[Koha-devel] Koha::Item->is_notforloan (see Bug 30636)

[dcook at prosentient.com.au]

Hi all,

 

While working on
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=30636, I noticed
that our usage of Koha::Item->notforloan is problematic. Sometimes we use it
as a Boolean and sometimes we use it for descriptive information. 

 

When we use it as a Boolean, we really should be taking into account the
"Not for loan" status by "Item Type" as well. 

 

I'm noticing there are places in Koha which show an item as "Available" if
the item is "Not for loan" by item type and that's a problem. (It looks like
the new recalls feature from Bug 19532 has this same problem.)

 

Anyway, I'm thinking a new method like Koha::Item->is_notforloan might be a
good idea for covering the Boolean condition rather than trying to remember
to implement Koha::Item->notforloan and Koha::Item->notforloan_per_itemtype
(this method doesn't even exist) for all relevant use cases.

 

One way or another, I'll be fixing the ILS-DI API locally, but I'd like to
get people's input first, so that it's easier for  me to upstream and
benefit everyone else too. 

 

David Cook

Senior Software Engineer

Prosentient Systems

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Australia

 

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