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import ParameterTypes from "@site/src/components/ParameterTypes"

# AbstractSearchService

## Implements

- [ISearchService](../interfaces/ISearchService.mdx)

## Constructors

### constructor

`Protected **new AbstractSearchService**(container, options)`

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "container",
    "type": "`any`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "options",
    "type": "`any`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

## Properties

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "isDefault",
    "type": "`any`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "options_",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

## Accessors

### options

`get**options**(): Record&#60;string, unknown&#62;`

#### Returns

`Record<string, unknown>`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Record",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

## Methods

### addDocuments

`Abstract **addDocuments**(indexName, documents, type): unknown`

Used to index documents by the search engine provider

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "documents",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "description": "documents array to be indexed",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "type",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "of documents to be added (e.g: products, regions, orders, etc)",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### createIndex

`Abstract **createIndex**(indexName, options): unknown`

Used to create an index

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "options",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "description": "the options",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### deleteAllDocuments

`Abstract **deleteAllDocuments**(indexName): unknown`

Used to delete all documents

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### deleteDocument

`Abstract **deleteDocument**(indexName, document_id): unknown`

Used to delete document

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "document_id",
    "type": "`string` \\| `number`",
    "description": "the id of the document",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### getIndex

`Abstract **getIndex**(indexName): unknown`

Used to get an index

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### replaceDocuments

`Abstract **replaceDocuments**(indexName, documents, type): unknown`

Used to replace documents

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "documents",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "description": "array of document objects that will replace existing documents",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "type",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "type of documents to be replaced (e.g: products, regions, orders, etc)",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### search

`Abstract **search**(indexName, query, options): unknown`

Used to search for a document in an index

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "query",
    "type": "``null`` \\| `string`",
    "description": "the search query",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "options",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "description": "any options passed to the request object other than the query and indexName - additionalOptions contain any provider specific options",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

___

### updateSettings

`Abstract **updateSettings**(indexName, settings): unknown`

Used to update the settings of an index

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "indexName",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "the index name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "settings",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "description": "settings object",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Returns

`unknown`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "unknown",
    "type": "`unknown`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "returns response from search engine provider",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />