defmodule MapSorter do @moduledoc """ Sorts a list of `maps`¹ as per a list of `sort specs` (ascending/descending keys). ¹_Or keywords or structures implementing the Access behaviour._ """ require Logger @doc """ 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_ and same as [asc: :dob, asc: :name] - [:dob, desc: :name] is _mixed_ and like [asc: :dob, desc: :name] - [asc: :dob, desc: :name] is _explicit_ ¹_Or 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"] ] """ 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