[aur-dev] [PATCH] add subitter, first submitted and last modified to json output

[kachelaqa]

On 10/05/11 23:17, elij wrote:
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:04 PM, kachelaqa<kachelaqa at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> i think all the available information should be included.
>
> I disagree with such a broad statement as this.
> By that logic all comments should be included too, which I also think
> would be a bad idea.
> Perhaps you meant 'all package table data', which (while I would still
> disagree with in this instance) would be more reasonable.

yes, that is what i meant - just the package table data.

> I think it makes sense to include data that is useful, while excluding
> data that is either unused or of very little use *in the context of
> the api*. In general, I am a minimalist.

i agree that submitter is by far the least useful item of information.

> Also keep in mind traffic volume, and note that additional data points
> means more [bytes] traffic sent down the pipe to end users. The rpc is
> a fairly high volume interface, as Dan has previously outlined based
> on server logs. This point probably isn't such a large concern for the
> small amount of that this patch adds to the result set, but something
> like including comments would be very much at odds with the api design
> and goals. I include this point for completeness only.

this is actually the main aim of my patch. currently, it is necessary to 
make three separate queries to get all the information about a package. 
one for the rpc data, one to scrape 'maintainer', 'last updated', etc 
from the package details page, and one for the pkgbuild. the second 
query can be eliminated altogether if all the package table data can be 
obtained from the rpc query.

> As an aside, I would argue that the submitter field should be removed
> from the aur altogether, as the current maintainer is the only really
> useful datapoint of the two.

i have no problem with this, at all.

maybe i should revise my patch to add only the 'last updated' and 'first 
submitted' data. it would certainly make it a lot simpler!