defmodule MapSorter do @moduledoc """ Sorts a list of `maps` as per a list of `sort specs` (ascending/descending keys). Also works for keywords or structures implementing the Access behaviour. """ require Logger @doc """ Sorts the `maps` as per the `sort specs` (compile time or runtime). `sort specs` can be implicit, explicit or mixed: - [:dob, :name] - _implicit_ ≡ [_asc:_ :dob, _asc:_ :name] - [:dob, desc: :name] - _mixed_ ≡ [_asc:_ :dob, desc: :name] - [asc: :dob, desc: :name] - _explicit_ ## Examples iex> require MapSorter iex> people = [ ...> %{name: "Mike", likes: "movies" , dob: ~D[1992-04-15]}, ...> %{name: "Mary", likes: "travels", dob: ~D[1992-04-15]}, ...> %{name: "Ann" , likes: "reading", dob: ~D[1992-04-15]}, ...> %{name: "Ray" , likes: "cycling", dob: ~D[1977-08-28]}, ...> %{name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: ~D[1977-08-28]}, ...> %{name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: ~D[1977-08-28]}, ...> %{name: "Jill", likes: "cooking", dob: ~D[1976-09-28]} ...> ] iex> fun = & &1 iex> MapSorter.log_level(:info) # :debug → debug messages iex> sorted = %{ ...> explicit: MapSorter.sort(people, asc: :dob, desc: :likes), ...> mixed: MapSorter.sort(people, [:dob, desc: :likes]), ...> runtime: MapSorter.sort(people, fun.([:dob, desc: :likes])) ...> } iex> MapSorter.log_level(:info) # :info → no debug messages iex> sorted.explicit == sorted.mixed and ...> sorted.explicit == sorted.runtime and ...> sorted.explicit [ %{name: "Jill", likes: "cooking", dob: ~D[1976-09-28]}, %{name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: ~D[1977-08-28]}, %{name: "Ray" , likes: "cycling", dob: ~D[1977-08-28]}, %{name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: ~D[1977-08-28]}, %{name: "Mary", likes: "travels", dob: ~D[1992-04-15]}, %{name: "Ann" , likes: "reading", dob: ~D[1992-04-15]}, %{name: "Mike", likes: "movies" , dob: ~D[1992-04-15]} ] """ defmacro sort(maps, sort_specs) do Logger.debug("sort specs: #{inspect(sort_specs)}...") sort_fun_ast = case sort_specs do specs when is_list(specs) -> specs specs -> Macro.expand(specs, __CALLER__) # in case module attribute end |> MapSorter.Support.sort_fun_ast() quote do: Enum.sort(unquote(maps), unquote(sort_fun_ast)) end @doc """ Allows to change the log `level` at compile time. """ defmacro log_level(level), do: Logger.configure(level: level) end