Correct exception for missing nested path

benwtrent · benwtrent · commit 84a7fb9e1c5f · 2025-08-04T12:16:50.000-04:00
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilder.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/query/NestedQueryBuilder.java
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public static <E extends Exception> Query toQuery(
             if (ignoreUnmapped) {
                 return new MatchNoDocsQuery();
             } else {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("[" + NAME + "] failed to find nested object under path [" + path + "]");
+                throw new QueryShardException(context, "[" + NAME + "] failed to find nested object under path [" + path + "]");
             }
         }
         final BitSetProducer parentFilter;

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public static <E extends Exception> Query toQuery(`
`300`	`300`	`if (ignoreUnmapped) {`
`301`	`301`	`return new MatchNoDocsQuery();`
`302`	`302`	`} else {`
`303`		`- throw new IllegalStateException("[" + NAME + "] failed to find nested object under path [" + path + "]");`
	`303`	`+ throw new QueryShardException(context, "[" + NAME + "] failed to find nested object under path [" + path + "]");`
`304`	`304`	`}`
`305`	`305`	`}`
`306`	`306`	`final BitSetProducer parentFilter;`