Thread author page params: Author.get_books

[RayBB]

This is a good first issue. You don't need to wait to be assigned — just comment that you'd like to work on it, then open a PR referencing this issue.

Part of #13536. Read the epic first. It holds the main instructions.

Task

Remove hidden web.input() reads from the author page helper. Pass values as args. Keep behavior identical.

• openlibrary/plugins/upstream/models.py:483 Author.get_books() — pass sort, page, rows, mode as args.
• Update the caller in openlibrary/templates/type/author/view.html:23.

Done when

• No web.input() inside get_books. Caller passes all 4 values.
• No behavior change on author pages.
• Existing tests pass (make test-py-uv). Do not add new tests.

[LiamMagnier]

Hi @RayBB! I would like to work on this issue.

I will update Author.get_books() in openlibrary/plugins/upstream/models.py to take sort, page, rows, and mode as explicit arguments with sensible defaults, removing the internal web.input() call, and update the caller in openlibrary/templates/type/author/view.html to pass the request parameters directly.

Opening a PR shortly!