server/AyaNova/Controllers/SearchController.cs

@@ -99,6 +99,40 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(res, true));
         }
 
+
+
+ /// <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>
+        ///  <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)
+        {
+            if (serverState.IsClosed)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+
+            if (!Authorized.HasReadFullRole(HttpContext.Items, ayaType))
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
+            if (id == 0)           
+                return NotFound();           
+
+//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));
+        }
         //------------