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Take a self-guided product tour to see for yourself (no registration required).This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” expected a list of points but got a point ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: .

Log Context
Log “expected a list of points but got a point”classname is GeoJson.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
return coordinate; } public MultiPoint asMultiPoint() { if (coordinate != null) { throw new ElasticsearchException("expected a list of points but got a point"); } Listpoints = new ArrayList<>(); for (CoordinateNode node : children) { points.add(node.asPoint()); }
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