In one of my applications, I am to execute a search on multiple fields/columns. Its an Advanced Search and there are over 20 fields using which a user can search for results. For example, a user can search for bookings based on

Booking Id
Account Holder First Name
Account Holder Last Name
Passenger First Name
Passenger Last Name
Passenger Age
From Location
To Location
Booking Status
Name of the Airline

and 13 such fields.

I am trying to figure out if

1. Hibernate Search can and should be used here? If so, how? I was unable to find an example for such a complex search using Hibernate Search.

2. Instead of Hibernate search, I can simply use Hibernate and maybe design a multi-threaded search depending in the number of parameters. Would that be a good idea?

3. Is it possible to use Hibernate Filters here?

Can someone please provide inputs or reference links?

Thanks,

Shardul.