searchbox-io/Jest

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2094 stars · 718 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Jest is a Java HTTP REST client library for Elasticsearch, filling the gap for a lightweight REST-based client instead of the native Java API. It also offers an Android port (jest-droid) and supports Elasticsearch versions 1 through 6.

Use cases

• query elasticsearch from a java application over http
• index and search documents in elasticsearch using a rest client
• use elasticsearch from an android app
• avoid the heavyweight native elasticsearch java client
• integrate elasticsearch search into a jvm backend service

When to choose

• you are on an older Elasticsearch 5/6 stack and need a simple Java REST client
• you want a lightweight HTTP-based alternative to the native transport client
• you need Elasticsearch access from Android

When to avoid

• you are starting a new project - the project is no longer actively developed
• you use Elasticsearch 7+ or newer features
• you want an officially supported client - use the official Elasticsearch Java API client

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

http-client search-engine database-driver databases developer-tools jvm elasticsearch rest-client http java android-port search android

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