1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ustayml/db.py b/ustayml/db.py
index 8fb1ec9..25d0188 100644
--- a/ustayml/db.py
+++ b/ustayml/db.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import math
 import psycopg
 
 import click
@@ -51,4 +52,17 @@ def init_db_command():
 
 def init_app(app):
     app.teardown_appcontext(close_db)       # callback after returning response
-    app.cli.add_command(init_db_command)
-\ No newline at end of file
+    app.cli.add_command(init_db_command)
+
+
+# Helper functions
+
+def get_paginated_items(query: str, params: list=[], pagination: dict={}):
+    limit = pagination.get('pagesize', 100)
+    offset = pagination.get('page', 0) * limit
+    with get_db().cursor() as cursor:
+        cursor.execute(f"{query} LIMIT %s OFFSET %s;", params + [limit, offset])
+        pagination['n_pages'] = math.ceil(cursor.rowcount / limit)
+        pagination['rowcount'] = cursor.rowcount
+        items = cursor.fetchall()
+    return items
+\ No newline at end of file