def get_search_results(portal_type=None, uid=None, **kw):
"""Search the catalog and return the results
:returns: Catalog search results
:rtype: iterable
"""
# If we have an UID, return the object immediately
if uid is not None:
logger.info("UID '%s' found, returning the object immediately" % uid)
return u.to_list(get_object_by_uid(uid))
# allow to search search for the Plone Site with portal_type
include_portal = False
if u.to_string(portal_type) == "Plone Site":
include_portal = True
# The request may contain a list of portal_types, e.g.
# `?portal_type=Document&portal_type=Plone Site`
if "Plone Site" in u.to_list(req.get("portal_type")):
include_portal = True
# Build and execute a catalog query
results = search(portal_type=portal_type, uid=uid, **kw)
if include_portal:
results = list(results) + u.to_list(get_portal())
return results
def get_user(user_or_username=None):
"""Return Plone User
:param user_or_username: Plone user or user id
:type groupname: PloneUser/MemberData/str
:returns: Plone MemberData
:rtype: object
"""
if user_or_username is None:
return None
if hasattr(user_or_username, "getUserId"):
return ploneapi.user.get(user_or_username.getUserId())
return ploneapi.user.get(userid=u.to_string(user_or_username))