elasticsearch-search.php

public function search(Request $request)
{
    if($request->has('text') && $request->input('text')) {

        // Search for given text and return data
        $data = $this->searchMovies($request->input('text'));
        $moviesArray = [];

        // If there are any movies that match given search text "hits" fill their id's in array
        if($data['hits']['total'] > 0) {

            foreach ($data['hits']['hits'] as $hit) {
                $moviesArray[] = $hit['_source']['id'];
            }
        }

        // Retrieve found movies from database
        $movies = Movie::with('movie_actors')
                       ->whereIn('id', $moviesArray)
                       ->get();

        // Return to view with data
        return view('movies.index', ['movies' => $movies]);
    } else {
         return redirect()->route('movies');
    }
}

private function searchMovies($text)
{
    $params = [
        'index' => Movie::ELASTIC_INDEX,
        'type' => Movie::ELASTIC_TYPE,
        'body' => [
            'sort' => [
                '_score'
            ],
            'query' => [
               'bool' => [
                   'should' => [
                        ['match' => [
                            'name' => [
                               'query'     => $text,
                               'fuzziness' => '2'
                            ]
                        ]],
                        ['match' => [
                            'description' => [
                                'query'     => $text,
                                'fuzziness' => '1'
                            ]
                        ]],
                        ['match' => [
                            'actors' => [
                                'query'     => $text,
                                'fuzziness' => '1'
                            ]
                        ]]
                   ]
                ],
            ],
         ]
    ];
    $data = $this->client->search($params);
    return $data;
}