def _clone(self):
        """
        Return a clone of the current search request. Performs a shallow copy
        of all the underlying objects. Used internally by most state modifying
        APIs.
        """
        s = super(Search, self)._clone()

        s._response_class = self._response_class
        s._sort = self._sort[:]
        s._source = copy.copy(self._source) \
            if self._source is not None else None
        s._highlight = self._highlight.copy()
        s._highlight_opts = self._highlight_opts.copy()
        s._suggest = self._suggest.copy()
        s._script_fields = self._script_fields.copy()
        for x in ('query', 'post_filter'):
            getattr(s, x)._proxied = getattr(self, x)._proxied

        # copy top-level bucket definitions
        if self.aggs._params.get('aggs'):
            s.aggs._params = {'aggs': self.aggs._params['aggs'].copy()}
        return s
Return a clone of the current search request. Performs a shallow copy
        of all the underlying objects. Used internally by most state modifying
        APIs.