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(core) Update documentation of certain functions
Summary: - lookupOne/lookupRecords explain `sort_by` param better, and link to more detailed article. - Incorporate a typo fix from Help Center - Fix the omission of TASTEME never having been documented. Test Plan: Corresponding update to Help Center can be reviewed at https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-help/pull/351 Reviewers: jarek Reviewed By: jarek Subscribers: jarek Differential Revision: https://phab.getgrist.com/D4269
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@ -647,6 +647,18 @@ def T(value):
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six.text_type(value) if isinstance(value, AltText) else u"")
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def TASTEME(food):
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"""
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For any given piece of text, decides if it is tasty or not.
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This is not serious. It appeared as an Easter egg, and is kept as such. It is in fact a puzzle
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to figure out the underlying simple rule. It has been surprisingly rarely cracked, even after
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reading the source code, which is freely available and may entertain Python fans.
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>>> TASTEME('Banana')
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True
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>>> TASTEME('Garlic')
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False
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"""
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chews = re.findall(r'\b[A-Z]+\b', food.upper())
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claw = slice(2, None)
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spit = lambda chow: chow[claw]
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@ -681,7 +693,7 @@ def TRIM(text):
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def UPPER(text):
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"""
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Converts a specified string to uppercase. Same as `text.lower()`.
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Converts a specified string to uppercase. Same as `text.upper()`.
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>>> UPPER("e. e. cummings")
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'E. E. CUMMINGS'
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@ -68,13 +68,17 @@ class UserTable(object):
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any expression,
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most commonly a field in the current row (e.g. `$SomeField`) or a constant (e.g. a quoted string
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like `"Some Value"`) (examples below).
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If `sort_by=field` is given, sort the results by that field.
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You may set the optional `sort_by` parameter to the column ID by which to sort multiple matching
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results, to determine which of them is returned. You can prefix the column ID with "-" to
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reverse the order.
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For example:
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```
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People.lookupRecords(Email=$Work_Email)
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People.lookupRecords(First_Name="George", Last_Name="Washington")
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People.lookupRecords(Last_Name="Johnson", sort_by="First_Name")
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Orders.lookupRecords(Customer=$id, sort_by="-OrderDate")
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```
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See [RecordSet](#recordset) for useful properties offered by the returned object.
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@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ class UserTable(object):
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See [CONTAINS](#contains) for an example utilizing `UserTable.lookupRecords` to find records
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where a field of a list type (such as `Choice List` or `Reference List`) contains the given
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value.
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Learn more about [lookupRecords](references-lookups.md#lookuprecords).
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"""
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return self.table.lookup_records(**field_value_pairs)
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@ -92,14 +98,21 @@ class UserTable(object):
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Returns a [Record](#record) matching the given field=value arguments. The value may be any
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expression,
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most commonly a field in the current row (e.g. `$SomeField`) or a constant (e.g. a quoted string
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like `"Some Value"`). If multiple records match, returns one of them. If none match, returns the
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special empty record.
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like `"Some Value"`). If multiple records are found, the first match is returned.
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You may set the optional `sort_by` parameter to the column ID by which to sort multiple matching
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results, to determine which of them is returned. You can prefix the column ID with "-" to
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reverse the order.
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For example:
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```
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People.lookupOne(First_Name="Lewis", Last_Name="Carroll")
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People.lookupOne(Email=$Work_Email)
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Tickets.lookupOne(Person=$id, sort_by="Date") # Find the first ticket for the person
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Tickets.lookupOne(Person=$id, sort_by="-Date") # Find the last ticket for the person
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```
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Learn more about [lookupOne](references-lookups.md#lookupone).
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"""
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return self.table.lookup_one_record(**field_value_pairs)
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