devdocs/todo.txt

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ todo: api / server landing page is shitty on a mobile
 todo: Log configuration into server log at startup?	https://rockfish.ayanova.com/default.htm#!/rfcaseEdit/3523
 	log all config settings into server log on boot
 todo:aycontext clean up old block of weird definitions
+todo: apiokresponse returns readonly value every time, but I check it anyway at the client and biz object itself doesn't set it I don't think, so...should it be removed?
 todo: Is there a log that records past jobs, how long can they be viewed?
 todo: Rename the link to AyaNova App on the server page to just "AyaNova"
 todo: translation cjkindex, no way to set this value currently

server/AyaNova/Controllers/SearchController.cs

@@ -101,17 +101,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
 
 
- /// <summary>
+        /// <summary>
         /// Get the top level ancestor of provided type and id
         /// (e.g. find the WorkOrder principle for a WorkOrderItemPart object descendent)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="ayaType"></param>
         /// <param name="id"></param>        
-        /// <param name="phrase"></param>
+        /// <returns>A type and id of ancestor</returns>
-        ///  <param name="max"></param>
-        /// <returns>A search result excerpt of object</returns>
         [HttpGet("ancestor/{ayaType}/{id}")]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> GetAncestor([FromRoute] AyaType ayaType, [FromRoute] long id, [FromQuery] string phrase, [FromQuery] int max = 80)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetAncestor([FromRoute] AyaType ayaType, [FromRoute] long id)
         {
             if (serverState.IsClosed)
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
@@ -123,18 +121,32 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
             if (id == 0)
                 return NotFound();
+            switch (ayaType)
+            {
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItem:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemExpense:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemLabor:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemLoan:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemPart:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemPartRequest:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemScheduledUser:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemTask:
+                case AyaType.WorkOrderItemTravel:
+                    return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(await WorkOrderBiz.GetAncestor(ayaType, id, ct), true));
+                default:
+                    return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_INVALID_VALUE, "ayaType", "Only types with ancestors are valid"));
 
-//pawn this off to biz object static methods as appropriate
+            }
-//if not in this list of types then it has no ancestor so just return the same values back
+
-//or, maybe just fail code so people don't think they should run every object through here when they want to open it foolishly / needlessly / ignorantely
+        }
 
             // var res = await Search.GetInfoAsync(ct, UserTranslationIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items),
             // UserRolesFromContext.Roles(HttpContext.Items), UserIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items), phrase, max, ayaType, id);
 
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(res, true));
         }
-        //------------
+    //------------
 
 
-    }//eoc
+}//eoc
 }//eons

server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs

@@ -252,6 +252,41 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         }
 
 
+        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // GET ANCESTOR 
+        //    
+        internal static async Task<AyaTypeId> GetAncestor(AyaType ayType, long id, AyContext ct)
+        {
+            //Note: there could be rules checking here in future, i.e. can only get own workorder or something
+            //if so, then need to implement AddError and in route handle Null return with Error check just like PUT route does now
+
+            //https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/querying/related-data
+            //docs say this will not query twice but will recognize the duplicate woitem bit which is required for multiple grandchild collections
+            var ret =
+            await ct.WorkOrder
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Expenses)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Labors)
+             .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Loans)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Parts)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.PartRequests)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.ScheduledUsers)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Tasks)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Travels)
+            .Include(w => w.Items)
+                .ThenInclude(wi => wi.Units)
+            .SingleOrDefaultAsync(m => m.Id == id);
+
+
+           
+        }
 
         private async Task WorkOrderSearchIndexAsync(WorkOrder obj, bool isNew)
         {