server/AyaNova/biz/Search.cs

@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             public bool NameOnly { get; set; }
             public AyaType TypeOnly { get; set; }
             public List<long> Tags { get; set; }
+            public int MaxResults { get; set; }
 
             public SearchRequestParameters()
             {
                 NameOnly = false;
                 TypeOnly = AyaType.NoType;
                 Tags = new List<long>();
+                MaxResults = 500;
             }
 
             public bool IsValid
@@ -313,6 +315,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 MatchingObjects = CanReadMatchingObjects;
             }
 
+            //MAXIMUM RESULTS FILTER
+            //The theory is that it should be filtered BEFORE sorting so that you get the most random collection of results
+            //As the results are not ranked so...
+            MatchingObjects=MatchingObjects.Take(searchParameters.MaxResults).ToList();
+
             //Sort and group the matching objects list in return order
             //Customer.OrderBy(c => c.LastName).ThenBy(c => c.FirstName)
             var OrderedMatchingObjects = MatchingObjects.OrderBy(x => x.ObjectType).ThenByDescending(x => x.ObjectId);
@@ -445,7 +452,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
             ct.SearchKey.AddRange(NewSearchKeyList);
             ct.SaveChanges();
-            
+
             //---------------------------------