*
     * @param indexName the name of the index
     * @return the number of aliases, or 0 if none found or an error occurred
     */
    public int getAliasCount(final String indexName) {
        try (CurlResponse response =
                ComponentUtil.getCurlHelper().get("/_cat/aliases").param("format", "json").param("h", "alias,index").execute()) {