paginationNaccepted

PaginationNaccepted is a pagination approach used in data presentation and user interfaces where a page is defined by a quota of accepted items rather than a fixed count of items. The parameter N denotes the number of items that must pass a defined acceptance criterion to constitute a complete page. The acceptance criterion is domain-specific and may involve validation, moderation, integrity checks, or other quality gates.

Implementation generally proceeds by streaming or querying data and testing each item against the acceptance criterion. Items are accumulated in order until N accepted items have been collected, at which point a page boundary is defined and the page is delivered. If the data source runs out before N accepted items are gathered, the page may be smaller than the standard page size or the system may prompt to fetch more data.

Advantages include ensuring that visible content on every page meets a minimum quality standard, improving user trust and consistency in content quality. It can be useful in moderated feeds, curated catalogs, or data exploration tasks where unverified items are not suitable for display. Drawbacks include potential variability in page length, increased latency from repeated validation, and complexity in cursor management and caching.

Common implementation considerations include defining clear acceptance criteria, handling edges where insufficient accepted items exist, designing an efficient query that filters items without excessive duplication, and coordinating with existing pagination mechanisms such as cursor-based or offset-based pagination to maintain reliable navigation.

Relation to other pagination methods: Unlike fixed-size pagination, paginationNaccepted centers on content quality; unlike cursor pagination, it may require additional checks per item. In practice, it is often combined with asynchronous validation or moderation workflows.