I completely agree with you. This was the case with me I forgot the experiment name and was not able to search..
Regards, Gagan On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Miller, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > As a user, I like the null string option and that behavior for when I > cant remember exactly what the name of something I am looking for is. > > It’s not tidy, but it keeps me from having to pull out something else and > look for it, if I recognize it when I see it. > > So I see a big plus to this personally, as a user. If I have too many > files, I use a wild card to make the list smaller. > > > > I think having both, the former for disorganized users like me, and the > latter “browse” for those who are more orderly. > > > > Just my 2c > > > > Mark > > > > *From:* Reagan, David Michael [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 04, 2014 1:45 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: PHP-Reference-Gateway | Query > > > > Hi, Gagan. I’m not sure how the API handles a null search query, but I > purposefully chose to make the field mandatory in the gateway. Maybe it’s > just me, but I find it strange that it would return everything when you > search for nothing. > > > > If it behaved as you describe, the page would list all of the > experiments/projects owned by that user. Presently, that functionality is > performed by the Browse page. Perhaps it would make sense to eliminate the > Browse page, and just use search for everything. I would be OK with that, > but I would advocate for the user having to enter a wildcard character like > ‘*’ instead of accepting an empty string. > > > > Dave > > > > *From:* Gagan Juneja [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Monday, June 02, 2014 1:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* PHP-Reference-Gateway | Query > > > > Hi Team, > > I am playing with the PHP version deployed of Airavata API ( > http://gw120.iu.xsede.org/PHP-Reference-Gateway/search_projects.php). > While doing search for an experiment or a project the search keyword (based > on the criteria I selected) is mandatory field. Which In my opinion should > not be mandatory and should return all possible results for that category. > > > > Is there any specific reason behind making this field mandatory? > > > > > > Regards, > > Gagan >
