# What is the best way to proceed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 16, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891 "2011-11-16T21:09:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Garth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@Garth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Garth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891/1 "2011-11-16T21:09:44Z")
I would like to intercept the JSON query coming in and rewrite it, passing off to ES to execute. Can I do this with a plugin, extend the framework, or should I AspectJ particular Java classes of ES to make this work. Thanks, Garth ---
**Author:** ![Nick\_Hoffman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nick_hoffman/32/1872_2.png) [@Nick\_Hoffman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nick_Hoffman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891/2 "2011-11-16T22:16:54Z")
If you're going to modify the query between the client and ES, I recommend creating a web service that does this, such that: - The client queries the web service. - The web service modifies the query. - The web service sends the modified query to ES. - The web service returns the response from ES. ---
**Author:** ![Garth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@Garth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Garth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891/3 "2011-11-16T22:20:24Z")
Yeah that's the route I really wanted to go. I have been directed to not stand up a web service. On Nov 16, 5:16 pm, Nick Hoffman [n...@deadorange.com](mailto:n...@deadorange.com) wrote: > If you're going to modify the query between the client and ES, I recommend > creating a web service that does this, such that: > > - The client queries the web service. > - The web service modifies the query. > - The web service sends the modified query to ES. > - The web service returns the response from ES. ---
**Author:** ![Garth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@Garth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Garth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891/4 "2011-11-16T22:42:48Z")
I have written a test client w the JavaAPI. I have not seen an API call that would take a JSON query as if I had passed it in with Curl. Is there one? On Nov 16, 5:16 pm, Nick Hoffman [n...@deadorange.com](mailto:n...@deadorange.com) wrote: > If you're going to modify the query between the client and ES, I recommend > creating a web service that does this, such that: > > - The client queries the web service. > - The web service modifies the query. > - The web service sends the modified query to ES. > - The web service returns the response from ES. ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891/5 "2011-11-17T13:11:45Z")
SearchRequestBuilder#setSource allows to pass the actual "body" of the request. Regarding munging the query sent, its best to do it outside of elasticsearch. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Garth [ghershfield.bah@gmail.com](mailto:ghershfield.bah@gmail.com) wrote: > I have written a test client w the JavaAPI. I have not seen an API > call that would take a JSON query as if I had passed it in with Curl. > Is there one? > > On Nov 16, 5:16 pm, Nick Hoffman [n...@deadorange.com](mailto:n...@deadorange.com) wrote: > > > If you're going to modify the query between the client and ES, I > > recommend > > creating a web service that does this, such that: > > > > - The client queries the web service. > > - The web service modifies the query. > > - The web service sends the modified query to ES. > > - The web service returns the response from ES. ---
**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, 3:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-proceed/5891/6 "2017-07-06T03:48:19Z")