[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress Trac] #7609: Add "IDs only" return format option for BP_Groups_Group::get().

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#7609: Add "IDs only" return format option for BP_Groups_Group::get().
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 Reporter:  dcavins      |       Owner:  dcavins
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.0
Component:  Groups       |     Version:  2.9.0
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |
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Comment (by boonebgorges):

 > That's a good point; I didn't call it fields because it seems that the
 WP_Query fields parameter is more robust than what I was thinking of (but
 it'd be better to plan ahead for future robustness, and we can add other
 options later).

 IMO the main reason for going with `fields=ids` is standardization. It
 makes the API much more predictable, especially for folks with less BP
 experience.

 > Do you have an opinion about whether passing 'fields' => 'ids should
 also prevent the cache prefetch queries? Or should those be independent?

 Again, looking at WP: object caches are *not* primed when `fields=ids`.
 This makes sense because people calling `fields=ids` know that they don't
 need the object data, and are looking to increase performance. So I'd say
 that we should follow this example and skip the cache priming.

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