# Alternatives to JSON output, XML? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 23, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470 "2013-01-23T11:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dominic\_Watson\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dominic_watson_2/32/2517_2.png) [@Dominic\_Watson\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dominic_Watson_2)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/1 "2013-01-23T11:18:27Z")
Hi there, we have some legacy applications that are running on a platform with appalling JSON deserialization performance. Does anyone know of any plugins / options for returning alternative outputs, i.e. XML? This is for _responses_ coming from the REST api. Thanks in advance, D -- ---
**Author:** ![Tanguy1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tanguy1/32/1749_2.png) [@Tanguy1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tanguy1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/2 "2013-01-23T11:35:58Z")
Hi Dominic, The following plugin can be found to return simple text, HTML, XML or whatever you want: > **[Blog Zenika](https://blog.zenika.com/?post%2F2012%2F12%2F20%2FIntroducing-the-ElasticSearch-View-Plugin)** > > \#CodeTheWorld -- Tanguy @tlrx Le mercredi 23 janvier 2013 12:18:27 UTC+1, Dominic Watson a écrit : > Hi there, we have some legacy applications that are running on a platform > with appalling JSON deserialization performance. Does anyone know of any > plugins / options for returning alternative outputs, i.e. XML? > > This is for _responses_ coming from the REST api. > > Thanks in advance, > > D -- ---
**Author:** ![Dominic\_Watson\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dominic_watson_2/32/2517_2.png) [@Dominic\_Watson\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dominic_Watson_2)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/3 "2013-01-23T11:55:49Z")
Hi Tanguy, thanks for the response. I did find that but, from what I understand, this will only render documents and _pre-defined_ search queries. Is that not the case? What I would like is to have _all_ responses from ES be returned in some other format. Dominic On Wednesday, 23 January 2013 11:35:58 UTC, Tanguy wrote: > Hi Dominic, > > The following plugin can be found to return simple text, HTML, XML or > whatever you want: > > [Blog Zenika – #CodeTheWorld](http://blog.zenika.com/index.php?post/2012/12/20/Introducing-the-ElasticSearch-View-Plugin) > > -- Tanguy > @tlrx > > Le mercredi 23 janvier 2013 12:18:27 UTC+1, Dominic Watson a écrit : > > > Hi there, we have some legacy applications that are running on a platform > > with appalling JSON deserialization performance. Does anyone know of any > > plugins / options for returning alternative outputs, i.e. XML? > > > > This is for _responses_ coming from the REST api. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > D -- ---
**Author:** ![egaumer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/egaumer/32/2365_2.png) [@egaumer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/egaumer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/4 "2013-01-23T13:04:56Z")
There's a plugin that mocks the Solr interfaces so you can use Solr based tools (Nutch, SolrJ, etc.) against elasticsearch. That plugin provides the Solr XML request/response formats. > **[GitHub - mattweber/elasticsearch-mocksolrplugin: Use Solr clients/tools with...](https://github.com/mattweber/elasticsearch-mocksolrplugin)** > > Use Solr clients/tools with ElasticSearch. Contribute to mattweber/elasticsearch-mocksolrplugin development by creating an account on GitHub. If that won't work, it wouldn't be terribly difficult to write a plugin that returns a custom response format. On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:18:27 AM UTC-5, Dominic Watson wrote: > Hi there, we have some legacy applications that are running on a platform > with appalling JSON deserialization performance. Does anyone know of any > plugins / options for returning alternative outputs, i.e. XML? > > This is for _responses_ coming from the REST api. > > Thanks in advance, > > D -- ---
**Author:** ![Dominic\_Watson\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dominic_watson_2/32/2517_2.png) [@Dominic\_Watson\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dominic_Watson_2)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/5 "2013-01-23T14:09:41Z")
Brilliant, thanks for that. I'll take a look. On 23 January 2013 13:04, egaumer [egaumer@gmail.com](mailto:egaumer@gmail.com) wrote: > There's a plugin that mocks the Solr interfaces so you can use Solr based > tools (Nutch, SolrJ, etc.) against elasticsearch. That plugin provides the > Solr XML request/response formats. > > [GitHub - mattweber/elasticsearch-mocksolrplugin: Use Solr clients/tools with ElasticSearch](https://github.com/mattweber/elasticsearch-mocksolrplugin) > > If that won't work, it wouldn't be terribly difficult to write a plugin > that returns a custom response format. > > On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:18:27 AM UTC-5, Dominic Watson wrote: > > > Hi there, we have some legacy applications that are running on a platform > > with appalling JSON deserialization performance. Does anyone know of any > > plugins / options for returning alternative outputs, i.e. XML? > > > > This is for _responses_ coming from the REST api. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > D > > -- -- Pixl8 Interactive, 3 Tun Yard, Peardon Street, London SW8 3HT, United Kingdom T: +44 [0] 845 260 0726• W: [www.pixl8.co.uk](http://www.pixl8.co.uk)• E: [info@pixl8.co.uk](mailto:info@pixl8.co.uk) Follow us on: Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/pixl8](http://www.facebook.com/pixl8) Twitter[http://www.twitter.com/pixl8](http://www.twitter.com/pixl8) LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/pixl8](http://www.linkedin.com/pixl8)CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED - This e-mail and any attachment is intended solely for the addressee, is strictly confidential and may also be subject to legal, professional or other privilege or may be protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you are not the addressee please do not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on it or any attachments. Instead, please email it back to the sender and then immediately permanently delete it. Pixl8 Interactive Ltd Registered in England. Registered number: 04336501. Registered office: 8 Spur Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EB -- ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/6 "2013-01-24T13:51:24Z")
What language are you using? I have Java code available to render XML, for example for XSL stylesheet transformations in a Java App server front-end. Please give me an info if you would like a release, it is using the XContent API. Best regards, Jörg -- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alternatives-to-json-output-xml/10470/7 "2017-07-06T02:54:46Z")