# Sending XContentBuilder over the wire **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 6, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-xcontentbuilder-over-the-wire/12304 "2013-06-06T18:58:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vinod\_eligeti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@vinod\_eligeti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinod_eligeti)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-xcontentbuilder-over-the-wire/12304/1 "2013-06-06T18:58:44Z")
Hi, I am trying to serialize the XContentBuilder objects over the write from the client and regenerate at the server side. At the server side I am trying to rebuild the XContentBuilder and bulk seed into the ES server. However I am not aware of any API where one can rebuild the XContentBuilder from InputStream. // Client side code sendJSONObjects() { ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); XContentBuilder json1 = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder(bos) .startObject() .field("nodeId", 1) .endObject() .startObject() // second object .field("nodeId", 2) .endObject(); json1.flush(); bos.close(); byte[] bytes = compressBytes(bos.toByteArray()); ``` SeedData data = new SeedData(); data.setObjects(bytes); // .... set application data on seed data // transfer data ``` } // Server side readJSONObjects(SeedData data) { bytes [] jsonObjectBytes = decompress(data.getObjects()); // bulk insert into ES server } Now how do i create XContentBuilder objects from jsonObjectBytes so that i can do bulk insert?? thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-xcontentbuilder-over-the-wire/12304/2 "2013-06-07T07:38:46Z")
Hey, As the XContentBuilder is simply a builder pattern and not a data structure for serializing, I am not sure you approach works (havent peeked at the source though). Alternatively you could use the XContentParser Map\ foo = JsonXContent.jsonXContent.createParser(is).mapAndClose() Hope this helps (otherwise I most likely got your question wrong), --Alex On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 8:58 PM, vinod eligeti [veligeti999@gmail.com](mailto:veligeti999@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to serialize the XContentBuilder objects over the write from > the client and regenerate at the server side. At the server side I am > trying > to rebuild the XContentBuilder and bulk seed into the ES server. However I > am not aware of any API where one can rebuild the XContentBuilder from > InputStream. > > // Client side code > > sendJSONObjects() > { > ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); > > XContentBuilder json1 = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder(bos) > .startObject() > .field("nodeId", 1) > .endObject() > .startObject() // second > object > .field("nodeId", 2) > .endObject(); > > json1.flush(); > > bos.close(); > > byte bytes = compressBytes(bos.toByteArray()); > > ``` > SeedData data = new SeedData(); > data.setObjects(bytes); > // .... set application data on seed data > > // transfer data > > ``` > > } > > // Server side > > readJSONObjects(SeedData data) > { > bytes jsonObjectBytes = decompress(data.getObjects()); > > // bulk insert into ES server > } > > Now how do i create XContentBuilder objects from jsonObjectBytes so that i > can do bulk insert?? > > thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-xcontentbuilder-over-the-wire/12304/3 "2013-06-07T07:50:29Z")
You know ES provides already an API for that with the transport client (I call it the Java Transport API?) Jörg Am 06.06.2013 20:58, schrieb vinod eligeti: > I am trying to serialize the XContentBuilder objects over the write > from the client and regenerate at the server side. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![vinod\_eligeti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@vinod\_eligeti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinod_eligeti)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-xcontentbuilder-over-the-wire/12304/4 "2013-06-07T15:37:55Z")
Jorg, Transport API directly push docs into the ES servers however, I need to do some business logic before I push into the ES servers. On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Jörg Prante [joergprante@gmail.com](mailto:joergprante@gmail.com) wrote: > You know ES provides already an API for that with the transport client (I > call it the Java Transport API?) > > Jörg > > Am 06.06.2013 20:58, schrieb vinod eligeti: > > > I am trying to serialize the XContentBuilder objects over the write from > > the client and regenerate at the server side. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/)\*\* > topic/elasticsearch/-\*\*Yr4q3bvBeM/unsubscribe?hl=en-\*\*US[https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/-Yr4q3bvBeM/unsubscribe?hl=en-US](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/-Yr4q3bvBeM/unsubscribe?hl=en-US) > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > elasticsearch+unsubscribe@\*\*[googlegroups.com](http://googlegroups.com)[elasticsearch%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups.com) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/\*\*groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out)[https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out) > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sending-xcontentbuilder-over-the-wire/12304/5 "2017-07-06T02:32:17Z")