gistfile1.java

SearchResponse searchResponse = client.prepareSearch()
        .setQuery(matchAllQuery())
        .setSize(35)
        .setScroll(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(2))
        .addSort("field", SortOrder.ASC)
        .execute().actionGet();

assertThat(searchResponse.hits().getTotalHits(), equalTo(100l));
assertThat(searchResponse.hits().hits().length, equalTo(35));

searchResponse = client.prepareSearchScroll(searchResponse.scrollId())
        .setScroll(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(2))
        .execute().actionGet();

assertThat(searchResponse.hits().getTotalHits(), equalTo(100l));
assertThat(searchResponse.hits().hits().length, equalTo(35));
for (SearchHit hit : searchResponse.hits()) {
    assertThat(((Number) hit.sortValues()[0]).longValue(), equalTo(counter++));
}

searchResponse = client.prepareSearchScroll(searchResponse.scrollId())
        .setScroll(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(2))
        .execute().actionGet();

assertThat(searchResponse.hits().getTotalHits(), equalTo(100l));
assertThat(searchResponse.hits().hits().length, equalTo(30));
for (SearchHit hit : searchResponse.hits()) {
    assertThat(((Number) hit.sortValues()[0]).longValue(), equalTo(counter++));
}