# Binary smile format in elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 14, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702 "2012-02-14T09:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marek\_marek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@marek\_marek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marek_marek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/1 "2012-02-14T09:20:14Z")
Is there any known limitations or contraindications why not to use of the binary smile format with elasticsearch 0.18.6? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/2 "2012-02-14T14:51:39Z")
No, you can safely use it. On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM, marek marek wrote: > Is there any known limitations or contraindications why not to use of > the binary smile format with > elasticsearch 0.18.6? ---
**Author:** ![marek\_marek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@marek\_marek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marek_marek)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/3 "2012-03-28T08:00:52Z")
I use the binary Smile format in elasticsearch. I have two nodes of elasticsearch running. When I am trying to get data through http like: [http://localhost:9200/index/type/](http://localhost:9200/index/type/)..., then every second time it is returning an error: { "error" : "JsonParseException[Input does not start with Smile format header (first byte = 0x0) and parser has REQUIRE\_HEADER enabled: can not parse\n at [Source: N/A; line: -1, column: -1]]", "status" : 500 } Should I use some specific header? On 14 Lut, 16:51, Shay Banon [kim...@gmail.com](mailto:kim...@gmail.com) wrote: > No, you can safely use it. > > On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM, marek marek wrote: > > > Is there any known limitations or contraindications why not to use of > > the binary smile format with > > elasticsearch 0.18.6? ---
**Author:** ![marek\_marek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@marek\_marek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/marek_marek)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/4 "2012-03-28T08:03:23Z")
I use the binary Smile format in elasticsearch. I have two nodes of elasticsearch running. When I try to get data through http like: [http://localhost:9200/index/type/](http://localhost:9200/index/type/)... then every second time it is returning an error: { "error" : "JsonParseException[Input does not start with Smile format header (first byte = 0x0) and parser has REQUIRE\_HEADER enabled: can not parse\n at [Source: N/A; line: -1, column: -1]]", "status" : 500 } Should I use some specific header? On 14 Lut, 16:51, Shay Banon [kim...@gmail.com](mailto:kim...@gmail.com) wrote: > No, you can safely use it. > > On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM, marek marek wrote: > > > Is there any known limitations or contraindications why not to use of > > the binary smile format with > > elasticsearch 0.18.6? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/5 "2012-03-28T08:53:50Z")
Can you gist the error logged in teh log file? What operation are you executing? On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM, marek marek [smieja.marek@gmail.com](mailto:smieja.marek@gmail.com)wrote: > I use the binary Smile format in elasticsearch. I have two nodes of > elasticsearch running. When I am trying to get data through http like: > [http://localhost:9200/index/type/](http://localhost:9200/index/type/)..., then every second time it is > returning an error: > > { > "error" : "JsonParseException[Input does not start with Smile format > header (first byte = 0x0) and parser has REQUIRE\_HEADER enabled: can > not parse\n at [Source: N/A; line: -1, column: -1]]", > "status" : 500 > } > > Should I use some specific header? > > On 14 Lut, 16:51, Shay Banon [kim...@gmail.com](mailto:kim...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > No, you can safely use it. > > > > On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM, marek marek wrote: > > > > > Is there any known limitations or contraindications why not to use of > > > the binary smile format with > > > elasticsearch 0.18.6? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/6 "2012-03-28T10:03:27Z")
I think I found a problem, when you index a smile document and then ask it in REST to return in json format, opened an issue: [Indexing a document in smile format and getting it through REST in json format fails · Issue #1816 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/1816). On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) wrote: > Can you gist the error logged in teh log file? What operation are you > executing? > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM, marek marek [smieja.marek@gmail.com](mailto:smieja.marek@gmail.com)wrote: > > > I use the binary Smile format in elasticsearch. I have two nodes of > > elasticsearch running. When I am trying to get data through http like: > > [http://localhost:9200/index/type/](http://localhost:9200/index/type/)..., then every second time it is > > returning an error: > > > > { > > "error" : "JsonParseException[Input does not start with Smile format > > header (first byte = 0x0) and parser has REQUIRE\_HEADER enabled: can > > not parse\n at [Source: N/A; line: -1, column: -1]]", > > "status" : 500 > > } > > > > Should I use some specific header? > > > > On 14 Lut, 16:51, Shay Banon [kim...@gmail.com](mailto:kim...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > No, you can safely use it. > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM, marek marek wrote: > > > > > > > Is there any known limitations or contraindications why not to use of > > > > the binary smile format with > > > > elasticsearch 0.18.6? ---
**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, 3:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/binary-smile-format-in-elasticsearch/6702/7 "2017-07-06T03:34:26Z")