
  request.source(builder);
  SearchResponse response = client.search(request, RequestOptions.DEFAULT);
  SearchHits hits = response.getHits();
  System.out.println("took: " + response.getTook() + "
" +
                     "timeout: " + response.isTimedOut() + "
" +
                     "total: " + hits.getTotalHits() + "
" +
                     "MaxScore: " + hits.getMaxScore());
  for (SearchHit hit : hits) {
    System.out.println(hit.getSourceAsString());
  }
  System.out.println(response);
}

End of tutorial.

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