Should max-results = 0 (or max-rows = 0) mean unlimited results?

[Sanjay Dasgupta <sa...@gmail.com>]

Many of the interpreters have a parameter named maxResults, max_no_of_rows, max_count, etc whose purpose is to limit the number of output rows displayed (for example from z.show(...)).

In most (or perhaps all) of these implementations, setting this parameter to 0 causes no output to be displayed at all as 0 is taken literally. 

In certain other contexts, the value 0 in a configuration parameter is often used as a special indicator meaning "unlimited". We have at least one recent request for such an interpretation of the value "0" in the maximum output rows parameter (see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZEPPELIN-3446). 

I would like to ask the user community what they think of making such a change. How common would such use be? are there any downsides?

Thanks for your ideas.

Re: Should max-results = 0 (or max-rows = 0) mean unlimited results?

[David Boyd <db...@incadencecorp.com>]

Sanjay:

     The other convention is that -1 is unlimited.   However, it is 
always possible to set it to MAXINT.
I would think most folks can work around this by setting the value to a 
very high number.  As long as the
constraint only limit printed output (e.g. z.show())  and not what data 
is pulled into the code.


On 5/11/18 10:01 AM, Sanjay Dasgupta wrote:
> Many of the interpreters have a parameter named maxResults, max_no_of_rows, max_count, etc whose purpose is to limit the number of output rows displayed (for example from z.show(...)).
>
> In most (or perhaps all) of these implementations, setting this parameter to 0 causes no output to be displayed at all as 0 is taken literally.
>
> In certain other contexts, the value 0 in a configuration parameter is often used as a special indicator meaning "unlimited". We have at least one recent request for such an interpretation of the value "0" in the maximum output rows parameter (see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZEPPELIN-3446).
>
> I would like to ask the user community what they think of making such a change. How common would such use be? are there any downsides?
>
> Thanks for your ideas.
>

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