defmodule MapSorter do @moduledoc """ Sorts a list of `maps` per a list of `sort specs`. Also supports: - keywords - structs implementing the [Access](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Access.html) behaviour - nested maps, keywords or structs implementing the [Access](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Access.html) behaviour """ alias __MODULE__.{Log, SortSpecs} @doc """ Sorts `maps` per the given `sort specs` (compile time or runtime). Examples of `sort specs` for flat data structures: ``` - implicit: [:dob, :name] - mixed: [:dob, desc: :name] - explicit: [asc: :dob, desc: :name] ``` Examples of `sort specs` with a `Date` key for flat data structures: ``` - implicit: [{:dob Date}, :name] - mixed: [{:dob Date}, desc: :name] - explicit: [asc: {:dob Date}, 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 of `sort specs` with a `Date` key for nested data structures: ``` - implicit: [{[:birth, :date], Date}, :name] - mixed: [{[:birth, :date], Date}, desc: :name] - explicit: [asc: {[:birth, :date], 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 = Tuple.to_list({: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 specs = case sort_specs do specs when is_list(specs) -> # [asc: {:dob, {:__aliases__, [line: 7], [:Date]}}] => # [asc: {:dob, Date}] {specs, []} = Code.eval_quoted(specs) specs specs -> # In case any module attributes... Macro.expand(specs, __CALLER__) end :ok = Log.debug(:sort_specs, {sort_specs, specs, __ENV__, __CALLER__}) case SortSpecs.to_quoted(specs) do {:ok, fun_ast} -> quote do: Enum.sort(unquote(maps), unquote(fun_ast)) {:error, invalid_specs} -> :ok = Log.error(:invalid_specs, {invalid_specs, __ENV__, __CALLER__}) maps end end end