2.0.5

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@apiclient.xyz/elasticsearch",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.0.5",
   "private": false,
   "description": "log to elasticsearch in a kibana compatible format",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiclient.xyz/elasticsearch',
-  version: '2.0.3',
+  version: '2.0.5',
   description: 'log to elasticsearch in a kibana compatible format'
 }

ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts

@@ -71,26 +71,40 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
   async startPipingSession(options: { onlyNew?: boolean }) {
     this.sessionDocs.clear();
     this.onlyNew = options.onlyNew;
+  
     if (this.onlyNew) {
-      // Retrieve and store the latest timestamp
+      try {
         const response = await this.client.search({
           index: this.index,
           sort: '@timestamp:desc',
           size: 1,
         });
+  
+        // If the search query succeeded, the index exists.
         const hit = response.body.hits.hits[0];
         this.latestTimestamp = hit?._source?.['@timestamp'] || null;
+  
         if (this.latestTimestamp) {
           console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode. Hence we are omitting documents prior to ${this.latestTimestamp}`);
         } else {
-        `Working in "onlyNew" mode, but no documents found in index ${this.index}. Hence processing all documents now.`
+          console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode, but no documents found in index ${this.index}. Hence processing all documents now.`);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        // If the search query failed, the index likely doesn't exist or some other error occurred.
+        if (e.meta && e.meta.statusCode === 404) {
+          console.log(`Index ${this.index} does not exist. Working in "onlyNew" mode, but will process all documents as the index is empty.`);
+        } else {
+          console.log(`An error occurred while trying to retrieve the latest timestamp: ${e}`);
+        }
+  
+        this.latestTimestamp = null;
       }
     }
   }
   
+  
+
   async pipeDocument(optionsArg: { docId: string; timestamp?: string | number; doc: any }) {
-    // If 'onlyNew' is true, compare the document timestamp with the latest timestamp
-
     await this.ensureIndexExists(optionsArg.doc);
 
     const documentBody = {
@@ -98,6 +112,7 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
       ...(optionsArg.timestamp && { '@timestamp': optionsArg.timestamp }),
     };
 
+    // If 'onlyNew' is true, compare the document timestamp with the latest timestamp
     if (this.onlyNew) {
       if (this.latestTimestamp && optionsArg.timestamp <= this.latestTimestamp) {
         // Omit the document