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typesense_client_collection_schema_document_indexing_and_search.py

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This quickstart guide demonstrates how to initialize a Typesense client, creat

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typesense_client_collection_schema_document_indexing_and_search.py
1import typesense
2
3# Initialize the client
4client = typesense.Client({
5    'nodes': [{
6        'host': 'localhost', # For Typesense Cloud use xxx.a1.typesense.net
7        'port': '8108',      # For Typesense Cloud use 443
8        'protocol': 'http'   # For Typesense Cloud use https
9    }],
10    'api_key': 'xyz',
11    'connection_timeout_seconds': 2
12})
13
14# Define a collection schema
15books_schema = {
16    'name': 'books',
17    'fields': [
18        {'name': 'title', 'type': 'string'},
19        {'name': 'authors', 'type': 'string[]'},
20        {'name': 'publication_year', 'type': 'int32'},
21        {'name': 'ratings_count', 'type': 'int32'},
22        {'name': 'average_rating', 'type': 'float'},
23        {'name': 'image_url', 'type': 'string'}
24    ],
25    'default_sorting_field': 'ratings_count'
26}
27
28# Create the collection
29client.collections.create(books_schema)
30
31# Index a document
32book = {
33    'id': '1',
34    'title': 'The Hunger Games',
35    'authors': ['Suzanne Collins'],
36    'publication_year': 2008,
37    'ratings_count': 4780653,
38    'average_rating': 4.34,
39    'image_url': 'https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447303603l/2767052.jpg'
40}
41
42client.collections['books'].documents.create(book)
43
44# Search the collection
45search_parameters = {
46    'q'         : 'hunger',
47    'query_by'  : 'title',
48    'sort_by'   : 'ratings_count:desc'
49}
50
51results = client.collections['books'].documents.search(search_parameters)
52print(results)