Elasticsearch integration for full-text search

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Elasticsearch provides powerful full-text search capabilities. Spring Data Elasticsearch offers repository abstraction similar to JPA. @Document annotates entity classes with index mapping. @Field customizes field types and analyzers. Queries use method names, @Query annotation, or query builders. Full-text search supports stemming, synonyms, fuzzy matching. Aggregations enable faceted search and analytics. Highlighting shows match context. Geospatial queries find nearby locations. Auto-complete uses completion suggesters. Bulk operations optimize indexing. Elasticsearch scales horizontally for large datasets. Integration enables sophisticated search features—filtering, sorting, pagination, relevance tuning. Proper mapping design is crucial for performance and relevance. Elasticsearch complements relational databases for search-heavy applications.