algolia-core-workflow-b

name	algolia-core-workflow-b
description	Implement Algolia indexing pipeline: data sync, partial updates, synonyms, and rules. The secondary money-path workflow: keep your index in sync with source data. Trigger: "algolia indexing", "sync data to algolia", "algolia synonyms", "algolia rules", "algolia partial update", "algolia reindex".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Grep
version	1.0.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","search","algolia"]
compatible-with	claude-code

Algolia Core Workflow B — Indexing & Data Sync

Overview

Keep your Algolia index synchronized with your source database. Covers full reindex, incremental updates, partial updates, synonyms, and query rules.

Prerequisites

• Completed algolia-install-auth setup
• Familiarity with algolia-core-workflow-a (search)
• Source database or API with change tracking (timestamps, events)

Instructions

Step 1: Full Reindex with replaceAllObjects

import { algoliasearch } from 'algoliasearch';

const client = algoliasearch(process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID!, process.env.ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY!);

// replaceAllObjects atomically swaps index content
// Internally: creates temp index → indexes all records → moves temp to target
// Search continues on old data until swap is complete — zero downtime
async function fullReindex(records: Record<string, any>[]) {
  const { taskID } = await client.replaceAllObjects({
    indexName: 'products',
    objects: records,
    batchSize: 1000,  // Records per batch (default 1000)
  });
  await client.waitForTask({ indexName: 'products', taskID });
  console.log(`Full reindex complete: ${records.length} records`);
}