Using a search template in an ingest pipeline

Question

Can an ElasticSearch ingest pipeline use a search template as its script?

Specifically, I\'d like to configure an ingest pipeline so that whenever data of a particul

Answer 1

So the ingest script pipeline is already the combination your looking for, you should use the if option, read about it here.

Your pipeline should look something like this:

{
    "script": {
        "if": "ctx.type == 'thisType'",
        "source": """
                  //calculation here
                  ctx.newField = value;
                  """
    }
}

I recommend after you create your pipeline you test it using simulate as it will make your life much easier.

EDIT:

Thanks to @val that cleared up some confusion on my part. So you can't really do exactly what you want however i recommend you read about enrich pipeline. with some setup you might be able to make it happen.