TypeScript array natural sort (optional object property)

typescript-array-natural-sort.ts

   /**
    * TS array natural sort (optional object property)
    */
   function naturalObjectSort<T>(arr: T[], objPropertyPath = ''): T[] {
      return [...arr].sort((a: T, b: T) => {
         let propPathParts = objPropertyPath.split('.');

         const getDeepValue = (obj: T): string => {
            let value = obj as any;
            for (let i = 0; i < propPathParts.length; i++) {
               const propPathPart = propPathParts[i];
               value = value[propPathPart];
            }
            return `${value}`;
         };

         return getDeepValue(a).localeCompare(getDeepValue(b), 'en', { numeric: true });
      });
   }