Map Sorter v0.1.4 MapSorter View Source
Sorts a list of maps
¹ as per a list of sort specs
(ascending/descending keys).
¹Also keywords or structures implementing the Access behaviour.
Link to this section Summary
Functions
Allows to change the log level
at compile time
Takes a list of maps
¹ and either a list of sort specs
or an AST
that will evaluate to a list of sort specs
at runtime
Link to this section Functions
Allows to change the log level
at compile time.
Takes a list of maps
¹ and either a list of sort specs
or an AST
that will evaluate to a list of sort specs
at runtime.
Returns the AST to sort the maps
¹ as per the sort specs
.
sort specs
can be implicit, explicit or mixed:
- [:dob, :name] is implicit ⇒ [asc: :dob, asc: :name]
- [:dob, desc: :name] is mixed ⇒ [asc: :dob, desc: :name]
- [asc: :dob, desc: :name] is explicit
¹Also keywords or structures implementing the Access behaviour.
Examples
iex> require MapSorter ### sorting maps...
iex> people = [
...> %{name: "Mike", likes: "ski, arts", dob: "1992-04-15"},
...> %{name: "Mary", likes: "travels" , dob: "1992-04-15"},
...> %{name: "Ann" , likes: "reading" , dob: "1992-04-15"},
...> %{name: "Ray" , likes: "cycling" , dob: "1977-08-28"},
...> %{name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: "1977-08-28"},
...> %{name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: "1977-08-28"},
...> %{name: "Jill", likes: "cooking" , dob: "1976-09-28"}
...> ]
iex> MapSorter.log_level(:info) # :debug ⇒ debug messages
iex> fun = & &1
iex> sorted = %{
...> explicit: MapSorter.sort(people, asc: :dob, desc: :likes),
...> implicit: MapSorter.sort(people, [:dob, desc: :likes]),
...> function: MapSorter.sort(people, fun.([:dob, desc: :likes]))
...> }
iex> MapSorter.log_level(:info) # :info ⇒ no debug messages
iex> sorted.explicit == sorted.implicit and
...> sorted.explicit == sorted.function and
...> sorted.explicit
[
%{name: "Jill", likes: "cooking" , dob: "1976-09-28"},
%{name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: "1977-08-28"},
%{name: "Ray" , likes: "cycling" , dob: "1977-08-28"},
%{name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: "1977-08-28"},
%{name: "Mary", likes: "travels" , dob: "1992-04-15"},
%{name: "Mike", likes: "ski, arts", dob: "1992-04-15"},
%{name: "Ann" , likes: "reading" , dob: "1992-04-15"}
]
iex> require MapSorter ### sorting keywords...
iex> people = [
...> [name: "Mike", likes: "ski, arts", dob: "1992-04-15"],
...> [name: "Mary", likes: "travels" , dob: "1992-04-15"],
...> [name: "Ann" , likes: "reading" , dob: "1992-04-15"],
...> [name: "Ray" , likes: "cycling" , dob: "1977-08-28"],
...> [name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: "1977-08-28"],
...> [name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: "1977-08-28"],
...> [name: "Jill", likes: "cooking" , dob: "1976-09-28"]
...> ]
iex> MapSorter.log_level(:info) # :debug ⇒ debug messages
iex> fun = & &1
iex> sorted = %{
...> explicit: MapSorter.sort(people, asc: :dob, desc: :name),
...> implicit: MapSorter.sort(people, [:dob, desc: :name]),
...> function: MapSorter.sort(people, fun.([:dob, desc: :name]))
...> }
iex> MapSorter.log_level(:info) # :info ⇒ no debug messages
iex> sorted.explicit == sorted.implicit and
...> sorted.explicit == sorted.function and
...> sorted.explicit
[
[name: "Jill", likes: "cooking" , dob: "1976-09-28"],
[name: "Ray" , likes: "cycling" , dob: "1977-08-28"],
[name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: "1977-08-28"],
[name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: "1977-08-28"],
[name: "Mike", likes: "ski, arts", dob: "1992-04-15"],
[name: "Mary", likes: "travels" , dob: "1992-04-15"],
[name: "Ann" , likes: "reading" , dob: "1992-04-15"]
]