indicesdeleteindex.go

// Copyright 2013 Matthew Baird
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package elastigo

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
)

// The delete API allows you to delete one or more indices through an API. This operation may fail
// if the elasticsearch configuration has been set to forbid deleting indexes.
func (c *Conn) DeleteIndex(index string) (BaseResponse, error) {
	var url string
	var retval BaseResponse

	if len(index) > 0 {
		url = fmt.Sprintf("/%s", index)
	} else {
		return retval, fmt.Errorf("You must specify at least one index to delete")
	}

	body, err := c.DoCommand("DELETE", url, nil, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return retval, err
	}

	jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(body, &retval)
	if jsonErr != nil {
		return retval, jsonErr
	}

	return retval, err
}