defmodule MapSorter do @moduledoc """ Sorts a list of `maps` as per a list of `sort specs` (ascending/descending keys). Also supports: - keywords - structs implementing the Access behaviour - nested maps, keywords or structs implementing the Access behaviour """ use PersistConfig alias __MODULE__.SortSpec require Logger @doc """ Sorts `maps` as per the given `sort specs` (compile time or runtime). Examples of `sort specs` for flat data structures: - implicit: [:dob, :name] ≡ [_asc:_ :dob, _asc:_ :name] - mixed: [:dob, desc: :name] ≡ [_asc:_ :dob, desc: :name] - explicit: [asc: :dob, desc: :name] Examples of `sort specs` for nested data structures: - implicit: [[:birth, :date], :name] - mixed: [[:birth, :date], desc: :name] - explicit: [asc: [:birth, :date], desc: :name] ## Examples iex> require MapSorter iex> people = [ ...> %{name: "Mike", likes: "movies" , dob: "1992-04-15"}, ...> %{name: "Mary", likes: "travels", dob: "1992-04-15"}, ...> %{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> sort_specs = [:dob, desc: :likes] iex> sorted_people = %{ ...> explicit: MapSorter.sort(people, asc: :dob, desc: :likes), ...> mixed: MapSorter.sort(people, [:dob, desc: :likes]), ...> runtime: MapSorter.sort(people, sort_specs) ...> } iex> sorted_people.explicit == sorted_people.mixed and ...> sorted_people.explicit == sorted_people.runtime and ...> sorted_people.explicit [ %{name: "Jill", likes: "cooking", dob: "1976-09-28"}, %{name: "Bill", likes: "karate" , dob: "1977-08-28"}, %{name: "Joe" , likes: "boxing" , dob: "1977-08-28"}, %{name: "Mary", likes: "travels", dob: "1992-04-15"}, %{name: "Mike", likes: "movies" , dob: "1992-04-15"} ] """ defmacro sort(maps, sort_specs) do Logger.debug("sort specs: #{inspect(sort_specs)}...") specs = case sort_specs do specs when is_list(specs) -> specs # In case any module attribute(s)... specs -> Macro.expand(specs, __CALLER__) end case SortSpec.to_quoted(specs) do {:ok, comp_fun} -> quote do: Enum.sort(unquote(maps), unquote(comp_fun)) {:error, bad_specs} -> Logger.warn("bad sort specs: #{inspect(bad_specs)}") maps end end # @doc """ # Allows to change the log `level` at compile time. # """ @doc false defmacro log_level(level), do: Logger.configure(level: level) end