Integrate with external MeiliSearch server

apiserver/search.py

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+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+        format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+        level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+import requests
+
+MEILI_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:7700/'
+
+def create_index():
+    try:
+        json = dict(name='qotnews', uid='qotnews')
+        r = requests.post(MEILI_URL + 'indexes', json=json, timeout=2)
+        if r.status_code != 201:
+            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
+        return r.json()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise
+    except BaseException as e:
+        logging.error('Problem creating MeiliSearch index: {}'.format(str(e)))
+        return False
+
+def init():
+    create_index()
+
+def put_story(story):
+    story = story.copy()
+    story.pop('text', None)
+    story.pop('comments', None)
+    try:
+        r = requests.post(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/documents', json=[story], timeout=2)
+        if r.status_code != 202:
+            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
+        return r.json()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise
+    except BaseException as e:
+        logging.error('Problem putting MeiliSearch story: {}'.format(str(e)))
+        return False
+
+def search(q):
+    try:
+        params = dict(q=q, limit=250)
+        r = requests.get(MEILI_URL + 'indexes/qotnews/search', params=params, timeout=2)
+        if r.status_code != 200:
+            raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))
+        return r.json()['hits']
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise
+    except BaseException as e:
+        logging.error('Problem searching MeiliSearch: {}'.format(str(e)))
+        return False
+    
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    create_index()
+
+    print(search('the'))