# What is the best javascript client for ES with least # of dependencies?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-javascript-client-for-es-with-least-of-dependencies/16411>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 17, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-javascript-client-for-es-with-least-of-dependencies/16411 "2014-03-17T21:18:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-javascript-client-for-es-with-least-of-dependencies/16411/1 "2014-03-17T21:18:59Z")

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I want to use a javascript client for ES that has the least # of  
dependencies because it will make it easier to port it onto [Parse.com](http://Parse.com) as a  
cloud module. The more dependencies and/or files involved, the messier it  
looks when bringing in an existing npm module to an environment like Parse.

So far I'm inclined to use node-elasticsearch-client[https://github.com/phillro/node-elasticsearch-client/](https://github.com/phillro/node-elasticsearch-client/)because it has no dependencies according to its  
package.json[https://github.com/phillro/node-elasticsearch-client/blob/master/package.json](https://github.com/phillro/node-elasticsearch-client/blob/master/package.json)file.

The official elasticsearch-js[https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-js)client on the other hand has four other runtime dependencies.

> "dependencies": {  
> "chalk": "~0.4",  
> "forever-agent": "0.5.2",  
> "lodash-node": "~2.4",  
> "when": "~2.8"  
> },
> 
> If there is already a branch for this client that's more suited to porting  
> for environments like [Parse.com](http://Parse.com), can someone chime in and let me know about  
> it?

I'm partially inclined to just use nothing but a simple HTTP request, in  
order to be lean, but I thought it might be worth exploring if I could go  
bigger.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and pointers.

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**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-javascript-client-for-es-with-least-of-dependencies/16411/2 "2017-07-06T01:42:41Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:42am UTC