Algolia Local Dev Loop

Overview

Set up a fast, reproducible local development workflow for Algolia. Use separate dev indices, mock the client in tests, and iterate without touching production data.

Prerequisites

• Completed algolia-install-auth setup
• Node.js 18+ with npm/pnpm
• Vitest or Jest for testing

Instructions

Step 1: Environment-Based Index Names

// src/algolia/config.ts
import { algoliasearch } from 'algoliasearch';