Announcing the Firebase + Algolia search extension

The text discusses how to integrate Google Firebase Firestore database with Algolia search. It explains that while Firebase Firestore is a NoSQL cloud database, it does not support search functionality out of the box. To address this issue, users can turn to third-party applications like Algolia. However, integrating Algolia and Firebase involved multiple steps until recently. The new Firebase Extension Framework allows for easier integration with configuration-only extensions maintained and supported by extension providers. The Algolia extension can be installed with a click of a button or using a CLI, which will kick off a process to monitor the Firestore database for changes based on the configuration information provided by the developer.