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/commits sort order?

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
github
Domain
api, documentation

Research direction

Start at the /commits endpoint in the OpenAPI description and inspect how its since and until parameters are documented. Verify the guaranteed result ordering for each parameter combination, then update the endpoint documentation so the ordering behavior and any lack of a client-selectable sort are explicit.

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Description

documentation

Are there any guarantees about sort order form the /commits endpoint?
Whether using until= or since= or both

Documentation is missing any mention about results sort order (nevermind any parameters to request/specify desired sorting order)

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