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Total count
By default ES doesn't return the total number of hits. So, when calling total_count or total_pages a second request might be sent to ES.
To avoid a second roundtrip, use track_total_hits:
search = Article.search("Quick brown fox")
search.hits
# ArticleSearch Search {…}
# ArticleSearch Search (81.8ms / took 16ms)
=> […]
search.total_count
# ArticleSearch Search {…, track_total_hits: true }
# ArticleSearch Search (135.3ms / took 76ms)
=> 276
search = Article.search("Quick brown fox").track_total_hits
search.hits
# ArticleSearch Search {…, track_total_hits: true }
# ArticleSearch Search (120.2ms / took 56ms)
=> […]
search.total_count
=> 276