[MODEL] Added the ability to import records into a different index/type

    Article.import index: 'my-new-index', type: 'my-other-type'

Author: karmi

elasticsearch-model/lib/elasticsearch/model/importing.rb

@@ -60,20 +60,24 @@ module ClassMethods
         #
         #    Article.import refresh: true
         #
+        # @example Import the records into a different index/type than the default one
+        #
+        #    Article.import index: 'my-new-index', type: 'my-other-type'
         #
         def import(options={}, &block)
-          errors = 0
+          errors       = 0
+          refresh      = options.delete(:refresh) || false
+          target_index = options.delete(:index)   || index_name
+          target_type  = options.delete(:type)    || document_type
 
           if options.delete(:force)
-            self.create_index! force: true
+            self.create_index! force: true, index: target_index
           end
 
-          refresh = options.delete(:refresh) || false
-
           __find_in_batches(options) do |batch|
             response = client.bulk \
-                         index:   index_name,
-                         type:    document_type,
+                         index:   target_index,
+                         type:    target_type,
                          body:    batch
 
             yield response if block_given?

elasticsearch-model/test/unit/importing_test.rb

@@ -91,7 +91,33 @@ def importing_mixin
         assert_equal true, options[:force]
       end
 
+      DummyImportingModel.expects(:index_name).returns('foo')
+      DummyImportingModel.expects(:document_type).returns('foo')
+
       DummyImportingModel.import force: true, foo: 'bar'
     end
+
+    should "allow passing a different index / type" do
+      Elasticsearch::Model::Adapter.expects(:from_class)
+                                   .with(DummyImportingModel)
+                                   .returns(DummyImportingAdapter)
+
+      DummyImportingModel.__send__ :include, Elasticsearch::Model::Importing
+
+      client = mock('client')
+
+      client
+        .expects(:bulk)
+          .with do |options|
+            assert_equal 'my-new-index',  options[:index]
+            assert_equal 'my-other-type', options[:type]
+            true
+          end
+        .returns({'items' => [ {'index' => {} }]})
+
+      DummyImportingModel.stubs(:client).returns(client)
+
+      DummyImportingModel.import index: 'my-new-index', type: 'my-other-type'
+    end
   end
 end