Elasticsearch - Cooking Recipes

Simple NodeJS API with Elasticsearch and Redis

Requirements

• Node.js v16+
• Docker & Docker Compose
• Optional: local Elasticsearch & Redis for development without Docker

Run

Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/alitinart/elasticsearch-nodejs

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Run with Docker

docker compose up --build

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Run without Docker

Make sure to create and setup a .env file.

In there you must include:

• ELASTIC_SEARCH_HOST
• REDIS_HOST
• CACHE_TIME

Run the API via terminal using:

npm start

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API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/recipes/search?q=<query>	Search recipes by title, ingredients, or tags
POST	/api/recipes	Create a new recipe
POST	/api/recipes/bulk	Bulk create multiple recipes
PATCH	/api/recipes/:id	Update a recipe by ID
DELETE	/api/recipes/:id	Delete a recipe by ID