JavaScript - Sort an array of objects according to a specific key

sort_alphabetically.js

const data = [
	{ "name": "A" },
	{ "name": "C" },
	{ "name": "B" },
	{ "name": "D" }
];

/**
 * sortObjectArrayByKey
 *
 * Sorts array of objects according to a specific key.
 *
 * @param {array} Array of objects
 * @param {string} Key to look for in the array of objects
 * @param {string} Direction `asc` or `desc`. Defaults to `asc`.
 */
function sortObjectArrayByKey( data, key, direction ) {
	return 'desc' === direction ? data.sort(function( a, b ) {
		return a[ key ] < b[ key ] ? 1 : a[ key ] > b[ key ] ? -1 : 0;
	}) : data.sort(function( a, b ) {
		return a[ key ] < b[ key ] ? -1 : a[ key ] > b[ key ] ? 1 : 0;
	});
}

console.log( 'Sorted data:', sortObjectArrayByKey( data, 'name', 'asc' ) );
// [ { "name": "A" }, { "name": "B" }, { "name": "C" }, { "name": "D" } ];