Merge branch 'master' into production

app/templates/courses/course-details.jade

@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ mixin invite-tab
   p(data-i18n="courses.invite_link_p_2")
   .form
     .form-group
-      textarea#invite-emails-textarea.form-control(
-        rows=3, data-i18n="[placeholder]courses.enter_emails")
+      textarea#invite-emails-textarea.form-control
       .help-block(data-i18n="courses.enter_emails")
     .form-group
       button#invite-btn.btn.btn-success(data-i18n="courses.send_invites")

app/views/admin/TrialRequestsView.coffee

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = class TrialRequestsView extends RootView
           -1
         else
           1
-      @trialRequests = new CocoCollection([], { url: '/db/trial.request', model: TrialRequest, comparator: sortRequests })
+      @trialRequests = new CocoCollection([], { url: '/db/trial.request?conditions[sort]=-_id&conditions[limit]=500', model: TrialRequest, comparator: sortRequests })
       @supermodel.loadCollection(@trialRequests, 'trial-requests', {cache: false})
 
   getRenderData: ->

server/commons/Handler.coffee

@@ -179,21 +179,18 @@ module.exports = class Handler
     # if it's not a text search but the user is an admin, let him try stuff anyway
     else if req.user?.isAdmin()
       # admins can send any sort of query down the wire
+      # Example URL: http://localhost:3000/db/user?filter[anonymous]=true
       filter = {}
-      filter[key] = (val for own key, val of req.query.filter when key not in specialParameters) if 'filter' of req.query
-
+      filter[key] = JSON.parse(val) for own key, val of req.query.filter when key not in specialParameters if 'filter' of req.query
       query = @modelClass.find(filter)
 
       # Conditions are chained query functions, for example: query.find().limit(20).sort('-dateCreated')
-      conditions = JSON.parse(req.query.conditions || '[]')
+      # Example URL: http://localhost:3000/db/user?conditions[limit]=20&conditions[sort]=-dateCreated
       hasLimit = false
       try
-        for condition in conditions
-          name = condition[0]
-          f = query[name]
-          args = condition[1..]
-          query = query[name](args...)
-          hasLimit ||= f is 'limit'
+        for own key, val of req.query.conditions
+          query = query[key](val)
+          hasLimit ||= key is 'limit'
       catch e
         return @sendError(res, 422, 'Badly formed conditions.')
       query.limit(2000) unless hasLimit