Add alias for fields in strapi.

[MSid01]

I want to use geosearch widget from algolia and it requires _geoloc object in the hits or record in the index. The problem is strapi does not allow to use "_geoloc" as its field name( it violates regex pattern).

[MattieBelt]

Hey @MSid01,

Thanks for your feature request, I think this could be a good addition.
Could you share an example of the config, I think an alias could work here because that doesn't make this a Algolia dependent feature. I just don't want to over complicated the config file, I'm open to suggestions.

If you want, feel free to submit an PR for this, if you need any help on setting up the workflow let me know. 👍🏼

[stafyniaksacha]

Can be something like:

module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
  search: {
    enabled: env.bool('SEARCH_PLUGIN', false),
    config: {
      // ...
      contentTypes: [
        {
          name: 'api::episode.episode',
          index: 'episode',
          fields: [
            'id', 
            'title', 
            'subtitle', 
            // computed field
            {
               field: '_geoloc',
               resolve: (entity) => ({
                 lat: entity.jsonField.lat,
                 lon: entity.jsonField.lon,
              }),
            },
            // async computed field
            {
               field: '_external',
               resolve: async (entity) => {
                 // index external data
                 const data = await something(entity);

                 return data
              },
            },
          ],
        },
      ],
    },
  },
});

[MattieBelt]

@stafyniaksacha, that is a sweet config example, I really like to add computed fields and/or some sort of lifecyles. 🙏🏼
For now I'll be focusing on the admin panel development and afterwards I'll pick up some new features.