add 'limit' parameter to location search

practicalparticipation · Dec 4, 2011 · 8dc28e7 · 8dc28e7
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diff --git a/api/endpoints.txt b/api/endpoints.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Available API endpoints
 		lat / lng - if passed, locations are returned in ascending order of distance,
 			and include a 'distance_metres' field
 		max_distance - maximum distance in metres; lat/lng must also be passed
+		limit - maximum number of results to return
 
 /api/{locale}/location/{id}/
 	details of the location with the specified ID

diff --git a/backend/api/handlers.py b/backend/api/handlers.py
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ def read(self, request, locale_slug):
 			if request.GET.get('max_distance'):
 				base = base.filter(point__distance_lte=(my_location, D(m=request.GET['max_distance'])))
 
-		return base.distinct()
+		results = base.distinct()
+
+		if request.GET.get('limit'):
+			results = results[:request.GET['limit']]
+
+		return results
 
 class LocationHandler(BaseHandler):
 	allowed_methods = ('GET',)