cloud setup instructions

README.md

@@ -5,11 +5,41 @@ Firetable is a simple CMS for Google Firebase.
 ## Setup instructions
 
 create a firebase project
-enable firestore
-enable google auth
-create an algolia project
 
-clone repo
+- enable firestore
+- enable google auth
+  create an algolia project
+
+Cloud functions setup
+
+set environment variables
+
+```
+firebase functions:config:set algolia.app=YOUR_APP_ID algolia.key=ADMIN_API_KEY
+```
+
+deploy update and delete algolia records
+
+```
+const functions = require("firebase-functions");
+const env = functions.config();
+const algolia = require("algoliasearch");
+exports.updateAlgoliaRecord = functions.https.onCall(async (data, context) => {
+    const client = algolia(env.algolia.appid, env.algolia.apikey);
+    const index = client.initIndex(data.collection);
+    await index.partialUpdateObject(Object.assign({ objectID: data.id }, data.doc));
+    return true;
+});
+
+exports.deleteAlgoliaRecord = functions.https.onCall(async (data, context) => {
+    const client = algolia(env.algolia.appid, env.algolia.apikey);
+    const index = client.initIndex(data.collection);
+    await index.deleteObject(data.id);
+    return true;
+});
+```
+
+Clone repo
 
 add .env file to the project directory
 
@@ -20,6 +50,14 @@ REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_APP_ID =
 REACT_APP_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY =
 ```
 
-yarn
+install dependencies
 
+```
+yarn
+```
+
+Run project locally
+
+```
 yarn start
+```