Elasticsearch Mapping Tests

This project contains tests for different cases of schema alteration in Elasticsearch.

Setup

1. Start Elasticsearch using Docker:

docker-compose up -d

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Run the tests:

npm test

Test Cases

• Adding new fields
• Updating multiple targets
• Adding properties to existing object fields
• Adding multi-fields to existing fields
• Changing supported parameters
• Changing field mappings (via reindex)
• Renaming fields (via alias)

Stopping Services

To stop Elasticsearch and Kibana,

docker-compose down

To remove volumes as well,

docker-compose down -v

Steps

To get started:

1. Make sure Docker is running
2. Run npm run start to start Elasticsearch and Kibana
3. Wait ~30-60 seconds for the services to be ready
4. Run npm test to execute all the tests

Kibana will be available at http://localhost:5601 if you want to explore the indices and data.