HttpSolrServer solr = new HttpSolrServer( SOLR_URL );
// Docs to submit
Collection<SolrInputDocument> batch = new ArrayList<SolrInputDocument>();
// Parent Doc 1, a person mamed John Jones
SolrInputDocument person1 = new SolrInputDocument();
person1.addField( "id", "john_jones" );
person1.addField( "content_type", "person" );
// "_t" suffix tells Solr that it's text
person1.addField( "first_name_t", "John" );
person1.addField( "last_name_t", "Jones" );
// states and history used in edismax examples
person1.addField( "states_t", "California Nevada Idaho Maine" );
person1.addField( "history_t", "safe accident accident accident accident accident" );
// child docs, the vehicles he owns
SolrInputDocument p1_car1 = new SolrInputDocument();
p1_car1.addField( "id", "jj_car1" );
p1_car1.addField( "content_type", "car" );
// For cars "make" is an alias for "manufacturer"
p1_car1.addField( "make_t", "Honda" );
p1_car1.addField( "model_t", "Accord" );
SolrInputDocument p1_car2 = new SolrInputDocument();
p1_car2.addField( "id", "jj_car2" );
p1_car2.addField( "content_type", "car" );
p1_car2.addField( "make_t", "Nissan" );
p1_car2.addField( "model_t", "Maxima" );
SolrInputDocument p1_bike1 = new SolrInputDocument();
p1_bike1.addField( "id", "jj_bike1" );
p1_bike1.addField( "content_type", "bike" );
p1_bike1.addField( "make_t", "Yamaha" );
p1_bike1.addField( "model_t", "Passion" );
SolrInputDocument p1_bike2 = new SolrInputDocument();
p1_bike2.addField( "id", "jj_bike2" );
p1_bike2.addField( "content_type", "bike" );
p1_bike2.addField( "make_t", "Peugeot" );
p1_bike2.addField( "model_t", "Vivacity" );
// Add children to parent
person1.addChildDocument( p1_car1 );
person1.addChildDocument( p1_car2 );
person1.addChildDocument( p1_bike1 );
person1.addChildDocument( p1_bike2 );
// Add parent to batch
batch.add( person1 );
// Parent Doc 2, person mamed Satish Smith
SolrInputDocument person2 = new SolrInputDocument();
person2.addField( "id", "satish_smith" );
person2.addField( "content_type", "person" );
person2.addField( "first_name_t", "Satish" );
person2.addField( "last_name_t", "Smith" );
person2.addField( "states_t", "California Texas California Maine Vermont Connecticut" );
person2.addField( "history_t", "safe safe safe safe safe safe safe safe accident" );
// Vehicles (child docs)
SolrInputDocument p2_car1 = new SolrInputDocument();
p2_car1.addField( "id", "ss_car1" );
p2_car1.addField( "content_type", "car" );
p2_car1.addField( "make_t", "Peugeot" );
p2_car1.addField( "model_t", "iOn" );
SolrInputDocument p2_bike1 = new SolrInputDocument();
p2_bike1.addField( "id", "ss_bike1" );
p2_bike1.addField( "content_type", "bike" );
p2_bike1.addField( "make_t", "Honda" );
p2_bike1.addField( "model_t", "Spree" );
// link objects and add to batch
person2.addChildDocument( p2_car1 );
person2.addChildDocument( p2_bike1 );
batch.add( person2 );
System.out.println( "Adding batch of " + batch.size() + " parent docs" );
// Submit as a group
solr.add( batch );
solr.commit();