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API-first search and discovery for your Java applications.

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What is Algolia

What is Algolia

Algolia empowers modern developers to build world class search and discovery experiences without any DevOps.
Libraries with every major language and framework make it easy to enrich your users' experiences. 

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API-first search and discovery for your Java applications

Utilize the Algolia open-source Java API client to index your data, configure your search, add analytics and much more.  

Algolia is an API-First Search and Discovery platform that empowers builders to compose experiences at scale. Explore Algolia. 

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Features

  • Gives API access to all Algolia functionality, settings, advanced features, and ML/AI products

  • Minimal dependency set

  • Conflict and conflict-free packages (über-jars and standard jars)

  • Maven, Gradle, jars publicly available

  • POJO, JSON, Jackson2

  • Background retry strategy to ensure uptime

  • Seamless batching via iterators to optimize number of network calls

  • Zero downtime reindexing feature

  • Asynchronous and synchronous methods to interact with Algolia's API

  • Injectable HTTP client

Version

  • Supports Java from 1.8 to 12

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  • Install (get a free account here.)
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    <! Algolia library with Apache HTTP requester (compatible with Java 8 and above) > 
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    <dependency>
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      <groupId>com.algolia</groupId>
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      <artifactId>algoliasearch-core</artifactId>
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      <version>3.10.0</version>
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    </dependency>
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    <dependency>
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      <groupId>com.algolia</groupId>
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      <artifactId>algoliasearch-apache</artifactId>
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      <version>3.10.0</version>
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    </dependency>
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    mvn compile
  • Index
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    // Sync version
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    index.saveObjects(Arrays.asList(
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        new Contact()
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        .setFirstName("Jimmie")
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        .setLastName("Barninger")
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        .setObjectID("myID"),
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        new Contact()
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        .setFirstName("Warren")
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        .setLastName("Speach")
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        .setObjectID("myID2")
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    ));
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    // Async version
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    index.saveObjectsAsync(Arrays.asList(
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        new Contact()
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        .setFirstName("Jimmie")
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        .setLastName("Barninger")
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        .setObjectID("myID"),
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        new Contact()
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        .setFirstName("Warren")
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        .setLastName("Speach")
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        .setObjectID("myID2")
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    ));
  • Search
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    SearchIndex<Contact> index = client.initIndex("contacts", Contact.class);
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    SearchResult<Contact> search1 = index.search(new Query("query string"));
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    SearchResult<Contact> search2 =
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      index
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        .search(new Query("query string")
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          .setAttributesToRetrieve(Arrays.asList("firstname", "lastname"))
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          .setHitsPerPage(50)
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        );
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    // Async version
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    CompletableFuture<SearchResult<Contact>> search1 = 
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      index.searchAsync(new Query("query string"));
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    CompletableFuture<SearchResult<Contact>> search2 =
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      index
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        .searchAsync(new Query("query string")
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          .setAttributesToRetrieve(Arrays.asList("firstname", "lastname"))
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          .setHitsPerPage(50)
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        );
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