# Bulk and IndexRequest constructor **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 24, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120 "2012-09-24T16:13:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120/1 "2012-09-24T16:13:22Z")
Heya, I'm looking at ES source code and here is what I can read in IndexRequest.java class: /\*\* - Constructs a new index request against the specific index. The {@link #type(String)}, - {@link #id(String)} and {@link #source(byte[])} must be set. \*/ public IndexRequest(String index) { this.index = index; } Is the Javadoc correct? I'm almost sure that id is not mandatory and will be generated by Elasticsearch. Can someone confirm that? Thanks David. -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![ferhatsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@ferhatsb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ferhatsb)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120/2 "2012-09-25T08:00:52Z")
Hi David, I have tested it via rest interface, and ES generates id if it is not provided. KR, Ferhat [http://searchbox.io](http://searchbox.io) [ferhat@searchbox.io](mailto:ferhat@searchbox.io) On Monday, September 24, 2012 7:13:28 PM UTC+3, David Pilato wrote: > Heya, > > I'm looking at ES source code and here is what I can read > in IndexRequest.java class: > > /\*\* > > - Constructs a new index request against the specific index. The {@link > #type(String)}, > - {@link #id(String)} and {@link #source(byte)} must be set. > \*/ > public IndexRequest(String index) { > this.index = index; > } > > Is the Javadoc correct? I'm almost sure that id is not mandatory and will > be generated by Elasticsearch. > > Can someone confirm that? > Thanks > David. > > -- > David Pilato > [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![ferhatsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@ferhatsb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ferhatsb)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120/3 "2012-09-25T08:01:49Z")
Hi David, I have tested it via rest interface, and ES generates id if it is not provided. KR, Ferhat [http://searchbox.io](http://searchbox.io) On Monday, September 24, 2012 7:13:28 PM UTC+3, David Pilato wrote: > Heya, > > I'm looking at ES source code and here is what I can read > in IndexRequest.java class: > > /\*\* > > - Constructs a new index request against the specific index. The {@link > #type(String)}, > - {@link #id(String)} and {@link #source(byte)} must be set. > \*/ > public IndexRequest(String index) { > this.index = index; > } > > Is the Javadoc correct? I'm almost sure that id is not mandatory and will > be generated by Elasticsearch. > > Can someone confirm that? > Thanks > David. > > -- > David Pilato > [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120/4 "2012-09-25T08:18:53Z")
Thanks Ferhat. -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 25 sept. 2012 à 10:00, ferhatsb [ferhat.sobay@gmail.com](mailto:ferhat.sobay@gmail.com) a écrit : > Hi David, > > I have tested it via rest interface, and ES generates id if it is not provided. > > KR, > Ferhat > > [http://searchbox.io](http://searchbox.io) > [ferhat@searchbox.io](mailto:ferhat@searchbox.io) > > On Monday, September 24, 2012 7:13:28 PM UTC+3, David Pilato wrote: > Heya, > > I'm looking at ES source code and here is what I can read in IndexRequest.java class: > /\*\* > > - Constructs a new index request against the specific index. The {@link #type(String)}, > - {@link #id(String)} and {@link #source(byte)} must be set. > \*/ > public IndexRequest(String index) { > this.index = index; > } > > Is the Javadoc correct? I'm almost sure that id is not mandatory and will be generated by Elasticsearch. > > Can someone confirm that? > > Thanks > David. > > ## -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120/5 "2012-09-25T11:53:30Z")
I sent a pull request to be able to do it in Java: [Add constructor IndexRequest(String index, String type) and fix javadoc by dadoonet · Pull Request #2287 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/pull/2287) [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/pull/2287](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/pull/2287) Le 25 septembre 2012 à 10:18, David Pilato [david@pilato.fr](mailto:david@pilato.fr) a écrit : > Thanks Ferhat. > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 25 sept. 2012 à 10:00, ferhatsb \< [ferhat.sobay@gmail.com](mailto:ferhat.sobay@gmail.com) > [mailto:ferhat.sobay@gmail.com](mailto:ferhat.sobay@gmail.com) \> a écrit : > > ``` > > > Hi David, > > ``` > > > ``` > > I have tested it via rest interface, and ES generates id if it is not > > > > ``` > > > > provided. > > > > ``` > > KR, > > Ferhat > > > > http://searchbox.io > > ferhat@searchbox.io > > > > On Monday, September 24, 2012 7:13:28 PM UTC+3, David Pilato wrote: > > > > > Heya, > > > > ``` > > > > > ``` > > > I'm looking at ES source code and here is what I can read in > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > IndexRequest.java class: > > > > > > ``` > > > /** > > > * Constructs a new index request against the specific index. The > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > {@link #type(String)}, > > > \* {@link #id(String)} and {@link #source(byte)} must be set. > > > \*/ > > > public IndexRequest(String index) { > > > this.index = index; > > > } > > > > > > ``` > > > Is the Javadoc correct? I'm almost sure that id is not mandatory > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > and will be generated by Elasticsearch. > > > > > > ``` > > > Can someone confirm that? > > > > > > Thanks > > > David. > > > > > > -- > > > David Pilato > > > http://www.scrutmydocs.org/ > > > http://dev.david.pilato.fr/ > > > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > > > > > > > > > > ``` > > > > ``` > > -- > > > > ``` > > > > > -- -- David Pilato [http://www.scrutmydocs.org/](http://www.scrutmydocs.org/) [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs -- ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-and-indexrequest-constructor/9120/6 "2017-07-06T03:11:30Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 3:11am UTC