Elasticsearch-dsl-py: suggest query response structure question.

[vi3k6i5]

The response structure for suggest query is not defined.

elastic search dsl uses the query interface to make suggest query which makes the query like this.

'''
{'query': {'match_all': {}}, 'suggest': {'suggestions': {'completion': {'field': 'tags'}, 'text': 'pyt'}}}
'''

and in response we should ideally get a suggest array along with the hits.hits values.

But that suggest array is not present in the response. Where as if i make the same query directly to the ES i do get the suggest value in response.

[HonzaKral]

You can access any key that's in the body. In your case you should be able to do:

result = s.execute()
print(result.suggest.suggestions)

Hope this helps.

[vi3k6i5]

Hi @HonzaKral i am getting this error

'list' object has no attribute 'suggest'

for some reason the query is getting triggered like a regular search query and not a suggest query. and i am getting the response.hits.hits values.

but no suggest values.

[vi3k6i5]

Hi @HonzaKral It worked. Thanks, I was making a mistake while reading it.

Also i think this piece should be added to the original documentation.

What do you think ??

[HonzaKral]

Yes, this should definitely be in the docs. I addes some information in fc7ace118f597158623bd8eb2e46543d4212fb85

[overflowsh]

Hi @HonzaKral, I know this issue is closed, but it ties in to the issue I have. So I am hoping you could help me.

I am, like @vi3k6i5 trying to achieve autocomplete. But I want it without the query. I only need the suggest functionality like the following:

{
  "suggest": {
    "autocompleteSuggester": {
      "completion": {
        "field": "keywords.completion",
        "skip_duplicates": "true"
      },
      "text": "Fey"
    }
  }
}

But by using Search() it shows up as:

{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  },
  "suggest": {
    "autocompleteSuggester": {
      "completion": {
        "field": "keywords.completion",
        "skip_duplicates": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

How can I remove the match_all query?

Thanks!

[wgottschalk]

I've been trying to do the same things. In the Elasticsearch docs. It looks like they set the size of the match to 0 to return 0 results so:

query = Search()
query = query.extra(size=0)
query = query.suggest('suggestions', search_term, completion={'field':'tags'})
result = query.execute().suggest.suggestions