update index settings when updating a collection (#328)

Author: Haye de Wit

connectors/collection.js

@@ -152,5 +152,26 @@ module.exports = ({ services, models, logger }) => {
       }
       return entries
     },
+
+    /**
+     * Returns MeiliSearch index settings from model definition.
+     * @param collection - Name of the Collection.
+     * @typedef Settings
+     * @type {import('meilisearch').Settings}
+     * @return {Settings} - MeiliSearch index settings
+     */
+    getSettings: function (collection) {
+      const model = models[collection].meilisearch || {}
+      const settings = model.settings || {}
+
+      if (typeof settings !== 'object') {
+        logger.warn(
+          `[MEILISEARCH]: "settings" provided in the model of the ${collection} must be an object.`
+        )
+        return {}
+      }
+
+      return settings
+    },
   }
 }

connectors/meilisearch/index.js

@@ -279,6 +279,20 @@ module.exports = async ({ storeConnector, collectionConnector }) => {
           entries: transformedEntries,
         })
 
+        // Get MeiliSearch Index settings from model
+        const settings = collectionConnector.getSettings(collection)
+
+        // Update MeiliSearch index settings if settings not empty
+        if (settings && Object.keys(settings).length !== 0) {
+          try {
+            await client.index(indexUid).updateSettings(settings)
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.error(
+              `[MEILISEARCH]: Failed updating MeiliSearch settings for collection: ${collection}. Please check your settings.`
+            )
+          }
+        }
+
         // Add documents in MeiliSearch
         const { updateId } = await client
           .index(indexUid)