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https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-scout-driver

Elasticsearch driver for Laravel Scout
https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-scout-driver

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Elasticsearch driver for Laravel Scout.



## Contents



* [Compatibility](#compatibility)

* [Installation](#installation) 

* [Configuration](#configuration)

* [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)

* [Advanced Search](#advanced-search)

* [Migrations](#migrations)

* [Pitfalls](#pitfalls)



## Compatibility



The current version of Elastic Scout Driver has been tested with the following configuration:



* PHP 8.2

* Elasticsearch 8.x

* Laravel 11.x

* Laravel Scout 10.x



If your project uses older Laravel (or PHP) version check [the previous major version](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-scout-driver/tree/v3.1.0#compatibility) of the package.



## Installation



The library can be installed via Composer:



```bash

composer require babenkoivan/elastic-scout-driver

```



**Note**, that this library is just a driver for Laravel Scout, don't forget to install it beforehand:

```bash

composer require laravel/scout

``` 



After Scout has been installed, publish its configuration file using:



```bash

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Laravel\Scout\ScoutServiceProvider"

```



Then, change the `driver` option in the `config/scout.php` file to `elastic`:



```php

// config/scout.php



'driver' => env('SCOUT_DRIVER', 'elastic'),

```



If you want to use Elastic Scout Driver with [Lumen framework](https://lumen.laravel.com/) check [this guide](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-scout-driver/wiki/Lumen-Installation).



## Configuration



Elastic Scout Driver uses [babenkoivan/elastic-client](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-client) as a dependency.

To change the client settings you need to publish the configuration file first:



```bash

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Elastic\Client\ServiceProvider"

```



In the newly created `config/elastic.client.php` file you can define the default connection name using configuration hashes. 

Please, refer to the [elastic-client documentation](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-client) for more details.



Elastic Scout Driver itself has only one configuration option at the moment - `refresh_documents`. 

If it's set to `true` (`false` by default) documents are indexed immediately, which might be handy for testing.   



You can configure `refresh_documents` in the `config/elastic.scout_driver.php` file after publishing it with the following command:



```bash

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Elastic\ScoutDriver\ServiceProvider"

``` 



At last, do not forget, that with Scout you can configure the searchable data, the model id and the index name.

Check [the official Scout documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/master/scout#configuration) for more details.



> Note, that the `_id` field can't be part of the searchable data, so make sure the field is excluded or renamed 

> in the `toSearchableArray` method in case you are using MongoDB as the database.



## Basic usage



Elastic driver uses Elasticsearch [query string](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html)

wrapped in a [bool query](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-bool-query.html) 

under the hood. It means that you can use [mini-language syntax](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html#query-string-syntax)

when searching a model:



```php

$orders = App\Order::search('title:(Star OR Trek)')->get();

```



When the query string is omitted, the [match all query](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-match-all-query.html) 

is used:

```php

$orders = App\Order::search()->where('user_id', 1)->get();

``` 



Please refer to [the official Laravel Scout documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/master/scout)

for more details and usage examples.



## Advanced Search



In case the basic search doesn't cover your project needs check [Elastic Scout Driver Plus](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-scout-driver-plus),

which extends standard Scout search capabilities by introducing advanced query builders. These builders give you 

possibility to use compound queries, custom filters and sorting, highlights and more.



## Migrations



If you are looking for a way to control Elasticsearch index schema programmatically check [Elastic Migrations](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-migrations).

Elastic Migrations allow you to modify application's index schema and share it across multiple environments with the same ease, 

that gives you Laravel database migrations.



## Pitfalls



There are few things, which are slightly different from other Scout drivers:

* As you probably know, Scout only indexes fields, which are returned by the `toSearchableArray` method. 

Elastic driver indexes a model even when `toSearchableArray` returns an empty array. You can change this behaviour by 

overwriting the `shouldBeSearchable` method of your model:

```php

public function shouldBeSearchable()

{

    return count($this->toSearchableArray()) > 0;

}

```

* Raw search returns an instance of `SearchResult` class (see [Elastic Adapter](https://github.com/babenkoivan/elastic-adapter#search)):

```php

$searchResult = App\Order::search('Star Trek')->raw();

``` 

* To be compatible with other drivers and to not expose internal implementation of the engine, Elastic driver ignores callback

parameter of the `search` method:

```php

App\Order::search('Star Trek', function () {

    // this will not be triggered

})->get()

```