On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Adam Winer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Cassie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Adam Winer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Two quick questions: > >> > >> - Are there String "enums" anywhere that list possible values for sort > >> by and filter? > > > > > > it can be any field of the object being sorted. so for people, it can be > > Person.Field.*, or topFriends, or some container specific js sort > extension > > Person.Field.*, we've got constants for. Container-specific is > container-specific, of course. Shouldn't we have a constant for > sorting topFriends and for filters, topFriends and hasApp? There are string constants in PersonService. Is that what you mean? > > >> - Is "topFriends" really both a filter *and* a sort order? Shouldn't > >> it only be a sort order? > > > > > > yes. see the opensocial js spec. > > Weird (I'm hard-pressed to imagine a gadget developer actually wanting > the filter except by confusion), but OK. > In some containers topFriends is like a group. As in Adam is one of my top friends but Louis is not. (like the popular topfriends gadget) In other containers topFriends is a sort as in Adam is a better friend than Louis he comes above Louis as a top friend. Opensocial and thus Shindig need to support both concepts. > > -- Adam > > > > > > >> > >> > >> -- Adam > >> > > >
