Fix: Removed 'items' subkey from /api/events/dashboard response JSON.

JSON response could be really large in some scenarios, we have encountered objects 40MB large. Since the user is interested only in 'statistics' subkey, it is unnecessary to mae him download all the raw data as well.

doc/sphinx/_doclib/hawat_plugin_events.rst

@@ -808,15 +808,10 @@ following keys:
 
     * *Datatype:* ``list of dictionaries``
 
-``items``
-    * *Description:* This subkey is present in case search operation was triggered.
-      It contains a list of all statistical records, that were used to calculate
-      the final result in ``statistics`` subkey (see above).
-    * *Datatype:* ``list of dictionaries``
-
 ``items_count``
     * *Description:* This subkey is present in case search operation was triggered.
-      It contains the number of items in the result set ``items``.
+      It contains the number of original datasets that have been processed to produce
+      final dataset ``statistics``.
     * *Datatype:* ``integer``
 
 ``query_params``
@@ -837,11 +832,6 @@ following keys:
       It is a simple indication of the successfull search operation.
     * *Datatype:* ``boolean`` always set to ``True``
 
-``quicksearch_list``
-    * *Description:* This subkey is always present in the response. It is intended
-      for internal purposes.
-    * *Datatype:* ``list of dictionaries``
-
 ``search_widget_item_limit``
     * *Description:* This subkey is always present in the response. It is intended
       for internal purposes.

lib/hawat/blueprints/events/__init__.py

@@ -432,6 +432,17 @@ class APIDashboardView(AJAXMixin, AbstractDashboardView):  # pylint: disable=loc
         """*Implementation* of :py:func:`hawat.base.BaseView.get_view_name`."""
         return 'apidashboard'
 
+    def process_response_context(self):
+        """*Implementation* of :py:func:`hawat.base.AJAXMixin.process_response_context`."""
+        super().process_response_context()
+        # Prevent certain response context keys to appear in final response.
+        for key in ('items', 'quicksearch_list'):
+            try:
+                del self.response_context[key]
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+        return self.response_context
+
 
 class APIMetadataView(AJAXMixin, SimpleView):
     """

lib/mentat/__init__.py

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ open-source project.
 
 __author__  = "Jan Mach <jan.mach@cesnet.cz>"
 __credits__ = "Pavel Kácha <pavel.kacha@cesnet.cz>, Andrea Kropáčová <andrea.kropacova@cesnet.cz>"
-__version__ = "2.5.5"
+__version__ = "2.5.6"