Provided by: libsearch-elasticsearch-perl_8.12-1_all 
NAME
Search::Elasticsearch::Role::Cxn - Provides common functionality to HTTP Cxn implementations
VERSION
version 8.12
DESCRIPTION
Search::Elasticsearch::Role::Cxn provides common functionality to Cxn implementations. Cxn instances are
created by a Search::Elasticsearch::Role::CxnPool implementation, using the
Search::Elasticsearch::Cxn::Factory class.
CONFIGURATION
The configuration options are as follows:
"node"
A single "node" is passed to new() by the Search::Elasticsearch::Cxn::Factory class. It can either be a
URI or a hash containing each part. For instance:
node => 'localhost'; # equiv of 'http://localhost:80'
node => 'localhost:9200'; # equiv of 'http://localhost:9200'
node => 'http://localhost:9200';
node => 'https://localhost'; # equiv of 'https://localhost:443'
node => 'localhost/path'; # equiv of 'http://localhost:80/path'
node => 'http://user:pass@localhost'; # equiv of 'http://localhost:80'
# with userinfo => 'user:pass'
Alternatively, a "node" can be specified as a hash:
{
scheme => 'http',
host => 'search.domain.com',
port => '9200',
path => '/path',
userinfo => 'user:pass'
}
Similarly, default values can be specified with "port", "path_prefix", "userinfo" and "use_https":
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
port => 9201,
path_prefix => '/path',
userinfo => 'user:pass',
use_https => 1,
nodes => [ 'search1', 'search2' ]
)
"ssl_options"
By default, all backends that support HTTPS disable verification of the host they are connecting to. Use
"ssl_options" to configure the type of verification that you would like the client to perform, or to
configure the client to present its own certificate.
The values accepted by "ssl_options" depend on the "Cxn" class. See the documentation for the "Cxn"
class that you are using.
"max_content_length"
By default, Elasticsearch nodes accept a maximum post body of 100MB or "104_857_600" bytes. This client
enforces that limit. The limit can be customised with the "max_content_length" parameter (specified in
bytes).
If you're using the Search::Elasticsearch::CxnPool::Sniff module, then the "max_content_length" will be
automatically retrieved from the live cluster, unless you specify a custom "max_content_length":
# max_content_length retrieved from cluster
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
cxn_pool => 'Sniff'
);
# max_content_length fixed at 10,000 bytes
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
cxn_pool => 'Sniff',
max_content_length => 10_000
);
"gzip"
Enable Gzip compression of requests to and responses from Elasticsearch as follows:
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
gzip => 1
);
"deflate"
Enable Inflate/Deflate compression of requests to and responses from Elasticsearch as follows:
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
deflate => 1
);
IMPORTANT: The "request_timeout", "ping_timeout", "sniff_timeout", and "sniff_request_timeout" parameters
default to values that allow this module to function with low powered hardware and slow networks. When
you use Elasticsearch in production, you will probably want to reduce these timeout parameters to values
that suit your environment.
The configuration parameters are as follows:
"request_timeout"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
request_timeout => 30
);
How long a normal request (ie not a ping or sniff request) should wait before throwing a "Timeout" error.
Defaults to 30 seconds.
Note: In production, no CRUD or search request should take 30 seconds to run, although admin tasks like
upgrade(), optimize(), or snapshot create() may take much longer. A more reasonable value for production
would be 10 seconds or lower.
"ping_timeout"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
ping_timeout => 2
);
How long a ping request should wait before throwing a "Timeout" error. Defaults to 2 seconds. The
Search::Elasticsearch::CxnPool::Static module pings nodes on first use, after any failure, and
periodically to ensure that nodes are healthy. The "ping_timeout" should be long enough to allow nodes
respond in time, but not so long that sick nodes cause delays. A reasonable value for use in production
on reasonable hardware would be 0.3-1 seconds.
"dead_timeout"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
dead_timeout => 60
);
How long a Cxn should be considered to be dead (not used to serve requests), before it is retried. The
default is 60 seconds. This value is increased by powers of 2 for each time a request fails. In other
words, the delay after each failure is as follows:
Failure Delay
1 60 * 1 = 60 seconds
2 60 * 2 = 120 seconds
3 60 * 4 = 240 seconds
4 60 * 8 = 480 seconds
5 60 * 16 = 960 seconds
"max_dead_timeout"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
max_dead_timeout => 3600
);
The maximum delay that should be applied to a failed node. If the "dead_timeout" calculation results in a
delay greater than "max_dead_timeout" (default "3,600" seconds) then the "max_dead_timeout" is used
instead. In other words, dead nodes will be retried at least once every hour by default.
"sniff_request_timeout"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
sniff_request_timeout => 2
);
How long a sniff request should wait before throwing a "Timeout" error. Defaults to 2 seconds. A
reasonable value for production would be 0.5-2 seconds.
"sniff_timeout"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
sniff_timeout => 1
);
How long the node being sniffed should wait for responses from other nodes before responding to the
client. Defaults to 1 second. A reasonable value in production would be 0.3-1 seconds.
Note: The "sniff_timeout" is distinct from the "sniff_request_timeout". For example, let's say you have
a cluster with 5 nodes, 2 of which are unhealthy (taking a long time to respond):
• If you sniff an unhealthy node, the request will throw a "Timeout" error after
"sniff_request_timeout" seconds.
• If you sniff a healthy node, it will gather responses from the other nodes, and give up after
"sniff_timeout" seconds, returning just the information it has managed to gather from the healthy
nodes.
NOTE: The "sniff_request_timeout" must be longer than the "sniff_timeout" to ensure that you get
information about healthy nodes from the cluster.
"handle_args"
Any default arguments which should be passed when creating a new instance of the class which handles the
network transport, eg HTTP::Tiny.
"default_qs_params"
$e = Search::Elasticsearch->new(
default_qs_params => {
session_key => 'my_session_key'
}
);
Any values passed to "default_qs_params" will be added to the query string of every request. Also see
"default_headers()" in Search::Elasticsearch::Role::Cxn::HTTP.
METHODS
None of the methods listed below are useful to the user. They are documented for those who are writing
alternative implementations only.
scheme()
$scheme = $cxn->scheme;
Returns the scheme of the connection, ie "http" or "https".
is_https()
$bool = $cxn->is_https;
Returns "true" or "false" depending on whether the "/scheme()" is "https" or not.
userinfo()
$userinfo = $cxn->userinfo
Returns the username and password of the cxn, if any, eg "user:pass". If "userinfo" is provided, then a
Basic Authorization header is added to each request.
default_headers()
$headers = $cxn->default_headers
The default headers that are passed with each request. This includes the "Accept-Encoding" header if
"/deflate" is true, and the "Authorization" header if "/userinfo" has a value. Also see
"default_qs_params" in Search::Elasticsearch::Role::Cxn.
max_content_length()
$int = $cxn->max_content_length;
Returns the maximum length in bytes that the HTTP body can have.
build_uri()
$uri = $cxn->build_uri({ path => '/_search', qs => { size => 10 }});
Returns the HTTP URI to use for a particular request, combining the passed in "path" parameter with any
defined "path_prefix", and adding the query-string parameters.
METHODS
None of the methods listed below are useful to the user. They are documented for those who are writing
alternative implementations only.
host()
$host = $cxn->host;
The value of the "host" parameter, eg "search.domain.com".
port()
$port = $cxn->port;
The value of the "port" parameter, eg 9200.
uri()
$uri = $cxn->uri;
A URI object representing the node, eg "https://search.domain.com:9200/path".
is_dead()
$bool = $cxn->is_dead
Is the current node marked as dead.
is_live()
$bool = $cxn->is_live
Is the current node marked as live.
next_ping()
$time = $cxn->next_ping($time)
Get/set the time for the next scheduled ping. If zero, no ping is scheduled and the cxn is considered to
be alive. If -1, a ping is scheduled before the next use.
ping_failures()
$num = $cxn->ping_failures($num)
The number of times that a cxn has been marked as dead.
mark_dead()
$cxn->mark_dead
Mark the cxn as dead, set "next_ping()" and increment "ping_failures()".
mark_live()
Mark the cxn as live, set "next_ping()" and "ping_failures()" to zero.
force_ping()
Set "next_ping()" to -1 (ie before next use) and "ping_failures()" to zero.
pings_ok()
$bool = $cxn->pings_ok
Try to ping the node and call "mark_live()" or "mark_dead()" depending on the success or failure of the
ping.
sniff()
$response = $cxn->sniff;
Send a sniff request to the node and return the response.
process_response()
($code,$result) = $cxn->process_response($params, $code, $msg, $body );
Processes the response received from an Elasticsearch node and either returns the HTTP status code and
the response body (deserialized from JSON) or throws an error of the appropriate type.
The $params are the original params passed to "perform_request()" in Search::Elasticsearch::Transport,
the $code is the HTTP status code, the $msg is the error message returned by the backend library and the
$body is the HTTP response body returned by Elasticsearch.
AUTHOR
Enrico Zimuel <enrico.zimuel@elastic.co>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2024 by Elasticsearch BV.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004
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