Elasticsearch Java API update document GetResult is always null

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I am trying to update a document through Java Update API.

I am using UpdateRequest to send a request for update.

UpdateRequest updateRequest = new UpdateRequest(index, type, id).script(
            new Script("ctx._source.'Test Status' = newtestStatus", ScriptType.INLINE, null, updateRequestParams));
updateResponse = client.update(updateRequest).get();
GetResult getResult = updateResponse.getGetResult();
if (getResult.isExists() & getResult.getVersion() == updateResponse.getVersion()) {
    testStatusUpdated = true;
}

Here, I always get java.lang.NullPointerException at getResult.isExists() and this because GetResult getResult = updateResponse.getGetResult(); is null.

When I checked the result manually, it is getting updated as required. "Test Status": "STOPPED" in the document.

getResult is always returned null due to which I am not able to check programmatically if the document is updated.

Also, is there any other way to check if document is updated?

2

It should throw an exception if it isn't updated. It looks like getGetResult only has a thing in it is fields has fields in it or if you delete the document.

3

GetResult getResult = updateResponse.getGetResult() is always null and because of this, i cannot use any of it's methods like getResult.getFields()

4

updateRequest.fields("cat") should make GetResult come back. The thing you are doing to check the result isn't needed though .get will throw an exception if Elasticsearch failed to perform the update.