devdocs/todo.txt

@@ -80,16 +80,10 @@ TODO CLIENT STUFF
 
 TODO SERVER STUFF
 
-	- TAGS: REally need to have a think about how tags are used in the UI, probably need a autofill route that has a source of used or common tags to drive it
-		- so user can type first fiew characters adn select
-		- So consistency is maintained and not sloppy multiple spellings
-		- Maybe a db stored procedure and trigger or biz code that feeds a consolidated tag table of all entered tags in the system?
-			- Maybe a reference count for each tag to drive a tag cloud feature and also a order by commonality feature when offering and also to know when to remove from 
-			the tag repository when no one is using that tag anymore in any records
 	
-		- TAG ROUTE: LIST route to fetch tags in Alphabetical order by name based on starts with (or maybe contains) used for quickly autofilling a list at UI level
 		- TAG ROUTE: CLOUD route to fetch tags in order of refcount decreasing
 		- TAG repo tests: ensure updates delete and add properly, ensure new adds properly, ensure lists work properly
+		- TAG Ref count test:
 
 	- Boot server and seed with debug log turned on, see what is being tracked by EF that doesn't need to, seems some of that shit is being tracked.
 	- Docs: pagingOptions, sort and filter need to be documented for API

server/AyaNova/Controllers/TagPickListController.cs

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="query">The query to filter the returned list by</param>
         /// <returns>List</returns>
-        [HttpGet("list/{query}")]
+        [HttpGet("picklist")]
-        public ActionResult GetPickList([FromRoute]string query)
+        public ActionResult GetPickList([FromQuery]string query)
         {
             if (!serverState.IsOpen)
             {

server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs

@@ -153,8 +153,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //going with contains for now as I think it's more useful in the long run and still captures startswith intent by user
         public static List<string> PickListFiltered(AyContext ct, string q)
         {
-            q = NormalizeTag(q);
+            //This path is intended for internal use and accepts that there may not be a filter specified
-            return ct.Tag.Where(x => x.Name.Contains(q)).OrderBy(x => x.Name).Select(x => x.Name).ToList();
+            //however the client will always require a filter to display a tag list for choosing from
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(q))
+            {
+                return ct.Tag.OrderBy(x => x.Name).Select(x => x.Name).ToList();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                q = NormalizeTag(q);
+                return ct.Tag.Where(x => x.Name.Contains(q)).OrderBy(x => x.Name).Select(x => x.Name).ToList();
+            }
         }