non-active columns being returned from /defs/columns route

[jonhusson]

example:
https://dev.macrostrat.org/api/v2/defs/columns?project_id=1

returns columns with both 'obsolete' and 'in process' statuses

[cambro]

I believe that this is expected and desirable behavior. This is the defs routes for columns and there would otherwise be no way to access this information. We could add a filter option for status.

[jonhusson]

That would certainly be helpful. I use this defs route to define my ‘denominator’ for normalizing package time series. Now, that code is not correct On Jun 23, 2017, at 11:37 AM, Shanan Peters <notifications@github.com<mailto:notifications@github.com>> wrote: I believe that this is expected and desirable behavior. This is the defs routes for columns and there would otherwise be no way to access this information. We could add a filter option for status. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#193 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIZBvhGckysA58iCczdZfaQ8m_T88nVGks5sG-nEgaJpZM4ODxqd>.

[cambro]

Ah, better to use the columns route for this purpose. That should only return active

[jonhusson]

I’m a dumbass! Thats’s what I actually use. Some Friday confusion… On Jun 23, 2017, at 11:48 AM, Shanan Peters <notifications@github.com<mailto:notifications@github.com>> wrote: Ah, better to use the columns route for this purpose. That should only return active — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#193 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIZBvrv-par90fN5liGRNIDsVnkr3-mEks5sG-xtgaJpZM4ODxqd>.