setup: - do: indices.create: index: testing body: settings: number_of_replicas: 0 aliases: alias_1: "filter" : { "match_all" : {} } --- "Validate query api": - do: indices.validate_query: q: query string index: testing - is_true: valid - do: indices.validate_query: q: query string index: alias_1 - is_true: valid - do: indices.validate_query: body: query: invalid_query: {} - is_false: valid - is_false: error - do: indices.validate_query: explain: true body: query: invalid_query: {} - is_false: valid - match: {error: 'org.elasticsearch.common.ParsingException: no [query] registered for [invalid_query]'} - do: indices.validate_query: explain: true - is_true: valid - match: {_shards.failed: 0} - match: {explanations.0.index: 'testing'} - match: {explanations.0.explanation: '*:*'} --- "Validate body without query element": - do: indices.validate_query: body: match_all: {} - is_false: valid - is_false: error - do: indices.validate_query: explain: true body: match_all: {} - is_false: valid - match: {error: 'org.elasticsearch.common.ParsingException: request does not support [match_all]'}