API multiple filter arguments

[zeeman]

This is supposed to resolve #676. Right now I'm pretty sure this has unintended behavior if you want to use multiple ctnr filtering in combination with other filters.

[akeym]

remember, any changes you make to the API, make sure they're documented

[akeym]

did this die on the operating table?

[zeeman]

It's not dead, but it's quite a bit more complex than I'd originally thought. In particular, allowing users to select multiple ctnr's and still filter by other parameters is gross. It would be good if I knew exactly what use cases I have to support.

[drkitty]

Is this a deployment priority?

[akeym]

I'd like to see this resurrected at some point after deployment. The basic use-case, is for querying for objects in a list of containers. Many larger IT groups on campus have many containers and for some cases, they really don't care what the container is - they just want a list of every interface they have, or every X with attribute Y regardless of which container of theirs its in.