Add method to get the raw index information

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Related to https://github.com/meilisearch/integration-guides/issues/120

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This SDK provides a method to get an index (getIndex) and this method returns an instance of Index. Some users want to get the raw version of the index, I mean the exact JSON response returned by the MeiliSearch server, not an instance.

Some SDKs already provide a way to get this raw index information but this is not convenient, example in PHP:

$client->index('movies')->fetchRawInfo();

We need to add the getRawIndex method, accessible from the Client instance, to make it more convient.

Prototype:

getRawIndex(string indexUID) -> object/struct/dict of the MeiliSearch response

Ex in PHP:

$client->getRawIndex('movies');

TODO:

• Add getRawIndex() method to the Client instance without duplicating the code (if fetchRawInfo() already exists for example)
• Add tests

[artfuldev]

I just want to add here that I’m working on this so that other people don’t waste their time on this, or my time 😃 At the very least, if someone else also wants to pick up this issue, please add a comment here. I also hope to post updates every so often so this doesn’t go stale.

[artfuldev]

I can see that the client today supports

const index = await client.index("createdIndexTest").getRawInfo();

If I understand correctly, we want an additional (short-cut) API:

const index = await client.getRawIndex("createdIndexTest");

Is that right?