How do I update a Neo4j geospatial index? - neo4j

Question

Quite simply, this question or answer does not exist anywhere I have looked.
The objective is to reindex a node to update it's latitude and longitude properties.
The plugin I'm using to accomplish Geospatial operations in neo4j is called Spatial
Here is my setup
I create a pointlayer:
POST http://localhost:7474/db/data/ext/SpatialPlugin/graphdb/addSimplePointLayer
{
"layer" : "geom",
"lat" : "geolocation.lat",
"lon" : "geolocation.lon"
}
I then create a geom spatial index:
POST http://localhost:7474/db/data/index/node/
{
"name": "geom",
"config": {
"provider": "spatial",
"geometry_type": "point",
"lat": "geolocation.lat",
"lon": "geolocation.lon"
}
}
I finally add the node to the index:
POST http://localhost:7474/db/data/index/node/geom
{
"value": "dummy",
"key": "dummy",
"uri": "http://localhost:7474/db/data/node/5734"
}
I have a theory about how reindexing might be accomplished. First, I would remove the node from the geospatial index and then re-add it. But I'm concerned this may mess something up. I've read elsewhere that removing indexes and then adding them can create problems.
What is the proper way to reindex a node?

Answer 1

It looks as if you can just call POST on the index again. I don't know what the implications of this are yet. I also don't know if it creates a new index/node. It does seem to update correctly from my limited testing.
Example:
POST http://localhost:7474/db/data/index/node/geom
{
"value": "dummy",
"key": "dummy",
"uri": "http://localhost:7474/db/data/node/5734"
}
You can verify that the index node was not duplicated by running the following Cypher query.
MATCH (node { id: 5734 })
RETURN node
Important: The above id is NOT to be confused with the actual ID of the geospatial node itself. It is a property for referring to the node that you indexed.