Change settings script

javascript/change_settings.js

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+/*
+Change Settings
+This Script is an exmaple of how to change index settings using the API client.
+*/
+
+// Install the API client: https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-client/getting-started/install/javascript/?client=javascript
+const algoliasearch = require("algoliasearch");
+const dotenv = require("dotenv");
+
+dotenv.config();
+
+// Get your Algolia Application ID and (admin) API key from the dashboard: https://www.algolia.com/account/api-keys
+// and choose a name for your index. Add these environment variables to a `.env` file:
+const ALGOLIA_APP_ID = process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID;
+const ALGOLIA_API_KEY = process.env.ALGOLIA_API_KEY;
+const ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME = process.env.ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME;
+
+// Start the API client
+// https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-client/getting-started/instantiate-client-index/
+const client = algoliasearch(ALGOLIA_APP_ID, ALGOLIA_API_KEY);
+
+// Create an index (or connect to it, if an index with the name `ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME` already exists)
+// https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-client/getting-started/instantiate-client-index/#initialize-an-index
+const index = client.initIndex(ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME);
+
+// Change the settings in the index
+// https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/api-methods/set-settings/
+
+// try catch for errors
+try {
+  index.setSettings({
+      'searchableAttributes': ['name', 'address'],
+      'customRanking': ['desc(followers)']
+    }).wait().then(() => {
+        // done
+
+  });
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error("An error occurred: ", error);
+}