diff --git a/pandora/itemlist/managers.py b/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from django.db.models import Q, Manager
+
+import models
+
+
+def parseCondition(condition):
+    '''
+    condition: {
+            value: "war"
+    }
+    or
+    condition: {
+            key: "year",
+            value: "1970-1980,
+            operator: "!="
+    }
+    ...
+    '''
+    k = condition.get('key', 'name')
+    k = {'user': 'user__username'}.get(k, k)
+    if not k:
+        k = 'name'
+    v = condition['value']
+    op = condition.get('operator', None)
+    if not op:
+        op = ''
+    if op.startswith('!'):
+        op = op[1:]
+        exclude = True
+    else:
+        exclude = False
+    if key == 'subscribed':
+        print "FXIME, subscribed needs work"
+        key = 'public'
+        value = True
+
+    if isinstance(v, bool): #featured and public flag
+        key = k
+    else:
+        if op == '=':
+            key = '%s__iexact'%k
+        elif op == '^':
+            v = v[1:]
+            key = '%s__istartswith'%k
+        elif op == '$':
+            v = v[:-1]
+            key = '%s__iendswith'%k
+        else: # default
+            key = '%s__icontains'%k
+
+    if exclude:
+        q = ~Q(**{key: v})
+    else:
+        q = Q(**{key: v})
+    return q
+
+def parseConditions(conditions, operator):
+    '''
+    conditions: [
+        {
+            value: "war"
+        }
+        {
+            key: "year",
+            value: "1970-1980,
+            operator: "!="
+        },
+        {
+            key: "country",
+            value: "f",
+            operator: "^"
+        }
+    ],
+    operator: "&"
+    '''
+    conn = []
+    for condition in conditions:
+        if 'conditions' in condition:
+            q = parseConditions(condition['conditions'],
+                             condition.get('operator', '&'))
+            if q:
+                conn.append(q)
+            pass
+        else:
+            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
+               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
+                conn.append(parseCondition(condition))
+    if conn:
+        q = conn[0]
+        for c in conn[1:]:
+            if operator == '|':
+                q = q | c
+            else:
+                q = q & c
+        return q
+    return None
+
+
+class ListManager(Manager):
+
+    def get_query_set(self):
+        return super(ListManager, self).get_query_set()
+
+    def find(self, data, user):
+        '''
+            query: {
+                conditions: [
+                    {
+                        value: "war"
+                    }
+                    {
+                        key: "year",
+                        value: "1970-1980,
+                        operator: "!="
+                    },
+                    {
+                        key: "country",
+                        value: "f",
+                        operator: "^"
+                    }
+                ],
+                operator: "&"
+            }
+        '''
+
+        #join query with operator
+        qs = self.get_query_set()
+        conditions = parseConditions(data['query']['conditions'],
+                                     data['query'].get('operator', '&'))
+        if conditions:
+            qs = qs.filter(conditions)
+
+        return qs