How to run Algolia Firestore extension import script?

Question

I'm installing the Algolia extension for Firestore. Setup works just fine and it updates indices on add delete and update. But now I want to backfill it with existing data.

The following steps are provided in the setup guide but I have no clue on HOW to run that script. I've tried pasting it directly in node shell and powershell, adding it to a js or ps1 file and running that but I don't know what kind of script this is.

How do I run this script? (I have a service account json next to it)

Beriosova

did you actually make this work? For me when running the script, the command is not completing. Also have this question up. Did it work for you ? – Exon

Answer 1

It's bash...

It works when pasted directly in bash with spaces on each newline after the line terminator. Or as a .sh file from the commandline.

#!/bin/bash
LOCATION=europe-west3\
  ALGOLIA_APP_ID=xxx\
  ALGOLIA_API_KEY=xxx\
  ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME=organizations\
  COLLECTION_PATH=organizations\
  FIELDS=name,address,city\
  GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=./xxx.json\
  npx firestore-algolia-search

Beriosova

firebaser here Thanks for flagging and clarifying the documentation Jonathan. 👍 This could/should indeed have been made clearer in those instructions. I've flagged it with the team. – Lollop

Frank this still has not been made clear. I have to this day still not have been successfull at running this script. – Decane