@Override
  public void handleRequest(final RestRequest request, final RestChannel channel) {
    MultiSearchRequest multiSearchRequest = new MultiSearchRequest();
    multiSearchRequest.listenerThreaded(false);

    String[] indices = Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(request.param("index"));
    String[] types = Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(request.param("type"));
    IndicesOptions indicesOptions =
        IndicesOptions.fromRequest(request, multiSearchRequest.indicesOptions());

    try {
      multiSearchRequest.add(
          request.content(),
          request.contentUnsafe(),
          indices,
          types,
          request.param("search_type"),
          request.param("routing"),
          indicesOptions,
          allowExplicitIndex);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      try {
        XContentBuilder builder = restContentBuilder(request);
        channel.sendResponse(
            new XContentRestResponse(
                request,
                BAD_REQUEST,
                builder.startObject().field("error", e.getMessage()).endObject()));
      } catch (IOException e1) {
        logger.error("Failed to send failure response", e1);
      }
      return;
    }

    client.multiSearch(
        multiSearchRequest,
        new ActionListener<MultiSearchResponse>() {
          @Override
          public void onResponse(MultiSearchResponse response) {
            try {
              XContentBuilder builder = restContentBuilder(request);
              builder.startObject();
              response.toXContent(builder, request);
              builder.endObject();
              channel.sendResponse(new XContentRestResponse(request, OK, builder));
            } catch (Throwable e) {
              onFailure(e);
            }
          }

          @Override
          public void onFailure(Throwable e) {
            try {
              channel.sendResponse(new XContentThrowableRestResponse(request, e));
            } catch (IOException e1) {
              logger.error("Failed to send failure response", e1);
            }
          }
        });
  }