Sort mangas by random

[TBulit123]

So basically random sorting method, in advanced search

 

[kouyo]

in advanced search

Honestly I don't see how this could work on advanced search
Have you tried using https://mangadex.org/title/random ?

 

[Remocracy]

So basically random sorting method, in advanced search

You want to take a list and order it by random? Why though? I think searching by tag basically does some random form of sorting though provided you don't search by title.

 

[kouyo]

I think searching by tag basically does some random form of sorting

That's not true, you also have filters for those

 

[OisE]

Latest Upload is a bit like random, no ?

 

[kouyo]

Latest Upload is a bit like random, no ?

Actually depends on how you see it, since it takes the latestUploadedChapter value from the /manga endpoint and sorts it in descending.
So, the default request looks something like this:

https://api.mangadex.org/manga?limit=32&offset=0&includes[]=cover_art&includes[]=author&includes[]=artist&contentRating[]=safe&contentRating[]=suggestive&contentRating[]=erotica&order[latestUploadedChapter]=desc&includedTags[]=a3c67850-4684-404e-9b7f-c69850ee5da6

Might be worth mentioning that I only have a rough idea of this works, so I'll refrain from trying to explain how this exactly works and leave it to the devs, if they want to explain it.

 

[Remocracy]

That's not true, you also have filters for those

I'm talking about tag search through the Advanced Search menu and selecting "Best Match".

 

[Remocracy]

Actually depends on how you see it, since it takes the latestUploadedChapter value from the /manga endpoint and sorts it in descending.
So, the default request looks something like this:


Might be worth mentioning that I only have a rough idea of this works, so I'll refrain from trying to explain how this exactly works and leave it to the devs, if they want to explain it.

It's not too hard to get though? The first 32 manga that were uploaded to most recently are returned? The reason it's "sort of random" is that the manga that people upload to are random. And people are always uploading so that result can change quickly.

 

[kouyo]

I'm talking about tag search through the Advanced Search menu and selecting "Best Match".

Fair, afaik that one works using Elasticsearch's score system, so dunno.

It's not too hard to get though? The first 32 manga that were uploaded to most recently are returned? The reason it's "sort of random" is that the manga that people upload to are random. And people are always uploading so that result can change quickly.

Fair point, however I wouldn't call it "sort of random" since it depends entirely on people uploading constantly to titles with that tag, which is not really the point in this case. Sorting by "Best Match" would be closest to being random than sorting by Latest Upload IMO.

 

[WindOcean]

Or have "random" with advanced filtering.

 

[Penthero]

Fair, afaik that one works using Elasticsearch's score system, so dunno.

You can make ES give random scores afaik, never had a reason to use it myself though.