server/AyaNova/biz/DataFilterBiz.cs

@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                         var filterItem = v[i];
                         if (filterItem["fld"] == null)
                             AddError(ValidationErrorType.RequiredPropertyEmpty, "Filter", $"Filter array item {i}, object is missing required \"fld\" property ");
+                            else{
+                                //todo: find the filteroptions object adn confirm this is a valid value for fld
+                            }
                         if (filterItem["op"] == null)
                             AddError(ValidationErrorType.RequiredPropertyEmpty, "Filter", $"Filter array item {i}, object is missing required \"op\" property ");
                         else

server/AyaNova/biz/FilterOptions.cs

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
         public FilterOptions AddField(string FieldName, string LocaleKey, string DataType)
         {
-            Flds.Add(new FilterField() { Fld = FieldName, Lt = LocaleKey, Type = DataType });
+            Flds.Add(new FilterField(FieldName, LocaleKey, DataType));
             return this;
         }
 
         internal void Localize(long userLocaleId)
-        {            
+        {
             List<string> keysRequired = new List<string>();
             foreach (FilterField f in Flds)
             {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             var trans = LocaleBiz.GetSubsetStatic(keysRequired, userLocaleId).Result;
             foreach (FilterField f in Flds)
             {
-                f.Lt=trans[f.Lt];
+                f.Lt = trans[f.Lt];
             }
         }
     }
@@ -43,5 +43,12 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         public string Fld { get; set; }
         public string Lt { get; set; }
         public string Type { get; set; }
+        public FilterField(string fld, string lt, string type)
+        {
+            Fld = fld;
+            Lt = lt;
+            Type = type;
+
+        }
     }
 }

server/AyaNova/biz/IFilterableObject.cs

@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         //FILTEROPTIONS COLLECTION
         FilterOptions FilterOptions { get; }
 
+        List<FilterField> FilterFields {get;}
 
         //VALIDATE FILTER?
 
-      
+
 
     }
 

server/AyaNova/biz/WidgetBiz.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using AyaNova.Util;
 using AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers;
 using AyaNova.Biz;
 using AyaNova.Models;
-
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace AyaNova.Biz
 {
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
         }
 
+        public static List<FilterField> FilterFields(){
+            List<FilterField> fields=new List<FilterField>();
+            fields.Add(new FilterField())
+        }
+
         internal WidgetBiz(AyContext dbcontext, long currentUserId, long userLocaleId, AuthorizationRoles UserRoles)
         {
             ct = dbcontext;