Doctrine\Search\ElasticSearch\Client::createType PHP Method

    public function createType(ClassMetadata $metadata)
    {
        $type = $this->getIndex($metadata->index)->getType($metadata->type);
        $properties = $this->getMapping($metadata->fieldMappings);
        $rootProperties = $this->getRootMapping($metadata->rootMappings);
        $mapping = new Mapping($type, $properties);
        $mapping->disableSource($metadata->source);
        if (isset($metadata->boost)) {
            $mapping->setParam('_boost', array('name' => '_boost', 'null_value' => $metadata->boost));
        }
        if (isset($metadata->parent)) {
            $mapping->setParent($metadata->parent);
        }
        foreach ($rootProperties as $key => $value) {
            $mapping->setParam($key, $value);
        }
        $mapping->send();
        return $type;
    }