Updated blog design to use ?page=123&size=456.

Use  /blog/{user} url to list blog from a specific user.
Fixed bad xhtml rendering (missing closing tag).

modules/blog/cms_blog_api.e

@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 				create {CMS_BLOG_STORAGE_NULL} blog_storage.make
 			end
 
-				--| For test reasons this is 2, so we don't have to create a lot of blog entries.
-				--| TODO: Set to bigger constant.
-			entries_per_page := 6
-
---			initialize_node_types
+			default_entries_count_per_page := 8 -- Default FIXME: find a way to make it customizable.
 		end
 
 feature {CMS_API_ACCESS, CMS_MODULE, CMS_API} -- Restricted access		
@@ -58,7 +54,7 @@ feature {CMS_MODULE} -- Access nodes storage.
 
 feature -- Configuration of blog handlers
 
-	entries_per_page : NATURAL_32
+	default_entries_count_per_page : NATURAL_32
 			-- The numbers of posts that are shown on one page. If there are more post a pagination is generated
 
 feature -- Access node

modules/blog/cms_blog_module.e

@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ feature -- Access: router
 			l_blog_user_handler: BLOG_USER_HANDLER
 			l_uri_mapping: WSF_URI_MAPPING
 		do
-				-- TODO: for now, focused only on web interface, add REST api later. [2015-May-18]
 			create l_blog_handler.make (a_api, a_blog_api)
 			create l_blog_user_handler.make (a_api, a_blog_api)
 
@@ -127,12 +126,10 @@ feature -- Access: router
 			a_router.handle ("/blogs/page/{page}", l_blog_handler, a_router.methods_get)
 
 				-- If a user id is given route with blog user handler
-				--| FIXME: maybe /user/{user}/blogs/  would be better.
-			a_router.handle ("/blogs/user/{user}", l_blog_user_handler, a_router.methods_get)
+			a_router.handle ("/blog/{user}", l_blog_user_handler, a_router.methods_get)
 
 				-- If a user id is given we also want to allow different pages
-				--| FIXME: what about /user/{user}/blogs/?page={page} ?
-			a_router.handle ("/blogs/user/{user}/page/{page}", l_blog_user_handler, a_router.methods_get)
+			a_router.handle ("/blog/{user}", l_blog_user_handler, a_router.methods_get)
 
 		end
 

modules/blog/handler/blog_handler.e

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 note
-	description: "Request handler related to /blogs and /blogs/{page}. Displays all posts in the blog."
-	author: "Dario B<>sch <daboesch@student.ethz.ch>"
+	description: "Request handler related to /blogs and /blogs/?page={page}. Displays all posts in the blog."
+	contributor: "Dario B<>sch <daboesch@student.ethz.ch>"
 	date: "$Date: 2015-05-18 13:49:00 +0100 (lun., 18 mai 2015) $"
 	revision: "$9661667$"
 
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ feature -- HTTP Methods
 			l_page: CMS_RESPONSE
 		do
 				-- Read page number from path parameter.
-			page_number := page_number_path_parameter (req)
+			page_number := page_number_parameter (req)
+			entries_per_page := size_parameter (req)
 
 				-- Responding with `main_content_html (l_page)'.
 			create {GENERIC_VIEW_CMS_RESPONSE} l_page.make (req, res, api)
@@ -94,6 +95,19 @@ feature -- Query
 			Result := entries_per_page < total_entries
 		end
 
+	size_parameter (req: WSF_REQUEST): NATURAL_32
+			-- Page size value from req, otherwise use default.
+		do
+			if
+				attached {WSF_STRING} req.query_parameter ("size") as p_size and then
+				p_size.is_integer
+			then
+				Result := p_size.integer_value.to_natural_32
+			else
+				Result := blog_api.default_entries_count_per_page
+			end
+		end
+
 	pages_count: NATURAL_32
 			-- Number of pages needed to display all posts.
 		require
@@ -105,14 +119,14 @@ feature -- Query
 			Result := tmp.ceiling.to_natural_32
 		end
 
-	page_number_path_parameter (req: WSF_REQUEST): NATURAL_32
-			-- Page number from path /blogs/{page}.
+	page_number_parameter (req: WSF_REQUEST): NATURAL_32
+			-- Page number from path /blogs/?page={page}.
 			-- Unsigned integer since negative pages are not allowed.
 		local
-			s: STRING
+			s: READABLE_STRING_32
 		do
 			Result := 1 -- default if not get variable is set
-			if attached {WSF_STRING} req.path_parameter ("page") as p_page then
+			if attached {WSF_STRING} req.query_parameter ("page") as p_page then
 				s := p_page.value
 				if s.is_natural_32 then
 					if s.to_natural_32 > 1 then
@@ -206,7 +220,7 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 		do
 			if attached n.author as l_author then
 				a_output.append ("by ")
-				a_output.append ("<a class=%"blog_user_link%" href=%"/blogs/user/" + l_author.id.out + "%">" + html_encoded (l_author.name) + "</a>")
+				a_output.append ("<a class=%"blog_user_link%" href=%"/blog/" + l_author.id.out + "%">" + html_encoded (l_author.name) + "</a>")
 			end
 		end
 
@@ -251,7 +265,7 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 					-- If exist older posts show link to next page
 				if page_number < pages_count then
 					tmp := page_number + 1
-					a_output.append (" <a class=%"blog_older_posts%" href=%"" + base_path + "/page/" + tmp.out + "%"><< Older Posts</a> ")
+					a_output.append (" <a class=%"blog_older_posts%" href=%"" + base_path + "?page=" + tmp.out + "&size=" + entries_per_page.out + "%"><< Older Posts</a> ")
 				end
 
 				-- Delimiter
@@ -262,7 +276,7 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 				-- If exist newer posts show link to previous page
 				if page_number > 1 then
 					tmp := page_number -1
-					a_output.append (" <a class=%"blog_newer_posts%" href=%"" + base_path + "/page/" + tmp.out + "%">Newer Posts >></a> ")
+					a_output.append (" <a class=%"blog_newer_posts%" href=%"" + base_path + "?page=" + tmp.out + "&size=" + entries_per_page.out + "%">Newer Posts >></a> ")
 				end
 
 				a_output.append ("</div>")

modules/blog/handler/blog_user_handler.e

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 note
 	description: "[
 			Request handler related to 
-				/blogs/user/{id}/ 
-				or /blogs/user/{id}/page/{page}. 
+				/blog/{user}/ 
+				or /blog/{user}?page={page}. 
 				
 			Displays all posts of the given user
+
 		]"
-	author: "Dario B<>sch <daboesch@student.ethz.ch>"
+	contributor: "Dario B<>sch <daboesch@student.ethz.ch>"
 	date: "$Date: 2015-05-22 15:13:00 +0100 (lun., 18 mai 2015) $"
 	revision: "$Revision 96616$"
+	fixme: "redesign pagination... see CMS_PAGINATION_GENERATOR."
 
 class
 	BLOG_USER_HANDLER
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ feature -- HTTP Methods
 		local
 			l_error: NOT_FOUND_ERROR_CMS_RESPONSE
 		do
-			user := Void
+			check user_void: user = Void end
 			if attached user_from_request (req) as l_user then
 				user := l_user
 					-- Output the results, similar as in the blog hanlder (but with other queries)
@@ -45,53 +47,47 @@ feature -- HTTP Methods
 			else
 					-- Throw a bad request error because the user is not valid
 				create l_error.make (req, res, api)
-				l_error.set_main_content ("<h1>Error</h1>User with id " + user_id_path_parameter (req).out + " doesn't exist!")
+				if attached user_parameter (req) as l_user_id then
+					l_error.set_main_content ("<h1>Error</h1>User with id " + api.html_encoded (l_user_id) + " not found!</h1>")
+				else
+					l_error.set_main_content ("<h1>Error</h1>User not found!</h1>")
+				end
 				l_error.execute
 			end
+			user := Void
 		end
 
 feature -- Query
 
-	user_valid (req: WSF_REQUEST) : BOOLEAN
-			-- Returns true if a valid user id is given and a user with this id exists,
-			-- otherwise returns false.
-		local
-			user_id: INTEGER_32
-		do
-			user_id := user_id_path_parameter (req)
-
-			if user_id <= 0 then
-					-- Given user id is not valid
-				Result := False
-			else
-					--Check if user with user_id exists
-				Result := api.user_api.user_by_id (user_id) /= Void
-			end
-		end
-
 	user_from_request (req: WSF_REQUEST): detachable CMS_USER
 			-- Eventual user with given id in the path of request `req'.
 		local
-			uid: like user_id_path_parameter
+			uid: INTEGER_64
 		do
-			uid := user_id_path_parameter (req)
+			if
+				attached user_parameter (req) as l_user_id and then
+				not l_user_id.is_whitespace
+			then
+				if l_user_id.is_integer_64 then
+					uid := l_user_id.to_integer_64
 					if uid > 0 then
 						Result := api.user_api.user_by_id (uid)
+					end
+				else
+					Result := api.user_api.user_by_name (l_user_id)
+				end
 			else
 					-- Missing or invalid user id.
 			end
 		end
 
-	user_id_path_parameter (req: WSF_REQUEST): INTEGER_32
-			-- User id from path /blogs/{user}.
+	user_parameter (req: WSF_REQUEST): detachable STRING_32
+			-- User id from path /blog/{user}.
 			-- Unsigned integer since negative ids are not allowed.
 			-- If no valid id can be read it returns -1
 		do
-			Result := -1
 			if attached {WSF_STRING} req.path_parameter ("user") as l_user_id then
-				if l_user_id.is_integer then
-					Result := l_user_id.integer_value
-				end
+				Result := l_user_id.value
 			end
 		end
 
@@ -139,9 +135,9 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 			-- If user is logged in, include user id
 		do
 			if attached user as l_user then
-				Result := "/blogs/user/" + l_user.id.out
+				Result := "/blog/" + l_user.id.out
 			else
-				Result := precursor
+				Result := Precursor
 			end
 		end
 

modules/blog/handler/cms_blog_handler.e

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 note
 	description: "Deferred request handler related to /blogs/... Has an own blog api."
-	author: "Dario B<>sch <daboesch@student.ethz.ch>"
+	contributor: "Dario B<>sch <daboesch@student.ethz.ch>"
 	date: "$Date: 2015-05-18 13:49:00 +0100 (lun., 18 mai 2015) $"
 	revision: "$9661667$"
 
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@ inherit
 	CMS_MODULE_HANDLER [CMS_BLOG_API]
 		rename
 			module_api as blog_api
+		redefine
+			make
 		end
 
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	make (a_api: CMS_API; a_module_api: CMS_BLOG_API)
+		do
+			Precursor (a_api, a_module_api)
+			entries_per_page := a_module_api.default_entries_count_per_page
+		end
 feature -- Access
 
 	entries_per_page: NATURAL_32
-		do
-			Result := blog_api.entries_per_page
-		end
 
 end