Plugin API: getPosts method

[mattermod]

Introduce a GetPosts method to the base plugin API. This should serve as the basis for all bulk queries of Posts.

type GetPostsOptions struct {
	// PostTypes optionally limits the types of posts to return.
	// See model.POST*JOIN_CHANNEL, model.POST_JOIN*TEAM...
	PostTypes []string
	// UserIds optionally limits the posts to those created by the given users.
	UserIds []string
	// ChannelIds optionally limits the posts to those created in the given channels.
	ChannelIds []string
	// Since optionally limits posts to those created after a specified time as Unix time in milliseconds
	Since int64
	// IncludeDeleted includes deleted posts if set.
	IncludeDeleted bool
	// Page limits to the requested page of results.
	Page int
	// PerPage limits the number of results to fetch per page.
	PerPage int
}
GetPosts(options model.GetPostsOptions) (*model.PostList, *model.AppError)

We may later build plugin helpers upon this RPC method to streamline certain kinds of queries, e.g. get all posts by a user, get all posts in a channel and so on.

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JIRA: https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/MM-19052

[letsila]

hey guys, I'd love to work on this one.

[jasonblais]

Hey @letsila, touching base to see if you're still working on this one. If you have questions, let us know :)

[letsila]

Hi @jasonblais, I am still on this one, sorry for the delay.

[jasonblais]

@letsila Sounds good, thanks so much for the quick response 👍

[tharun208]

I like to work on this @letsila

[letsila]

@tharun208 go ahead. I didn't make a lot of progress on this one so far.

[jasonblais]

Thanks all, reassigned to @tharun208 :)

[tharun208]

Hi @jasonblais, can the GetPostsOptions type can go very well go inside post_list model right ?

[jasonblais]

I'm not sure actually - @iomodo or @hanzei would you be open to help with the above?

[hanzei]

@tharun208 Yes, that works 👍

[fedealconada]

@hanzei I could take this one if @tharun208 is okay with that

[hanzei]

@tharun208 Are you still working on this issue?

[tharun208]

@hanzei, I am almost there, some doubts there, is there any slack group to contact you?

[hanzei]

There is a Mattermost Server 😉 Please ask your Question in the ~Toolkit channel on the Mattermost Community Server).

[jasonblais]

@tharun208 Did you receive guidance on the Mattermost community server linked above? We'd be happy to help :)

[tharun208]

i am almost there ! will raise a PR soon

[tharun208]

But, I see already there is a GetPosts method in the store.But that won't fit in our case, so we need to create a new store function for the GetPosts method right ?. Am I correct?

[jasonblais]

@iomodo would you be open to helping with the above? (cc @hanzei)

[hanzei]

@tharun208 That is correct. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

[hanzei]

@tharun208 Are you still working on this issue?

[tharun208]

@hanzei no i am not

[avinashdhinwa]

@hanzei can I work on this issue?