Scopes

The Flex::Scopes module is included in your Flex::ActiveModel models, so you can just use them without the include Flex::ActiveModel statement. On the other hand, you can include the Flex::Scopes with any class that includes any Flex module, and with a simple trick, also with your ActiveRecord models (that defines their own scope method) (see Using flex-scopes with ActiveRecord Models) .

Filter Scopes

The flex-scope gems implements only a few of the most commonly used elasticsearch filters, plus a generic filters scope that allows to add any other filter not explicitly defined as a scope. All the Filter Scopes return a Flex::Scope object.

`missing`	elasticsearch missing-filter API Accepts a single key hash or a multiple keys hash (that will be translated in a sequence of `term` calls) `missing(:color).missing(:category) # or missing(:color, :category)`
`term`	elasticsearch term-filter API Accepts a single key hash or a multiple keys hash (that will be translated in a sequence of `term` calls) `term(:color => 'red').term(:category => 'new') # or simply term(:color => 'red', :category => 'new')`
`terms`	An extended version of the elasticsearch terms-filter API In its basic usage it conforms to the API, but it allows also to represent the `term` and the `missing` scopes, internally translating them in a serie of multiple scopes: # basic usage as in the API terms(:color => ['red', 'blue'], :category => ['new', 'used']) # if you pass a single value instead of an array it behaves exactly like `term` terms(:color => 'red') # if you pass a nil value it behaves exactly like `missing` terms(:color => nil) # all together terms(:color => 'red', :category => ['new', 'used'], :code => nil) # is like term(:color => 'red').terms(:category => ['new', 'used']).missing(:code)
`range`	Implements the elasticsearch range-filter `range(:date => { :from => '2013-04-01', :to => '2013-04-30' } )`
`filters`	This scope is a generic scope that allows to add any elasticsearch filter structure not explicitly available as a scope. Accepts a single, or an array, or a list of filter structures. For example: `filters(:numeric_range => { :age => { :from => 10, :to => 20, :include_lower => true, :include_upper => false } )`
`and` and `or` wrappers	You can wrap groups of filters in `and` or `or` blocks (eventually nested) and they will be built into a final elasticsearch filter. `YourClass.or{ term(:color => 'red').term(:category => 'new') }` If you omit the wrapper for the filter scopes the `and` wrapper will be used

Variable Scopes

These scopes are a direct interface for the variables used to query. All the Variable Scopes return a Flex::Scope object.

`query_string`	This scope accepts a query string or an hash to parse as documented in elasticsearch query-string-query API. If omitted it uses `{'query': ''}` as the default (i.e. sort of `match_all` query). It passes it as a `cleanable_query` for easier handling (see :cleanable_query) `query_string('title:{Aida TO Carmen}') # or query_string( :query => 'title:{Aida TO Carmen}', :fields => ['text', 'category'] )` See Lucene Query Parser Syntax Notice*: the `query_string` scope gets overriden by chaining with another `query_string` scope
`query`	Alias for `query_string`
`sort`	This scope accepts one or an array or a list of sort structures documented as elasticsearch sort API. `sort(:name => 'asc')`
`fields`	The fields that you want to retrieve in order to limit the size of the response `# pass an array of fields fields([:field_one, :field_two]) # or a list of fields fields(:field_one, :field_two)` a `fields` scope used on `Flex::ActiveModel` models, freezes the returned objects (i.e. make them not editable)
`script_fields`	Implements the elasticsearch script-fields API. Adds one or more script fields to the scope. `script_fields( :my_field => 'script ...', # simpler form :my_other_field => {:script => 'script ...', ...} ) # elasticsearch API`
`size`	Limits the size of the retrieved hits `size(5) # same effect of params(:size => 5)`
`page`	The page of the pagination. By setting this scope you get automatically set the `:from` param, consistently with the `:size` (that is usually defaulted). Very convenient when you get the page number from a pagination link). Default 1. `page(3)` This scope is a direct interface to the `:page` special variable (see :page)
`params`	The params are a hash of key/value pairs. Flex will transform them in the query string part of the path (all what comes after the `?`). `params(:size => 4)` This scope is a direct interface to the `:params` special variable (see :params)
`index`	The `:index` predefined variable `index('my_index') index(['my_index', 'my_other_index'])` This scope is a direct interface to the `:index` predefined variable (see :index)
`type`	The `:type` predefined variable `type('my_type') type(['my_type', 'my_other_type'])` This scope is a direct interface to the `:type` predefined variable (see :type)
`variables`	A generic scope usable to add variables `# returns the same scope variables # injects new variables variables(a_hash, another_hash, :a => 2, :b => 4)`
`facets`	Implements a generic elasticsearch facets API usable with all the facets (just pass the facet hash structure). `facets(:tags => {:term => {:field => 'tags'}})`
`highlights`	Implements the elasticsearch highlighting API. `highlight(:fields => {:text => {}})`
`metrics`	Adds the elasticsearch search_type API of type `count`. Useful when you need to query only the counts and not the actual results. `count_result = any_scope.metrics.all # is like count_result = any_scope.params(:search_type => 'count').all`

Query Scopes

All the Query Scopes methods actually perform the query generated by the scope and return some kind of result but not a scope object, so they are used as the last scope in the chain. They all accept a list of variables (which will be deep-merged with the variables contained in the scope itself).

If they are called on your class directly, they first generate an empty scope without restrictions, internally using the scoped method (see scoped). Depending on the method, the result may be a single document, a collection of documents, or the actual instance(s) of your class when used with Flex::ActiveModel models. Others allow you to count or iterate over some retrieved collection.

`find`	Retrieves a single or multiple documents using their ids `# pass a single id find '1Momf4s0QViv-yc7wjaDCA' # or an array of ids find ['1Momf4s0QViv-yc7wjaDCA', 'BFdIETdNQv-CuCxG_y2r8g']`
`first`	Retrieves the first document of the scope `red_scope.first MyFlexActiveModel.first`
`last`	Retrieves the last document of the scope `red_scope.last MyFlexActiveModel.last`
`all`	Retrieves all the documents of the scope `red_scope.all MyFlexActiveModel.all`
`delete`	Deletes the documents of the scope `red_scope.delete # deletes all the documents MyFlexActiveModel.delete`
`each`	Iterates over all the documents in the scope `red_scope.each{\|d\| do_something_with(d)} MyFlexActiveModel.each{\|d\| do_something_with(d)}`
`scan_all`	Iterates in batches, over all the documents in the scope by using the elasticsearch search_type API of type `scan` `red_scope.scan_all do \|batch\| batch.each {\|d\| do_something_with(d)} end MyFlexActiveModel.scan_all do \|batch\| batch.each {\|d\| do_something_with(d)} end`
`each_batch`, `find_in_batches`	Aliases for `scan_all`
`count`	Counts the documents in the scope `red_scope.count MyFlexActiveModel.count`

Methods

`scoped`	This method creates a new `Flex::Scope` object, containing only the `:context` variable (i.e. your class/module). It is automatically used by all the scopes methods called directly on your class, so you probably will never need to use it directly.
`scope`	This method generates a named scope in your class. It requires a symbol name as the first argument, and a scope, or a block (or `Proc`) returning a scope, as the second argument. `# scope object scope :red, term(:color => 'red') # block scope :color do \|color\| term(:color => color).sort(:category => 'asc') end # proc scope :a_scope, a_proc`
`scope_methods`	The array of all the named scopes you defined. Mostly used internally.
`method_missing`	Used to chain the scopes with other scopes, or eventually with templates defined by `Flex::Templates`. `# specially useful with variable scopes scope :my_variables, size(5).fields(:field_one, :field_two) # you can call a template on any scope my_variables.my_template_name # which is like YourClass.my_template_name(my_variables)`

Using flex-scopes with ActiveRecord Models

You must not include Flex::Scopes right in your ActiveRecord models: instead you should namespace your scopes and set the context to your model. For example:

class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
  include Flex::ModelIndexer

  module Flex
    include Flex::Scopes
    flex.context = MyModel
    scope :red, terms(:color => 'red')
    ...
  end

end

total_red = MyModel::Flex.red.count
first_red = MyModel::Flex.red.first

Notice: When you namespace the scopes, you must set the flex.context with your model class.