alias_for_staging.rb

WebSite.all.each do |web_site|
  next if web_site.s_id == 'evan_site_test'
  begin 
    puts "checking for actual index..."
    response = UserSession.__elasticsearch__.client.perform_request('HEAD',web_site.namespaced_user_session_index_name,{})
    UserSession.__elasticsearch__.client.perform_request('POST', '_aliases',{}, {actions: [{ add: { index: web_site.namespaced_user_session_index_name, alias: UserSession.index_name}}]})
  rescue
    puts "index not found"
    puts "checking for alias"
    begin
      response = UserSession.__elasticsearch__.client.perform_request('GET',"_alias/#{web_site.namespaced_user_session_index_name}",{})
    rescue Elasticsearch::Transport::Transport::Errors::NotFound
      puts "alias not found..."
      puts "creating alias to combined"
      UserSession.__elasticsearch__.client.perform_request('POST', '_aliases',{}, {actions: [{ add: { index: "user_sessions_combined", alias: web_site.namespaced_user_session_index_name }}]})
    end
  end
end
UserSession.__elasticsearch__.client.perform_request('POST', '_aliases',{}, {actions: [{ add: { index: "user_sessions_combined", alias: UserSession.index_name}}]})

es_queries

GET _cat/indices?v=true
GET _cat/recovery?active_only=true



GET _aliases

POST _aliases
{
  "actions": [
    {
      "add": {
        "index": "34f39ed43ef00d65d1c57_user_sessions_staging",
        "alias": "user_sessions_staging"
      }
    }
  ]
}