generic_authority.rb in qa-5.12.0

- old
+ new

@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@
     def build_query_url(q)
       escaped_query = clean_query_string q
       index = AssignFast.index_for_authority(subauthority)
       return_data = "#{index}%2Cidroot%2Cauth%2Ctype"
       num_rows = 20 # max allowed by the API
-      "http://fast.oclc.org/searchfast/fastsuggest?&query=#{escaped_query}&queryIndex=#{index}&queryReturn=#{return_data}&suggest=autoSubject&rows=#{num_rows}"
+
+      # sort=usage+desc is not documented by OCLC but seems necessary to get the sort
+      # we formerly got without specifying, that is most useful in our use case.
+      "http://fast.oclc.org/searchfast/fastsuggest?&query=#{escaped_query}&queryIndex=#{index}&queryReturn=#{return_data}&suggest=autoSubject&rows=#{num_rows}&sort=usage+desc"
     end
 
     private
 
       # Removes characters from the query string that are not tolerated by the API