ObjectSort

Easy way to sort an array of objects by key.

Install

You can install ObjectSort using NPM:

npm install objectsort

Usage

ObjectSort(array, columns, order);

Where:

• array: array that you want to sort.
• columns: an array or string with the array keys that you want to sort.
• order: an array or string with the order. You must use ASCfor ascendent order, or DESC for descendent order.

The method returns a new array sorted with your specifications.

Example of single column sort:

//Import library
var ObjectSort = require('objectsort');

//Create the new array with your objects
var array = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "John" },
  { "id": 2, "name": "Kevin" },
  { "id": 3, "name": "Alexis" },
  { "id": 4, "name": "Tom" }
];

//Sort by name in ascendent order
var sorted = ObjectSort(array, 'name', 'ASC');

/* Will generate:
[ { "id": 2, "name": "Kevin" },
  { "id": 1, "name": "John" },
  { "id": 2, "name": "Kevin" },
  { "id": 4, "name": "Tom" } ]
*/

Example of multi-column sort:

//Import library
var ObjectSort = require('objectsort');

//Create the new array with your objects
var array = [
  { "id": 1, "name": "John", "points": 40 },
  { "id": 2, "name": "Kevin", "points": 50 },
  { "id": 3, "name": "Alexis", "points": 30 },
  { "id": 4, "name": "Tom", "points": 40 }
];

//First sort by points (order DESC) and then by name (order ASC)
var sorted = ObjectSort(array, ['points', 'name'], ['DESC', 'ASC']);

/* Will generate:
[ { "id": 2, "name": "Kevin", "points": 50 },
  { "id": 1, "name": "John", "points": 40 },
  { "id": 4, "name": "Tom", "points": 40 },
  { "id": 3, "name": "Alexis", "points": 30 } ]
*/

License

ObjectSort is under the MIT license.