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modules/node/handler/cms_node_pagination_builder.e

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+note
+	description: "Paginator builder for CMS nodes."
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+class
+	CMS_NODE_PAGINATION_BUILDER
+
+inherit
+
+	CMS_PAGINATION_BUILDER [CMS_NODE]
+
+	CMS_NODE_HANDLER
+		redefine
+			make
+		end
+create
+	make
+
+feature {NONE} -- Initialization
+
+	make (a_api: CMS_API; a_module_api: CMS_NODE_API)
+			-- Create an object.
+		do
+			Precursor (a_api, a_module_api)
+			limit := 5
+			offset := 0
+		ensure then
+			limit_set: limit = 5
+			offset_set: offset = 0
+		end
+
+feature -- Pager
+
+	list: ITERABLE [CMS_NODE]
+			-- <Precursor>.
+		do
+				--NOTE: the current implementation does not use
+				-- order by and ordering.
+			create {ARRAYED_LIST [CMS_NODE]} Result.make (0)
+			Result := node_api.recent_nodes (offset.as_integer_32, limit.as_integer_32)
+		end
+
+end

modules/node/handler/cms_pagination_builder.e

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+note
+	description: "Generic Pagination Builder Interface"
+	date: "$Date$"
+	revision: "$Revision$"
+
+deferred class
+	CMS_PAGINATION_BUILDER [G]
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	set_limit (a_limit: NATURAL)
+			-- Set limit with `a_limit'.
+		do
+			limit := a_limit
+		ensure
+			limit_set: limit = a_limit
+		end
+
+	set_offset (a_offset: NATURAL)
+			-- Set offset with `a_offset'.
+		do
+			offset := a_offset
+		ensure
+			limit_set: offset = a_offset
+		end
+
+	set_ascending_order (a_field: READABLE_STRING_32)
+			-- Pager with a order_by `a_field' asc.	
+		do
+			order_by := a_field
+			order_ascending := True
+		ensure
+			order_by_set: attached order_by as l_order_by implies l_order_by = a_field
+			asc_true: order_ascending
+		end
+
+	set_descending_order (a_field: READABLE_STRING_32)
+			-- Pager with a order_by `a_field' desc.	
+		do
+			order_by := a_field
+			order_ascending := False
+		ensure
+			order_by_set: attached order_by as l_order_by implies l_order_by = a_field
+			asc_fasle: not order_ascending
+		end
+
+feature -- Pager
+
+	list: ITERABLE[G]
+			-- Iterable of G with filters.
+		deferred
+		end
+
+feature -- Access
+
+	limit: NATURAL
+		-- Number of rows per page.
+
+	offset: NATURAL
+		-- rows starting from the next row to the given OFFSET.
+
+	order_by: detachable STRING
+		-- field to order by
+
+	order_ascending: BOOLEAN
+		-- is ascending ordering?	
+end