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Utilize the Algolia open-source Kotlin client to index your data, configure your search, add analytics and much more.
Algolia maintains and supports the Kotlin client and highly recommends you use it in your Android applications.
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1// Gradle 2dependencies { 3 // [...] 4 implementation 'com.algolia:algoliasearch-android:3.+' 5 // This will automatically update to the latest v3 release when you build your project 6}
Index
1List<JSONObject> array = new ArrayList<JSONObject>(); 2array.add( 3 new JSONObject() 4 .put("firstname", "Jimmie") 5 .put("lastname", "Barninger") 6 .put("objectID", "myID") 7); 8array.add( 9 new JSONObject() 10 .put("firstname", "Warren") 11 .put("lastname", "Speach") 12 .put("objectID", "myID2") 13); 14 15index.saveObjectsAsync(new JSONArray(array), null);
Search
1Index index = client.getIndex("contacts"); 2 3// Add settings 4Query query = new Query("query string") 5 .setAttributesToRetrieve("firstname", "lastname") 6 .setHitsPerPage(50); 7 8// Perform search 9index.searchAsync(query, new CompletionHandler() { 10 @Override 11 public void requestCompleted(JSONObject content, AlgoliaException error) { 12 // [...] 13 } 14});
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