1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index be9e4280d65..8fa30460ba6 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -154,6 +154,22 @@ module API
       Gitlab::Access.options_with_owner.values.include? level.to_i
     end
 
+    def issuable_order_by
+      if params["order_by"] == 'updated_at'
+        'updated_at'
+      else
+        'created_at'
+      end
+    end
+
+    def issuable_sort
+      if params["sort"] == 'asc'
+        :asc
+      else
+        :desc
+      end
+    end
+
     # error helpers
 
     def forbidden!(reason = nil)