# Embedded elastic search for unit tests or functional tests **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 27, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embedded-elastic-search-for-unit-tests-or-functional-tests/5459 "2011-09-27T04:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embedded-elastic-search-for-unit-tests-or-functional-tests/5459/1 "2011-09-27T04:36:11Z")
Is there a way to run elastic search engine embedded in the code so that I can write functional tests? ---
**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 27, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embedded-elastic-search-for-unit-tests-or-functional-tests/5459/2 "2011-09-27T05:07:46Z")
Here is an example : [https://github.com/dadoonet/rssriver/blob/master/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/river/rss/RssRiverTest.java](https://github.com/dadoonet/rssriver/blob/master/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/river/rss/RssRiverTest.java) Just Start a node in java... David 😉 Le 27 sept. 2011 à 06:36, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com) a écrit : > Is there a way to run Elasticsearch engine embedded in the code so > that I can write functional tests? ---
**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, 3:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embedded-elastic-search-for-unit-tests-or-functional-tests/5459/3 "2017-07-06T03:53:30Z")