Java API does not have a way to set global highlighting settings

[seallison]

There is no method in the Java API on SearchRequestBuilder to set the global highlighting options for 'fragment_size' or 'number_of_fragments'.

The documentation lists this ability in the 0.90.X series as well as 1.0.X series:

http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/0.90/search-request-highlighting.html#highlighting-settings

http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-request-highlighting.html#highlighting-settings

I am working around this by using the method:

addHighlightedField(name, fragmentSize, numberOfFragments)

But that is not ideal since my fragmentSize and numberOfFragments doesn't change on a per field basis.

Please see: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elasticsearch/a4K8yfMqim4

[javanna]

Agreed the highlighting API could be clearer :)

You could work around this by using the SearchSourceBuilder which allows you to set the HighlightBuilder, which is the object that allows you to control everything about highlighting.

[javanna]

Actually what I suggested was wrong as the HighlightBuilder doesn't expose those global options either. Fixing!