Ability to change the sorting of results

[VinylVault]

Hi team,

The Discogs API allows for setting the order of the results provided by a few metrics, dateadded being one example, is there a way to do this with this interface?

if so, can you please advise how?

if not, can it be added?

[AnssiAhola]

Hi @VinylVault

You can sort search results by the sort() method
it accepts the sort key (ones supported by the API) and sort order

results = client.search("Master Boot")
print(results[0])
>>> <Artist 5237488 'Master Boot Record'>
results.sort("dateadded", "asc")
print(results[0])
>>> <Release 19894672 'ZZ Top / Bill Wyman / Snowy White / Stevie Ray Vaughan - Blues Rock / The Best Of ZZ Top'>

[VinylVault]

collection folders do support sorting ... can this please be added

https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:user-collection,header:user-collection-collection-items-by-folder

[AnssiAhola]

Hey @VinylVault
Do you mean sorting the items/releases in collection folder?

collection_folder.releases.sort("dateadded", "asc")

If so then that should be possible, haven't tested it myself though

PS. Sorry for the wait

[VinylVault]

Yes that kind of thing @AnssiAhola it should theoretically work whichever folder it's assigned on 0 or a custom folder

[AnssiAhola]

Ok just tested and it seems to work just fine
One thing to note that there's no such sort string as "dateadded" its just "added"

user = client.user("username")

releases = user.collection_items(22155985)
# releases = user.collection_folders[0].releases  # works
# releases = user.collection_folders[1].releases  # works

releases.sort("added", "asc")
for release in releases:
    print(release.instance_id)

[AnssiAhola]

I think I originally got confused and thougth you meant sorting the actual folders like so

user.collection_folders.sort("added", "asc")

which in hindsight doesn't make really any sense 😄

[AnssiAhola]

user = client.user("username")

releases = user.collection_folders[folder_id].releases 

releases.sort("added", "asc")
for release in releases:
    print(release.instance_id)

List of accepted sort keys for collection folders found here

@VinylVault
I'll mark this as answered.