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Add optional parameters after and before to get_posts_for_channel
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Update readme with get_posts_for_channel extension
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Ordered by https://api.mattermost.com/
+ **``get_post (post_id, **kwargs)``**
+ **``delete_post (post_id, **kwargs)``**
+ **``patch_post (post_id, message=None, is_pinned=None, props=None, **kwargs)``**
+ **``get_posts_for_channel (channel_id, **kwargs)``**
+ **``get_posts_for_channel (channel_id, after=None, before=None, **kwargs)``**
+ **FILES**
+ **``upload_file (channel_id, filepath, **kwargs)``**
+ **``get_file (file_id, **kwargs)``**
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions mattermost/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -1219,12 +1219,14 @@ def patch_post(self, post_id, message=None, is_pinned=None, file_ids=None, has_r



def get_posts_for_channel(self, channel_id, **kwargs):
def get_posts_for_channel(self, channel_id, after=None, before=None, **kwargs):
"""
Generator: Get a page of posts in a channel. Use the query parameters to modify the behaviour of this endpoint.

Args:
channel_id (string): The channel ID to iterate over.
after (string, optional): A post id to select the posts that came after this one
before (string, optional): A post id to select the posts that came before this one

Returns:
generates: Post.
Expand All @@ -1234,7 +1236,7 @@ def get_posts_for_channel(self, channel_id, **kwargs):
"""
page = 0
while True:
data_page = self._get("/v4/channels/"+channel_id+"/posts", params={"page":str(page)}, **kwargs)
data_page = self._get("/v4/channels/"+channel_id+"/posts", params={"page":str(page), "after":after, "before":before}, **kwargs)

if data_page["order"] == []:
break
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