def author_ac(request):
if request.method == 'GET':
a = request.params['term']
log.debug('author autocomplete')
alla = Author.objects(name__icontains = a)
if alla.count() > 0:
data = {'authors': [{'label': aname.name, 'value': str(aname.id)} for aname in alla ]}
else:
data = {'authors': []}
return data['authors']
