New helper query interface method

[Tony Linde]

> I also think that Yuji Shirasaki's idea of having a search 
> that returns a list of identifiers for a query is a 
> potentially good one, and possibly even a function that 
> returns the number of matches for a query. 
> - This could of course be done with a single query interface 
> function but with a slightly extended RQL

Perhaps a flag indicating whether to return 'documents', 'identifiers' or
'count' on the query?

T. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registry at eso.org [mailto:owner-registry at eso.org] 
> On Behalf Of Paul Harrison
> Sent: 14 April 2005 08:15
> To: Ray Plante
> Cc: Registry List
> Subject: Re: New helper query interface method
> 
> Ray Plante wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> >>GetResource
> > 
> > 
> > I think it would be good to have an explicit identifier resolver 
> > function, even though this is possible directly with the 
> constraint-based search.
> > (In fact, we should define it as being equivalient to a search with 
> > the constraint "identifier='{ivo-id}'".)  An immediate use for this 
> > would be to check that an authority ID is not already registered; 
> > however, I can imagine other applications using this.
> > 
> > On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, Matthew J. Graham wrote:
> > 
> >>But this is exactly the same as the OAI GetRecord method?
> > 
> > 
> > The proposal is to make it specifically part of the Search 
> interface 
> > (which should be independent of the Harvesting interface).
> > 
> > cheers,
> > Ray
> > 
> 
> It would please me! -the majority of the queries that I want 
> to make are of this form, and it would save having to create 
> adql for the purpose....
> 
> I also think that Yuji Shirasaki's idea of having a search 
> that returns a list of identifiers for a query is a 
> potentially good one, and possibly even a function that 
> returns the number of matches for a query. 
> - This could of course be done with a single query interface 
> function but with a slightly extended RQL
> 
> Regards,
> 	Paul.
> 
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