fix(api): paginate /rest/v1/tags endpoint - #1089
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Adds get_by_tags_with_pagination() alongside the existing get_by_tags(), following the get_nodes()/get_nodes_with_pagination() pattern already used by /rest/v1/id/. Nodes and CREs are paginated independently and returned as two labeled lists, since a single .paginate() call doesn't map onto the two-query merge get_by_tags() does. Fixes #<issue-number>
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WalkthroughChangesTag search pagination
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In `@application/database/db.py`:
- Around line 1689-1694: Update the Node and CRE query flows before their
paginate calls to apply a deterministic ordering using stable
document-identifying columns, such as each model’s primary key. Keep the
existing filters, page, per_page, and error_out behavior unchanged.
- Around line 1698-1706: Update the node resolution in the surrounding method to
query the selected Node by its database ID rather than nullable fields; use the
existing Node lookup or filtering mechanism keyed by db_node’s ID, while
preserving the current resolved-result handling and pagination behavior.
In `@application/tests/web_main_test.py`:
- Line 461: Remove the unnecessary f-string prefixes from both request URL
strings in the relevant client.get calls, since they contain no interpolation
placeholders; preserve the URLs and request behavior unchanged.
In `@application/web/web_main.py`:
- Around line 336-339: Update find_document_by_tag to parse page and
items_per_page inside a try block, catching ValueError and aborting with HTTP
400 when either value is invalid; preserve the existing defaults and pagination
bounds for valid inputs.
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| node_page = Node.query.filter(*nodes_where_clause).paginate( | ||
| page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False | ||
| ) | ||
| cre_page = CRE.query.filter(*cre_where_clause).paginate( | ||
| page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False | ||
| ) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Add a deterministic order before pagination.
Both queries apply offsets without ORDER BY. Database row order is not stable. A client can receive duplicates or miss documents across pages.
Proposed fix
- node_page = Node.query.filter(*nodes_where_clause).paginate(
+ node_page = Node.query.filter(*nodes_where_clause).order_by(Node.id).paginate(
page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False
)
- cre_page = CRE.query.filter(*cre_where_clause).paginate(
+ cre_page = CRE.query.filter(*cre_where_clause).order_by(CRE.id).paginate(
page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False
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| node_page = Node.query.filter(*nodes_where_clause).paginate( | |
| page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False | |
| ) | |
| cre_page = CRE.query.filter(*cre_where_clause).paginate( | |
| page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False | |
| ) | |
| node_page = Node.query.filter(*nodes_where_clause).order_by(Node.id).paginate( | |
| page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False | |
| ) | |
| cre_page = CRE.query.filter(*cre_where_clause).order_by(CRE.id).paginate( | |
| page=page, per_page=items_per_page, error_out=False | |
| ) |
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In `@application/database/db.py` around lines 1689 - 1694, Update the Node and CRE
query flows before their paginate calls to apply a deterministic ordering using
stable document-identifying columns, such as each model’s primary key. Keep the
existing filters, page, per_page, and error_out behavior unchanged.
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| resolved = self.get_nodes( | ||
| name=db_node.name, | ||
| section=db_node.section, | ||
| subsection=db_node.subsection, | ||
| version=db_node.version, | ||
| link=db_node.link, | ||
| ntype=db_node.ntype, | ||
| sectionID=db_node.section_id, | ||
| ) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Resolve the selected Node by its database ID.
The page selects one Node, but get_nodes() re-queries it by nullable fields. When db_node.section is None, get_nodes() omits that predicate and can return sibling rows. This can exceed items_per_page and repeat a Node on another page.
Proposed fix
- resolved = self.get_nodes(
- name=db_node.name,
- section=db_node.section,
- subsection=db_node.subsection,
- version=db_node.version,
- link=db_node.link,
- ntype=db_node.ntype,
- sectionID=db_node.section_id,
- )
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In `@application/database/db.py` around lines 1698 - 1706, Update the node
resolution in the surrounding method to query the selected Node by its database
ID rather than nullable fields; use the existing Node lookup or filtering
mechanism keyed by db_node’s ID, while preserving the current resolved-result
handling and pagination behavior.
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| with self.app.test_client() as client: | ||
| response = client.get(f"/rest/v1/tags?tag=shared&page=1&items_per_page=2") |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Remove the unnecessary f-string prefixes.
Ruff reports F541 on both request strings. These strings have no placeholders.
Proposed fix
- response = client.get(f"/rest/v1/tags?tag=shared&page=1&items_per_page=2")
+ response = client.get("/rest/v1/tags?tag=shared&page=1&items_per_page=2")
...
- response = client.get(f"/rest/v1/tags?tag=shared&page=2&items_per_page=2")
+ response = client.get("/rest/v1/tags?tag=shared&page=2&items_per_page=2")Also applies to: 468-468
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[error] 461-461: f-string without any placeholders
Remove extraneous f prefix
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In `@application/tests/web_main_test.py` at line 461, Remove the unnecessary
f-string prefixes from both request URL strings in the relevant client.get
calls, since they contain no interpolation placeholders; preserve the URLs and
request behavior unchanged.
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| if request.args.get("page") is not None and int(request.args.get("page")) > 0: | ||
| page = int(request.args.get("page")) | ||
| items_per_page = int(request.args.get("items_per_page") or ITEMS_PER_PAGE) | ||
| items_per_page = min(items_per_page, MAX_ITEMS_PER_PAGE) |
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Handle invalid pagination values before conversion.
find_document_by_tag converts page and items_per_page with int(...) without handling ValueError. Values such as page=abc therefore return HTTP 500 instead of HTTP 400. Parse both values in a try block and abort with HTTP 400 when conversion fails.
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In `@application/web/web_main.py` around lines 336 - 339, Update
find_document_by_tag to parse page and items_per_page inside a try block,
catching ValueError and aborting with HTTP 400 when either value is invalid;
preserve the existing defaults and pagination bounds for valid inputs.
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Fixes 1087
Problem
GET /rest/v1/tags(find_document_by_taginapplication/web/web_main.py) callsdb.get_by_tags(tags), which runs two unbounded queries —Node.query.filter(...).all()andCRE.query.filter(...).all()— with noLIMIT. Both the route and the DB method carry an explicit TODO from this never being implemented:application/web/web_main.py:300—# TODO: (spyros) paginateapplication/database/db.py:1615—# TODO: (spyros), when we have useful tags this needs to be refactored so both standards and CREs become the same query and it gets paginatedSince tag matching is a
LIKE "%tag%"substring match, even a short/common tag can match broadly, returning every matching node and CRE in one response on a public endpoint — unbounded response size.Proposed solution
Added
get_by_tags_with_pagination()alongside the existingget_by_tags(), following the same pattern asget_nodes()/get_nodes_with_pagination()already indb.py./rest/v1/tagsnow acceptspage/items_per_pagequery params, bounded by the existingITEMS_PER_PAGE(20) /MAX_ITEMS_PER_PAGE(100) constants — same as the sibling/rest/v1/id/...route.Non-paginated callers of
get_by_tags()(e.g. internal tag-linking, and CSV/Markdown/OSCAL export formats) are unaffected and keep using the original method.Design decisions
get_by_tags()merges results from two separate queries (NodeandCRE) into one list, so a single.paginate()call doesn't map cleanly onto it the way it does forget_nodes_with_pagination()'s single query. This PR paginates theNodeandCREqueries independently with the samepage/items_per_page, returning them as two labeled lists rather than one merged list:{"nodes": {...}, "cres": {...}, "page": ..., "total_pages": ...}
This keeps each query's pagination correct and avoids fragile manual offset math across heterogeneous result sets. Open to a merged/interleaved result instead if reviewers prefer.
Testing
Added pagination test cases to
application/tests/db_test.py::test_get_by_tagsandapplication/tests/web_main_test.py::test_find_document_by_tag, covering page 1, last page, page beyond range, and customitems_per_page. Existing non-paginated test cases still pass unmodified.Two pre-existing, unrelated issues found while testing (not introduced by this PR):
test_exportfails on Windows withOSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argumentdue to a colon in a generated filename (Unlinked:Unlinked:...yaml) — colons aren't legal in Windows filenames. Confirmed viagit stashthat this fails identically on unmodifiedmain.test_find_document_by_tagintermittently fails on tag order (not content) —CREfromDB()indb.pybuilds tags vialist(set(dbcre.tags.split(","))), and Python's per-process string hash randomization makes set iteration order non-deterministic across runs. This is unrelated toget_by_tagspagination and reproduces on unmodifiedmainas well; flipped between pass/fail across repeated runs on this branch, confirming it's hash-seed driven rather than a regression.Neither is addressed in this PR to keep the diff scoped to the pagination fix — happy to file separate issues for both if useful.
Acceptance criteria
/rest/v1/tagsacceptspage/items_per_page, bounded byMAX_ITEMS_PER_PAGEtest_get_by_tags/test_find_document_by_tagstill pass unmodified for non-paginated callersmake lint/make mypy/make testgreen (excluding the two pre-existing unrelated failures noted above)