Undoing hardcoded acts_as_solr_reloaded Dismax Request type

acts_as_solr_reloaded_ext.rb

Solr::Request::Dismax.class_eval do

  def to_hash
    hash = super
    #hash[:defType] = 'edismax' # Kill this little hardcoded gem in acts_as_solr_reloaded
    hash[:tie] = @params[:tie_breaker]
    hash[:mm]  = @params[:minimum_match]
    hash[:qf]  = @params[:query_fields]
    hash[:pf]  = @params[:phrase_fields]
    hash[:ps]  = @params[:phrase_slop]
    hash[:bq]  = @params[:boost_query]
    hash[:boost]  = @params[:boost_functions]
    hash["q.alt"] = @params[:alternate_query]

    return hash
  end
end

This is not entirely correct, as we still are using Dismax instead of Standard, but this dirty hack might help your existing project get up and running quicker.

The correct approach in acts_as_solr_reloaded is to use filter_queries that were previously your standard query and pass user input directly as the main query.