Opened 3 years ago
Last modified 3 years ago
#2527 new Enhancement
Provide elgg_get* type-specific functions
| Reported by: | ewinslow | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | Near Term Future Release |
| Component: | Core | Version: | 1.7 |
| Severity: | minor | Keywords: | |
| Cc: | brettp | Difficulty: | easy |
Description
E.g.:
- elgg_get_objects
- elgg_get_groups
- elgg_get_users
- elgg_get_sites for completeness?
Pros:
- Pass in 1 less argument
- Can optimize by joining the type-specific table instead of having to execute another query to get the type-specific fields
- Can select/sort based on type-specific fields
Cons:
- Adds a bunch more functions to the API
- Especially if we want elgg_get_objects_from_metadata, etc.
Change History (1)
comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by brettp
- Difficulty set to easy
- Milestone changed from Elgg 1.8 to Elgg 1.9
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