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Sort factory supporting array of columns and SQL-like ascending/descending sorting
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// Full sorting factory with SQL-like ascending and descending sort functionality | |
var keyedSortFactory = (function(){ | |
'use strict'; | |
function keyedSort(sortArray, a, b){ | |
var result = 0, | |
index = 0, | |
sortArrayLength = sortArray.length; | |
while(result === 0 && index < sortArrayLength){ | |
result = sortArray[index](a, b); | |
} | |
return result | |
} | |
function keySort(key, a, b){ | |
var aValue = a[key], | |
bValue = b[key], | |
result = aValue < bValue ? -1 : 1; | |
return aValue === bValue ? 0 : result; | |
} | |
function reverseSort(sortFunction){ | |
return function(a, b){ | |
return -1 * sortFunction(a, b); | |
} | |
} | |
function sortFactory(sortString){ | |
var sortTokens = sortString.split(' '), | |
key = sortTokens[0], | |
direction = Boolean(sortTokens[1]) ? sortTokens[1].toLowerCase() : 'asc', | |
sortFunction = keyedSort.bind(null, key); | |
return direction === 'desc' ? reverseSort(sortFunction) : sortFunction; | |
} | |
function keyedSortFactory(sortStrings){ | |
var sortFunctions = sortStrings.map(sortFactory); | |
return keyedSort.bind(null, sortFunctions); | |
} | |
return { | |
build: keyedSortFactory | |
}; | |
})(); |
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