# Reading lists

To read data from a list use the lists context and the list name to call its read function. Provide a finished function to retrieve the list once it has been read.

E.g., to read all invoices, use the following code:

app.lists.invoices.read().
  finished(invoices => {
    // ...
  });

# Handling errors

If an error happens you will probably want to handle it. For that add the failed function and provide a callback that receives the error.

E.g., to handle errors that happen while readong the list of invoices, use the following code:

app.lists.invoices.read().
  failed(err => {
    // ...
  }).
  finished(invoices => {
    // ...
  });

# Filtering lists

To only receive a subset of a list provide a where clause.

E.g., to only get the invoices that were issued before yesterday, use the following code:

const yesterday = // ...

app.lists.invoices.read({
  where: { issuedAt: { $lessThan: yesterday }}
}).
  finished(invoices => {
    // ...
  });

# Ordering lists

If you want to order the result, provide an orderBy expression and set the sort order to ascending or descending.

E.g., to get all invoices ordered by their amount, but in descending order, use the following code:

app.lists.invoices.read({
  orderBy: { amount: 'descending' }
}).
  finished(invoices => {
    // ...
  });

# Browsing lists

Usually, you do not want to read an entire list at once. Instead, you may want to browse the list by reading only a subset. For that, use the skip and take properties to limit which and how many items to read.

E.g., to only read 10 invoices, starting at the 21st invoice, use the following code:

app.lists.invoices.read({
  skip: 20,
  take: 10
}).
  finished(invoices => {
    // ...
  });

# Reading single items

If you only want to read a single item from a list, use the readOne function. It works in exactly the same way as read, except that where is mandatory and orderBy, skip and take are not available.

E.g., to read an invoice by its id, use the following code:

app.lists.invoices.readOne({
  where: { id: 'bf04c4c4-7b39-4368-a3b6-a98ef445e49d' }
}).
  finished(invoice => {
    // ...
  });

# Reading and observing lists

The read and readOne functions only return a snapshot of a list. While this is enough for many situations, from time to time it may be helpful to retrieve live updates for a list.

For this use readAndObserve instead of read. Additionally, instead of finished you have to provide a started and an updated function that are called accordingly.

E.g., to read and observe the list of invoices, use the following code:

app.lists.invoices.readAndObserve().
  started((invoices, cancel) => {
    // ...
  }).
  updated((invoices, cancel) => {
    // ...
  });