In general, when multiple package entries are found in the PurlDB, we decided to use the most recent version for "package enriching" or data display in ScanCode.io and DejaCode.
When using the packages endpoint, one can use the sort=-version filter for ordering, but this is not available on the collect endpoint.
I think we should:
- Add the ability to provide the
sort parameter to the collect endpoint
- Set a default
order_by on the collect endpoint package QuerySet, to avoid returning a random order by the results. I would suggest always sorting by the most recent version, ie: -version, to be coherent with the data we care to display first.
In general, when multiple package entries are found in the PurlDB, we decided to use the most recent version for "package enriching" or data display in ScanCode.io and DejaCode.
When using the
packagesendpoint, one can use thesort=-versionfilter for ordering, but this is not available on thecollectendpoint.I think we should:
sortparameter to thecollectendpointorder_byon thecollectendpoint package QuerySet, to avoid returning a random order by the results. I would suggest always sorting by the most recent version, ie:-version, to be coherent with the data we care to display first.