Who this book is for

This book is for developers and users who want to begin using ElasticSearch or want to improve their knowledge of ElasticSearch. This book covers all the aspects of using ElasticSearch and provides solutions and hints for everyday usage. The recipes have reduced complexity so it is easy for readers to focus on the discussed ElasticSearch aspect and easily and fully understand the ElasticSearch functionalities.

The chapters toward the end of the book discuss ElasticSearch integration with Java and Python programming languages; this shows the users how to integrate the power of ElasticSearch into their Java- and Python-based applications.

Chapter 12, Plugin Development, talks about the advanced use of ElasticSearch and its core extensions, so you will need some prior Java knowledge to understand this chapter fully.