Improve search endpoint.

.travis.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: python
+python: 2.7
 env:
   - TOX_ENV=py26
   - TOX_ENV=py27

HISTORY.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Release History
 ---------------
 
+1.1.4 (2015-04-01)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- Added support to the search endpoint for metadata filters.
+- Added support to the search endpoint for filtering based on result type and content types.
+
 1.1.3 (2015-03-26)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 

boxsdk/object/search.py

@@ -155,7 +155,18 @@ def make_single_metadata_filter(template_key, scope):
         """
         return MetadataSearchFilter(template_key, scope)
 
-    def search(self, query, limit, offset, ancestor_folders=None, file_extensions=None, metadata_filters=None):
+    def search(
+            self,
+            query,
+            limit=100,
+            offset=0,
+            ancestor_folders=None,
+            file_extensions=None,
+            metadata_filters=None,
+            result_type=None,
+            content_types=None,
+            **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         Search Box for items matching the given query.
 
@@ -174,7 +185,7 @@ def search(self, query, limit, offset, ancestor_folders=None, file_extensions=No
         :param ancestor_folders:
             Folder ids to limit the search to.
         :type ancestor_folders:
-            `iterable` of :class:`Folder`
+            `Iterable` of :class:`Folder`
         :param file_extensions:
             File extensions to limit the search to.
         :type file_extensions:
@@ -183,6 +194,14 @@ def search(self, query, limit, offset, ancestor_folders=None, file_extensions=No
             Filters used for metadata search
         :type metadata_filters:
             :class:`MetadataSearchFilters`
+        :param result_type:
+            Which type of result you want. Can be file or folder.
+        :type result_type:
+            `unicode`
+        :param content_types:
+            Which content types to search. Valid types include name, description, file_content, comments, and tags.
+        :type content_types:
+            `Iterable` of `unicode`
         :return:
             A list of items that match the search query.
         :rtype:
@@ -199,13 +218,14 @@ def search(self, query, limit, offset, ancestor_folders=None, file_extensions=No
                 'ancestor_folder_ids': ','.join([folder.object_id for folder in ancestor_folders])
             })
         if file_extensions:
-            params.update({
-                'file_extensions': ','.join(file_extensions)
-            })
+            params.update({'file_extensions': ','.join(file_extensions)})
         if metadata_filters:
-            params.update({
-                'mdfilters': json.dumps(metadata_filters.as_list())
-            })
+            params.update({'mdfilters': json.dumps(metadata_filters.as_list())})
+        if content_types:
+            params.update({'content_types': ','.join(content_types)})
+        if result_type:
+            params.update({'type': result_type})
+        params.update(kwargs)
         box_response = self._session.get(url, params=params)
         response = box_response.json()
         return [Translator().translate(item['type'])(self._session, item['id'], item) for item in response['entries']]

setup.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def main():
         install_requires.append('ordereddict>=1.1')
     setup(
         name='boxsdk',
-        version='1.1.3',
+        version='1.1.4',
         description='Official Box Python SDK',
         long_description=open(join(base_dir, 'README.rst')).read(),
         author='Box',

test/unit/object/test_search.py

@@ -12,14 +12,24 @@ def search_query():
     return 'myquery'
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def search_limit():
-    return 20
+@pytest.fixture(params=(1, 20, 100))
+def search_limit(request):
+    return request.param
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def search_offset():
-    return 0
+@pytest.fixture(params=(0, 10))
+def search_offset(request):
+    return request.param
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=(None, 'file', 'folder'))
+def search_result_type(request):
+    return request.param
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(params=(None, ('name',), ('name', 'description')))
+def search_content_types(request):
+    return request.param
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -81,6 +91,8 @@ def compare_params(self, other):
             if json.loads(self['mdfilters']) != json.loads(other['mdfilters']):
                 return False
         # For other keys, just ensure that they are equal
+        elif key in ('type', 'content_types'):
+            return self[key] is None or self[key] == other[key]
         else:
             if self[key] != other[key]:
                 return False
@@ -96,20 +108,31 @@ def test_search_with_value_based_filters(
         search_offset,
         search_value_based_filters,
         search_response,
-        search_entries
+        search_entries,
+        search_result_type,
+        search_content_types,
 ):
     # pylint:disable=redefined-outer-name
     mock_box_session.get.return_value, _ = make_mock_box_request(response=search_response)
-    response = test_search.search(search_query, limit=search_limit, offset=search_offset, metadata_filters=search_value_based_filters)
+    response = test_search.search(
+        search_query,
+        limit=search_limit,
+        offset=search_offset,
+        metadata_filters=search_value_based_filters,
+        result_type=search_result_type,
+        content_types=search_content_types,
+    )
     assert response == [File(mock_box_session, search_entry['id'], search_entry) for search_entry in search_entries]
 
     mock_box_session.get.assert_called_once_with(
         test_search.get_url(),
         params=Matcher(compare_params, {
-            'query': 'myquery',
-            'limit': 20,
+            'query': search_query,
+            'limit': search_limit,
             'mdfilters': json.dumps(search_value_based_filters.as_list()),
-            'offset': 0
+            'offset': search_offset,
+            'type': search_result_type,
+            'content_types': ','.join(search_content_types) if search_content_types else search_content_types,
         })
     )
 
@@ -123,20 +146,31 @@ def test_search_with_range_filters(
         search_offset,
         search_range_filters,
         search_response,
-        search_entries
+        search_entries,
+        search_result_type,
+        search_content_types,
 ):
     # pylint:disable=redefined-outer-name
     mock_box_session.get.return_value, _ = make_mock_box_request(response=search_response)
-    response = test_search.search(search_query, limit=search_limit, offset=search_offset, metadata_filters=search_range_filters)
+    response = test_search.search(
+        search_query,
+        limit=search_limit,
+        offset=search_offset,
+        metadata_filters=search_range_filters,
+        result_type=search_result_type,
+        content_types=search_content_types,
+    )
     assert response == [File(mock_box_session, search_entry['id'], search_entry) for search_entry in search_entries]
 
     mock_box_session.get.assert_called_once_with(
         test_search.get_url(),
         params=Matcher(compare_params, {
-            'query': 'myquery',
-            'limit': 20,
+            'query': search_query,
+            'limit': search_limit,
             'mdfilters': json.dumps(search_range_filters.as_list()),
-            'offset': 0
+            'offset': search_offset,
+            'type': search_result_type,
+            'content_types': ','.join(search_content_types) if search_content_types else search_content_types,
         })
     )