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[Chris Hyzer <>]

We could do it, just don't want to have a different WSDL than already exists, 
though I think if it is adding an input (array of group lookups to 
findGroup), that it shouldn't affect anything, if added as last param...

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin van Es 
> [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:59 AM
> To: Chris Hyzer
> Cc: Grouper Users Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [grouper-users] Find batches of exact groups
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Would asking for a container groupLookup be too much asked?
> Comma separated list would, of course work as well... the groupLookup
> would
> just be more in harmony with the rest of the methods I think?
> 
> Regards,
> Martin
> 
> On Thursday 05 March 2009 15:24:33 Chris Hyzer wrote:
> > Right now you are stuck with either multiple calls to findGroups, or
> a
> > bunch of or's.  An easy way to accommodate this would be a param
> accepted
> > in findGroups which allows comma separated group names...  would that
> work
> > for you?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Martin van Es 
> > > [mailto:]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 6:21 AM
> > > To: Grouper Users Mailing List
> > > Subject: [grouper-users] Find batches of exact groups
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'd like to know if there's a smart/cheap way to get group details
> of
> > > many
> > > groups in one WS call? The only solution I've found so far is
> > > findGroups, but
> > > that does not scale very well (I can retrieve details for 2 OR'ed
> > > groups, but
> > > after that, the nested queries get ugly and hard to generate,
> provided
> > > that
> > > would work?). The other (expensive) solution is a simple
> > > FIND_BY_GROUP_NAME_EXACT findGroup call for every path.
> > >
> > > In short: I have multiple group ID-paths (invitations) and need the
> > > matching
> > > displayExtensions (and maybe attributes) for pretty output.
> > >
> > > I was thinking in the lines of the getGroups array of
> subjectLookups-
> > > like
> > > interface, for findGroups.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Martin