Converting a FacetBuilder to Json

leonm_2 · September 30, 2011, 6:11am

I'm trying to write a little Unit Test to check that we setting up our
objects correctly. To do this I'm setting up a FacetBuilder and
convert it to Json that from where I can assert its correctness.

However, when I try to convert the FacetBuilder to Json I get an
Exception:

TermsFacetBuilder facetBuilder =
FacetBuilders.termsFacet("name").field("field");
String jsonString =
facetBuilder.toXContent(XContentFactory.safeJsonBuilder(),
EMPTY_PARAMS).string();

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.JsonGenerationException: Can not
write a field name, expecting a value
at
org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.JsonGeneratorBase._reportError(JsonGeneratorBase.java:
480)
at
org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.Utf8Generator.writeFieldName(Utf8Generator.java:
270)
at
org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.json.JsonXContentGenerator.writeFieldName(JsonXContentGenerator.java:
70)
at
org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.field(XContentBuilder.java:
253)
at
org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.startObject(XContentBuilder.java:
139)
at
org.elasticsearch.search.facet.terms.TermsFacetBuilder.toXContent(TermsFacetBuilder.java:
211)

I tried both versions 0.17.4 and 0.17.7 with pretty consistent results
(StackTrace is for 0.17.7)

I fired up a debugger and stepped through the code and there is
nothing that is null or otherwise broken.

kimchy · October 2, 2011, 8:52am

If you just need to print the facet, you need to wrap it with startObject()
({), and endObject(}) to make it in a formal json structure.

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, leonm leon.messerschmidt@gmail.com wrote:

I'm trying to write a little Unit Test to check that we setting up our
objects correctly. To do this I'm setting up a FacetBuilder and
convert it to Json that from where I can assert its correctness.

However, when I try to convert the FacetBuilder to Json I get an
Exception:

TermsFacetBuilder facetBuilder =
FacetBuilders.termsFacet("name").field("field");
String jsonString =
facetBuilder.toXContent(XContentFactory.safeJsonBuilder(),
EMPTY_PARAMS).string();

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.JsonGenerationException: Can not
write a field name, expecting a value
at

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.JsonGeneratorBase._reportError(JsonGeneratorBase.java:
480)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.Utf8Generator.writeFieldName(Utf8Generator.java:
270)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.json.JsonXContentGenerator.writeFieldName(JsonXContentGenerator.java:
70)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.field(XContentBuilder.java:
253)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.startObject(XContentBuilder.java:
139)
at

org.elasticsearch.search.facet.terms.TermsFacetBuilder.toXContent(TermsFacetBuilder.java:
211)

I tried both versions 0.17.4 and 0.17.7 with pretty consistent results
(StackTrace is for 0.17.7)

I fired up a debugger and stepped through the code and there is
nothing that is null or otherwise broken.

leonm_2 · October 2, 2011, 11:19pm

Thank you, that works!

One more question if you don't mind: What confused me was that a
Filter Builder happily creates json without the startObject() but a
Facet Builder doesn't. Is there something that I can use to predict
when it is required?

On Oct 2, 6:52 pm, Shay Banon kim...@gmail.com wrote:

If you just need to print the facet, you need to wrap it with startObject()
({), and endObject(}) to make it in a formal json structure.

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, leonm leon.messerschm...@gmail.com wrote:

I'm trying to write a little Unit Test to check that we setting up our
objects correctly. To do this I'm setting up a FacetBuilder and
convert it to Json that from where I can assert its correctness.

However, when I try to convert the FacetBuilder to Json I get an
Exception:

TermsFacetBuilder facetBuilder =
FacetBuilders.termsFacet("name").field("field");
String jsonString =
facetBuilder.toXContent(XContentFactory.safeJsonBuilder(),
EMPTY_PARAMS).string();

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.JsonGenerationException: Can not
write a field name, expecting a value
at

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.JsonGeneratorBase._reportError(JsonGe neratorBase.java:
480)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.Utf8Generator.writeFieldName(Utf8Gene rator.java:
270)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.json.JsonXContentGenerator.writeFieldName (JsonXContentGenerator.java:
70)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.field(XContentBuilder.jav a:
253)
at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.startObject(XContentBuild er.java:
139)
at

org.elasticsearch.search.facet.terms.TermsFacetBuilder.toXContent(TermsFace tBuilder.java:
211)

I tried both versions 0.17.4 and 0.17.7 with pretty consistent results
(StackTrace is for 0.17.7)

I fired up a debugger and stepped through the code and there is
nothing that is null or otherwise broken.

kimchy · October 3, 2011, 9:33am

Its because of the expected stage at which those different elements (query,
filter, facet) are used within the search request. Sometimes, they need to
be in the form of { ... } (like filters), and sometimes, they need to be
outputted like "name" : { ... } (in case of facets), to be pluggable into
the the full search request.

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 1:19 AM, leonm leon.messerschmidt@gmail.com wrote:

Thank you, that works!

One more question if you don't mind: What confused me was that a
Filter Builder happily creates json without the startObject() but a
Facet Builder doesn't. Is there something that I can use to predict
when it is required?

On Oct 2, 6:52 pm, Shay Banon kim...@gmail.com wrote:

If you just need to print the facet, you need to wrap it with
startObject()
({), and endObject(}) to make it in a formal json structure.

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, leonm leon.messerschm...@gmail.com
wrote:

I'm trying to write a little Unit Test to check that we setting up our
objects correctly. To do this I'm setting up a FacetBuilder and
convert it to Json that from where I can assert its correctness.

However, when I try to convert the FacetBuilder to Json I get an
Exception:

TermsFacetBuilder facetBuilder =
FacetBuilders.termsFacet("name").field("field");
String jsonString =
facetBuilder.toXContent(XContentFactory.safeJsonBuilder(),
EMPTY_PARAMS).string();

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.JsonGenerationException: Can not
write a field name, expecting a value
at

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.JsonGeneratorBase._reportError(JsonGe
neratorBase.java:

at

org.elasticsearch.common.jackson.impl.Utf8Generator.writeFieldName(Utf8Gene
rator.java:

at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.json.JsonXContentGenerator.writeFieldName
(JsonXContentGenerator.java:

at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.field(XContentBuilder.jav
a:

at

org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.startObject(XContentBuild
er.java:

at

org.elasticsearch.search.facet.terms.TermsFacetBuilder.toXContent(TermsFace
tBuilder.java:

I tried both versions 0.17.4 and 0.17.7 with pretty consistent results
(StackTrace is for 0.17.7)

I fired up a debugger and stepped through the code and there is
nothing that is null or otherwise broken.

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