Allow `_doc` as a type. #27816

jpountz · 2017-12-14T12:57:56Z

Allowing _doc as a type will enable users to make the transition to 7.0
smoother since the index APIs will be PUT index/_doc/id and POST index/_doc.
This also moves same tests and most of the documentation to _doc as a type name.

Closes #27750
Closes #27751

Allowing `_doc` as a type will enable users to make the transition to 7.0 smoother since the index APIs will be `PUT index/_doc/id` and `POST index/_doc`. This also moves most of the documentation to `_doc` as a type name. Closes elastic#27750 Closes elastic#27751

clintongormley

I couldn't check all 196(!) files, but it looks like you've got most things, thank you.

Added some comments about the removal of types page.

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:14:49Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ PUT twitter
        "email": { "type": "keyword" }
      }
    },
-    "tweet": {
+    "_doc": {


this one shouldn't change

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:16:32Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ PUT twitter/doc/user-kimchy



doc in lines 167 and 180 could become _doc

Line 167 still needs changing

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:16:48Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ PUT twitter/doc/user-kimchy

 PUT twitter/doc/tweet-1
 {
-  "type": "tweet", <1>
+  "type": "_doc", <1>


this one shouldn't change

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:17:03Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ GET twitter/_search
      },
      "filter": {
        "match": {
-          "type": "tweet" <1>
+          "type": "_doc" <1>


this one shouldn't change

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:18:11Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ PUT tweets
    "index.mapping.single_type": true
  },
  "mappings": {


In line 242 above, under changes coming in 6.x, mention addition of _doc as an acceptable type name to ease the transition to new URLs

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:19:11Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ POST _reindex
 {
  "source": {
    "index": "twitter",
-    "type": "tweet"
+    "type": "_doc"


this is the source, so the type name should remain

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:20:13Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ POST _reindex
 {
  "source": {
    "index": "twitter",
-    "type": "tweet"
+    "type": "_doc"
  },


in lines 375 and 413 below, use _doc instead of doc

jpountz · 2017-12-14T13:43:14Z

@clintongormley done

clintongormley

One missed change and a couple of suggestions, otherwise LGTM

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:52:32Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ PUT twitter/doc/user-kimchy



Line 167 still needs changing

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:53:33Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

-  can be used for the type, but there can be only one.
+  can be used for the type, but there can be only one. The preferred type name
+  is `_doc`, so that index APIs have the same path as they will have in 7.0:
+  `PUT index/_doc/id` and `POST index/_doc`


perhaps PUT {index}/_doc/{id} instead?

clintongormley · 2017-12-14T13:53:42Z

docs/reference/mapping/removal_of_types.asciidoc

-  a document no longer requires a document `type`.
+  a document no longer requires a document `type`.  The new index APIs
+  are `PUT index/_doc/id` in case of explicit ids and `POST index/_doc`
+  for auto-generated ids.


same here. perhaps PUT {index}/_doc/{id} instead?

Allowing `_doc` as a type will enable users to make the transition to 7.0 smoother since the index APIs will be `PUT index/_doc/id` and `POST index/_doc`. This also moves most of the documentation to `_doc` as a type name. Closes #27750 Closes #27751

The test assumes that all 6.x indices support `_doc` as a type name but support for it was actually only added in 6.2 via elastic#27816.

The test assumed that it could run against all 6.x indices but it actually requires 6.2+ since 6.2 is the first version that allowed `_doc` as a type name (elastic#27816). Closes elastic#38202

…`. (#39054) The test assumed that it could run against all 6.x indices but it actually requires 6.2+ since 6.2 is the first version that allowed `_doc` as a type name (#27816). Closes #38202

Allow _doc as a type.

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Allowing `_doc` as a type will enable users to make the transition to 7.0 smoother since the index APIs will be `PUT index/_doc/id` and `POST index/_doc`. This also moves most of the documentation to `_doc` as a type name. Closes elastic#27750 Closes elastic#27751

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Allow `_doc` as a type. #27816

Allow `_doc` as a type. #27816