that's fair. i don't know how to get the DAL to handle that based on how filters are applied when a select is executed....
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 3:45:30 PM UTC-7, Alan Etkin wrote: > > >i'm undecided anyway if this should be automatic for users or if they > should be forced to realize that large belongs queries are >implemented as > multiple datastore calls on GAE. > > For me, the automatic breaking should be the default, with a documented > warning that surpassing the 30 item limit will lead to more resource usage > (that's a main issue with GAE). That would result in a more simple > interface for a simple use case. With that warning, each app design has the > choice to pass a normal .belongs(n) or use another algorithm > > --