# Sampling facets **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sampling-facets/10296 "2013-01-10T15:07:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/itamar_syn_hershko/32/725_2.png) [@Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Itamar_Syn_Hershko)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sampling-facets/10296/1 "2013-01-10T15:07:26Z")
Hi, Is Sampling facets[http://lucene.apache.org/core/4\_0\_0/facet/org/apache/lucene/facet/search/sampling/SamplingAccumulator.html](http://lucene.apache.org/core/4_0_0/facet/org/apache/lucene/facet/search/sampling/SamplingAccumulator.html)supported with ES? I don't see this documented anywhere, and not sure whether ES faceting is based on Lucene's impl or is implemented differently, so though I would ask. If sampling isn't supported, is it something you'd consider adding? Thanks, Itamar. -- ---
**Author:** ![otisg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/otisg/32/492_2.png) [@otisg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/otisg)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sampling-facets/10296/2 "2013-01-10T23:38:33Z")
Hi Itamar, ES has its own impl: [http://search-lucene.com/?q=Facet&fc\_project=ElasticSearch&fc\_type=javadoc&fc\_type=source+code](http://search-lucene.com/?q=Facet&fc_project=ElasticSearch&fc_type=javadoc&fc_type=source+code) Solr has its own impl. Lucene has its own impl. I have my own... just kidding.... BUT: [http://search-lucene.com/m/Xqt9l2C5C8x1/&subj=Solr+faceting+vs+Lucene+faceting](http://search-lucene.com/m/Xqt9l2C5C8x1/&subj=Solr+faceting+vs+Lucene+faceting) ## Otis ELASTICSEARCH Performance Monitoring - [Sematext Monitoring | Infrastructure Monitoring Service](http://sematext.com/spm/index.html) On Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:07:26 AM UTC-5, Itamar Syn-Hershko wrote: > Hi, > > Is Sampling facets[http://lucene.apache.org/core/4\_0\_0/facet/org/apache/lucene/facet/search/sampling/SamplingAccumulator.html](http://lucene.apache.org/core/4_0_0/facet/org/apache/lucene/facet/search/sampling/SamplingAccumulator.html)supported with ES? > > I don't see this documented anywhere, and not sure whether ES faceting is > based on Lucene's impl or is implemented differently, so though I would ask. > > If sampling isn't supported, is it something you'd consider adding? > > Thanks, > > Itamar. -- ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sampling-facets/10296/3 "2013-01-10T23:50:31Z")
Not quite the same, but something to look into it if you wanted to implement your own. Someone contributed a facet plugin that does approximations when the amount of terms is high. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/elasticsearch/wdewZZINu2k/-6nXfZM9H-cJ](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/elasticsearch/wdewZZINu2k/-6nXfZM9H-cJ) > **[GitHub - pearson-enabling-technologies/elasticsearch-approx-plugin: Plugin...](https://github.com/pearson-enabling-technologies/elasticsearch-approx-plugin)** > > Plugin for ElasticSearch to do approximate or exact distinct counts, and fast term lists - GitHub - pearson-enabling-technologies/elasticsearch-approx-plugin: Plugin for ElasticSearch to do approxi... -- Ivan On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Otis Gospodnetic \< [otis.gospodnetic@gmail.com](mailto:otis.gospodnetic@gmail.com)\> wrote: > Hi Itamar, > > ES has its own impl: > [http://search-lucene.com/?q=Facet&fc\_project=ElasticSearch&fc\_type=javadoc&fc\_type=source+code](http://search-lucene.com/?q=Facet&fc_project=ElasticSearch&fc_type=javadoc&fc_type=source+code) > Solr has its own impl. > Lucene has its own impl. > I have my own... just kidding.... BUT: > [http://search-lucene.com/m/Xqt9l2C5C8x1/&subj=Solr+faceting+vs+Lucene+faceting](http://search-lucene.com/m/Xqt9l2C5C8x1/&subj=Solr+faceting+vs+Lucene+faceting) > > ## Otis > > ELASTICSEARCH Performance Monitoring - [Sematext Monitoring | Infrastructure Monitoring Service](http://sematext.com/spm/index.html) > > On Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:07:26 AM UTC-5, Itamar Syn-Hershko wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Is Sampling facets[http://lucene.apache.org/core/4\_0\_0/facet/org/apache/lucene/facet/search/sampling/SamplingAccumulator.html](http://lucene.apache.org/core/4_0_0/facet/org/apache/lucene/facet/search/sampling/SamplingAccumulator.html)supported with ES? > > > > I don't see this documented anywhere, and not sure whether ES faceting is > > based on Lucene's impl or is implemented differently, so though I would ask. > > > > If sampling isn't supported, is it something you'd consider adding? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Itamar. > > -- -- ---
**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, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sampling-facets/10296/4 "2017-07-06T02:56:57Z")