queryAssistance()

API Stability Preview

The queryAssistance() GraphQL query is used to return query assistance for the given search, as well as the assistant version. This is a preview and subject to change.

Somewhat related to this query field is the query, analyzeQuery(). It can validate saved queries and will return any errors or warnings in a standard search context. It will also suggest an alert to use with the query. There is also queryAnalysis() to analyze queries. And there is the validateQuery() query, which is used to check if a query complies. If not, it can return error messages.

Related to this query field is the validateQuery() query, which is used to check if a query complies. If not, it can returns error messages.

Syntax

graphql
queryAssistance(
      search: string!, 
      remapFields: boolean!
   ): QueryAssistantResult!

For search, you would enter the search query for with which you want assistance. For remapFields, you would set to true to enable remapping of often used fields to their LogScale equivalents. The default for this is false.

For the results, there's plenty you can request, depending on whether the query can be successfully execute or if there are errors. See the Returned Datatype section further down this page for more information on this.

Example

Below is an example of how this query field might be used:

Raw
graphql
query {
  queryAssistance(search:"127.0.0.1", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}
Mac OS or Linux (curl)
shell
curl -v -X POST $YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d @- << EOF
{"query" : "query {
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}"
}
EOF
Mac OS or Linux (curl) One-line
shell
curl -v -X POST $YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d @- << EOF
{"query" : "query {
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}"
}
EOF
Windows Cmd and curl
shell
curl -v -X POST $YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql ^
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" ^
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^
    -d @'{"query" : "query { ^
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false) ^
  {version, assistance{__typename} } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}"
}'
    "$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql"
Perl
perl
#!/usr/bin/perl

use HTTP::Request;
use LWP;

my $TOKEN = "TOKEN";

my $uri = '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql';

my $query = "query {
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}";
$query =~ s/\n/ /g;
my $json = sprintf('{"query" : "%s"}',$query);
my $req = HTTP::Request->new("POST", $uri );

$req->header("Authorization" => "Bearer $TOKEN");
$req->header("Content-Type" => "application/json");

$req->content( $json );

my $lwp = LWP::UserAgent->new;

my $result = $lwp->request( $req );

print $result->{"_content"},"\n";
Python
python
#! /usr/local/bin/python3

import requests

url = '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql'
mydata = r'''{"query" : "query {
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}"
}'''

resp = requests.post(url,
                     data = mydata,
                     headers = {
   "Authorization" : "Bearer $TOKEN",
   "Content-Type" : "application/json"
}
)

print(resp.text)
Node.js
javascript
const https = require('https');

const data = JSON.stringify(
    {"query" : "query {
  queryAssistance(search:\"127.0.0.1\", remapFields: false)
  {version, assistance{__typename} }
}"
}
);


const options = {
  hostname: '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL',
  path: 'graphql',
  port: 443,
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Content-Length': data.length,
    Authorization: 'BEARER ' + process.env.TOKEN,
    'User-Agent': 'Node',
  },
};

const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode}`);

  res.on('data', (d) => {
    data += d;
  });
  res.on('end', () => {
    console.log(JSON.parse(data).data);
  });
});

req.on('error', (error) => {
  console.error(error);
});

req.write(data);
req.end();
Example Responses
Success (HTTP Response Code 200 OK)
json
{
  "data": {
    "queryAssistance": {
      "version": "1.1-0e71eb90c9",
      "assistance": {
        "__typename": "QueryAssistantError"
      }
    }
  }
}

Returned Datatype

This return datatype leads to a union of QueryAssistantSuccess and QueryAssistantError. Through those datatypes, you can get results related to a successful query and errors if unsuccessful. You'll have to do some clicking of the datatypes here to see what's possible.

Table: QueryAssistantResult

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
Some arguments may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return datatypes, this indicates that you must specify which fields you want returned in the results.
Table last updated: Oct 2, 2024
assistanceQueryAssistantAssistanceyes PreviewThe query assistance for the given search. Can be either a successful or an error. See QueryAssistantAssistance.
versionstringyes PreviewThe assistant version.