sort-object

Sort the keys in an object.

Install

Install with npm:

$ npm i sort-object --save

Usage

var sortObj = require("sort-object");

By default, the keys on an object will be sorted in ascending order:

sortObj({ a: 1, c: 2, b: 3 });
//=> {a: 1, b: 3, c: 2}

The second param can be an object of options OR an array of keys:

object

sortObj({ a: 1, c: 2, b: 3 }, { keys: ["a", "b"] });
//=> {a: 1, b: 3}

array

sortObj({ a: 1, c: 2, b: 3 }, ["a", "c"]);
//=> {a: 1, c: 2}

Options

• keys {Array} The returned object will contain only the specified keys, in the same order.
• sort {Function} Sort function to sort the keys using JavaScript's .sort() method.
• sortOrder {String} Valid values are desc or asc, case insensitive.
• sortBy {String} Sort function that is passed the entire object, rather than just the keys - as with the .sort() method.

options.keys

Create a new object with only the given keys.

var o = { a: 1, c: 2, e: 5, d: 4, b: 3 };
sortObj(o, { keys: ["a", "b"] });

//=> {a: 1, b: 3}

options.sort

Function to be passed to javascript's .sort() method:

var o = { a: 1, c: 2, e: 5, d: 4, b: 3 };
var obj = sortObj(o, {
  sort: function (a, b) {
    return a < b ? -1 : 1;
  },
});
obj;
//=> {a: 1, b: 3, c: 2, d: 4, e: 5}

options.sortOrder

Valid values are desc or asc, case insensitive:

var o = { a: 1, c: 2, e: 5, d: 4, b: 3 };
sortObj(o, { sortOrder: "ASC" });
//=> {e: 5, d: 4, c: 3, b: 2, a: 1}

options.sortBy

Function that returns an array of keys to sort by:

var old = { one: "aa", two: "bc", three: "ab" };
var o = sortObj(old, {
  sortBy: function (obj) {
    var arr = [];
    Object.keys(obj).filter(function (key) {
      if (/^a/.test(obj[key])) arr.push(key);
    });
    return arr.reverse();
  },
});
//=> {three: 'ab', one: 'aa'}

Author

Brian Woodward

• github/nmccready
• twitter/nmccready

License

Copyright © 2014-2016 Brian Woodward Released under the MIT license.

This file was generated by verb on February 03, 2016.