final BulkRequestBuilder bulkRequestBuilder = client.prepareBulk();

        final SuggestItem[] mergedItems = mergeItems(items);
        if (mergedItems.length == 0) {
            return new SuggestWriterResult();
        }

        for (final SuggestItem item : mergedItems) {
            final GetResponse getResponse = client.prepareGet().setIndex(index).setId(item.getId()).get(settings.getIndexTimeout());