medusa-store/www/apps/docs/content/references/services/classes/AbstractSearchService.mdx

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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

 **options**: [object Object]

## 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": []
  }
]} />