def get_request_data(request):
""" extract and convert the json data from the request
>>> request = dict(BODY="{}")
>>> get_request_data(request)
[{}]
"""
return _.convert(json.loads(request.get("BODY", {})), _.to_list)
def get_sort_limit(request):
""" returns the 'sort_limit' from the request
"""
limit = _.convert(request.form.get("limit"), _.to_int)
if (limit < 1): limit = None # catalog raises IndexError if limit < 1
return limit
def get_start(request):
""" returns the 'start' from the request
"""
return _.convert(request.form.get("start"), _.to_int)
