Issue 312: unrestricted find

docs/content.md

@@ -195,6 +195,21 @@ documents = api.content.find(
 %
 % self.assertGreater(len(documents), 0)
 
+Find all `Document` content types, and use unrestricted search results:
+
+```python
+from plone import api
+documents = api.content.find(
+    context=api.portal.get(),
+    portal_type="Document",
+    unrestricted=True,
+)
+```
+
+% invisible-code-block: python
+%
+% self.assertGreater(len(documents), 0)
+
 More information about how to use the catalog may be found in the
 [Plone Documentation](https://5.docs.plone.org/develop/plone/searching_and_indexing/index.html).
 

news/312.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Implemented unrestricted find of content types. @gogobd

src/plone/api/content.py

@@ -603,12 +603,13 @@ def _parse_object_provides_query(query):
     return result
 
 
-def find(context=None, depth=None, **kwargs):
+def find(context=None, depth=None, unrestricted=False, **kwargs):
     """Find content in the portal.
 
     :param context: Context for the search
     :type obj: Content object
     :param depth: How far in the content tree we want to search from context
+    :param unrestricted: Boolean, use unrestrictedSearchResults if True
     :type obj: Content object
     :returns: Catalog brains
     :rtype: List
@@ -656,4 +657,7 @@ def find(context=None, depth=None, **kwargs):
     if not valid_indexes:
         return []
 
-    return catalog(**query)
+    if unrestricted:
+        return catalog.unrestrictedSearchResults(**query)
+    else:
+        return catalog(**query)

src/plone/api/tests/test_content.py

@@ -913,6 +913,22 @@ def test_find(self):
         documents = api.content.find(portal_type="Document")
         self.assertEqual(len(documents), 2)
 
+    def test_untrestricted_find(self):
+        """Test the finding of content in with unrestricted search."""
+
+        # Search as Anonymous user
+        from plone.app.testing import logout
+
+        logout()
+
+        # Find documents (unrestricted)
+        documents = api.content.find(portal_type="Document", unrestricted=True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(documents), 2)
+
+        # Find documents (restricted)
+        documents = api.content.find(portal_type="Document")
+        self.assertEqual(len(documents), 0)
+
     def test_find_empty_query(self):
         """Make sure an empty query yields no results"""