Algolia in Azure - node.js

Question

I am using firebase for my android application and am performing full text search using Algolia which is suggested by all the blogs. I have successfully developed the script and its functioning properly. Now I want to host the script to run 24* 7. As I have an azure account , how do I go about uploading the script ? I have tried uploading the following as a function , web app but have been unsuccessful .
PS:- I have tried Heroku but wasn't satisfied.
The Script.
var http = require('http');
var port = process.env.port || 1337;
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
res.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(port);
var dotenv = require('dotenv');
var firebaseAdmin = require("firebase-admin");
var algoliasearch = require('algoliasearch');
var algoliasearchHelper = require('algoliasearch-helper');
// load values from the .env file in this directory into process.env
dotenv.load();
// configure firebase
var serviceAccount = require("./serviceAccountKey.json");
firebaseAdmin.initializeApp({
credential: firebaseAdmin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
databaseURL: process.env.FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL
});
var database = firebaseAdmin.database();
// configure algolia
var algolia = algoliasearch(process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID, process.env.ALGOLIA_API_KEY);
var index = algolia.initIndex('books');
var contactsRef = database.ref("/BookFair");
contactsRef.on('child_added', addOrUpdateIndexRecord);
contactsRef.on('child_changed', addOrUpdateIndexRecord);
contactsRef.on('child_removed', deleteIndexRecord);
function addOrUpdateIndexRecord(dataSnapshot) {
// Get Firebase object
var firebaseObject = dataSnapshot.val();
// Specify Algolia's objectID using the Firebase object key
firebaseObject.objectID = dataSnapshot.key;
// Add or update object
index.saveObject(firebaseObject, function(err, content) {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
console.log('Firebase object indexed in Algolia', firebaseObject.objectID);
});
}
function deleteIndexRecord(dataSnapshot) {
// Get Algolia's objectID from the Firebase object key
var objectID = dataSnapshot.key;
// Remove the object from Algolia
index.deleteObject(objectID, function(err, content) {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
console.log('Firebase object deleted from Algolia', objectID);
});
}
var queries = database.ref("/queries");
queries.on('child_added', addOrUpdateIndexRecordN);
function addOrUpdateIndexRecordN(dataSnapshot) {
// Get Firebase object
var firebaseObject = dataSnapshot.val();
// Specify Algolia's objectID using the Firebase object key
firebaseObject.objectID = dataSnapshot.key;
// Add or update object
var collegeName = "";
var query_ID_LOLWA= "";
var year="";
var query = "";
var counter = 0;
for(var i in firebaseObject){
var c = firebaseObject.charAt(i);
if(c=='/'){
counter = counter + 1;
continue;
}
else{
if(counter==2)
collegeName = collegeName + c;
else if(counter == 3)
year = year+c;
else if(counter == 1)
query_ID_LOLWA = query_ID_LOLWA + c;
else
query = query +c;
}
}
console.log(collegeName);
console.log(year);
console.log(query_ID_LOLWA);
console.log(query);
const query_final = query_ID_LOLWA;
var helper = algoliasearchHelper(algoliasearch("****", "****"), 'books', {
facets: ['collegeName', 'year','priority']});
helper.on('result', function(data,query_ID_LOLWA){
data.getFacetValues('priority',{sortBy: ['count:desc']});
console.log(data.hits);
var path_query = "/queries_answers/"+query_final;
path_query = path_query.toString();
console.log(path_query);
if(data.hits.length==0){
console.log("No results");
database.ref(path_query).push(-1);
}
else if(data.hits.length>1){
var ID = 1;
var counter = -1;
var length = data.hits.length-1;
for(var h in data.hits){
counter = counter + 1;
if( (counter%5 == 0) && (counter != 0)){
ID = ID + 1;
}
database.ref(path_query+"/"+ID).push(data.hits[h].uuid);
}
database.ref(path_query+"/totalResults").push(data.hits.length);
}
else{
database.ref(path_query+"/totalResults").push(data.hits.length);
for(var h in data.hits)
database.ref(path_query+"/1").push(data.hits[h].uuid);
}
});
helper.addFacetRefinement('collegeName', collegeName);
helper.addFacetRefinement('year',year);
helper.setQuery(query);
helper.search();
/*index.search(firebaseObject, function(err, content) {
if (err) {
console.error(err);
return;
}
console.log(content.hits);
for (var h in content.hits) {
console.log('Hit(' + content.hits[h].objectID + '): ' + content.hits[h].uuid);
}
database.ref("/query_result").push(content.hits);
});*/
}

Answer 1

Without more details than but have been unsuccessful, the only advice one could give you is to follow the usual steps to get a time-based Azure function deployed.
The simplest way is to use the Azure Portal:
Login to your Microsoft Azure account
Create a Function App to host your function
Add a Timer-triggered Function
Select the TimerTrigger-Javascript template to get started
At this point, you'll have a function that runs every minute. You can check the logs to confirm it is working.
You now want to configure its frequency:
Update the function's Timer Schedule (in the Integrate tab) to set how frequently the function should run
Finally, replace the template's code with your own.
You can find a detailed tutorial here with explanations on how to achieve each of these steps.