Using Spring Boot with Elastic App Search
Blog post from Elastic
Alexander Reelsen's article provides a comprehensive guide on integrating Elastic App Search with a Spring Boot application, demonstrating how to set up a fully operational application that queries a website's crawled content. The process begins with spinning up a cluster through a GitHub repository and configuring the application by creating an API key in Elastic Cloud and modifying the application properties. Following this, the article details the indexing of data using a crawler and configuring test cases to ensure the application functions correctly. It explores various querying methods, including server-side rendering using Thymeleaf, dynamic updates with the htmx library, and client-side rendering with Alpine.js, each offering distinct approaches to search implementation. The guide also covers tracking user interactions by logging click events, providing insights into search efficacy. Reelsen emphasizes the versatility and ease of integration Elastic App Search offers, encouraging developers to explore the provided GitHub repository for hands-on experience.