Implemented advanced sorting modal (WIP)

HISTORY.md

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 
 
+## not yet released, version 5.17.0
+
+- Implemented advanced sorting for arrays.
+
+
 ## 2018-05-23, version 5.16.0
 
 - Better handling of JSON documents containing large arrays:

package-lock.json

@@ -3676,6 +3676,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-tuDI+plJTZTgURV1gCpZpcFC8og=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "picomodal": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomodal/-/picomodal-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-+s0w9PvzSoCcHgTqUl8ATzmcC4I="
+    },
     "posix-character-classes": {
       "version": "0.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/posix-character-classes/-/posix-character-classes-0.1.1.tgz",

package.json

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "ajv": "5.5.2",
     "brace": "0.11.0",
-    "javascript-natural-sort": "0.7.1"
+    "javascript-natural-sort": "0.7.1",
+    "picomodal": "3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "gulp": "3.9.1",

src/css/contextmenu.css

@@ -260,3 +260,47 @@ div.jsoneditor-contextmenu button.jsoneditor-type-modes > div.jsoneditor-icon {
   background-image: none;
   width: 6px;
 }
+
+
+/* pico modal styling */
+
+.jsoneditor-modal-overlay {
+  position: absolute !important;
+
+  background: rgb(1,1,1) !important;
+  opacity: 0.3 !important;
+}
+
+.jsoneditor-modal {
+  position: absolute !important;
+
+  border-radius: 2px !important;
+  padding: 30px 20px 10px 20px !important;
+}
+
+.jsoneditor-modal table td {
+  padding: 5px 0;
+  padding-right: 20px;
+
+  text-align: left;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  font-size: 10pt;
+  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+.jsoneditor-modal table td:first-child {
+}
+
+.jsoneditor-modal table td.jsoneditor-modal-input {
+  text-align: right;
+  padding-right: 0;
+}
+
+.jsoneditor-modal select {
+  min-width: 100px;
+}
+
+.jsoneditor-modal .pico-close {
+  background: none !important;
+  font-size: 24px !important;
+}

src/js/History.js

@@ -124,15 +124,15 @@ function History (editor) {
       'undo': function (params) {
         var node = params.node;
         node.hideChilds();
-        node.sort = params.oldSort;
         node.childs = params.oldChilds;
+        node._updateDomIndexes();
         node.showChilds();
       },
       'redo': function (params) {
         var node = params.node;
         node.hideChilds();
-        node.sort = params.newSort;
         node.childs = params.newChilds;
+        node._updateDomIndexes();
         node.showChilds();
       }
     }

src/js/Node.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var naturalSort = require('javascript-natural-sort');
+var picoModal = require('picomodal');
 var ContextMenu = require('./ContextMenu');
 var appendNodeFactory = require('./appendNodeFactory');
 var showMoreNodeFactory = require('./showMoreNodeFactory');
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ Node.prototype.setValue = function(value, type) {
 
     // sort object keys
     if (this.editor.options.sortObjectKeys === true) {
-      this.sort('asc');
+      this.sort([], 'asc');
     }
   }
   else {
@@ -3096,29 +3097,42 @@ Node.prototype._onChangeType = function (newType) {
 /**
  * Sort the child's of the node. Only applicable when the node has type 'object'
  * or 'array'.
+ * @param {String[]} path      Path of the child value to be compared
  * @param {String} direction   Sorting direction. Available values: "asc", "desc"
  * @private
  */
-Node.prototype.sort = function (direction) {
+Node.prototype.sort = function (path, direction) {
   if (!this._hasChilds()) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var order = (direction == 'desc') ? -1 : 1;
+  this.hideChilds(); // sorting is faster when the childs are not attached to the dom
-  var prop = (this.type == 'array') ? 'value': 'field';
-  this.hideChilds();
 
+  // copy the childs array (the old one will be kept for an undo action
   var oldChilds = this.childs;
-  var oldSortOrder = this.sortOrder;
-
-  // copy the array (the old one will be kept for an undo action
   this.childs = this.childs.concat();
 
-  // sort the arrays
+  // sort the childs array
+  var order = (direction === 'desc') ? -1 : 1;
+
+  if (this.type === 'object') {
     this.childs.sort(function (a, b) {
-    return order * naturalSort(a[prop], b[prop]);
+      return order * naturalSort(a.field, b.field);
     });
-  this.sortOrder = (order == 1) ? 'asc' : 'desc';
+  }
+  else { // this.type === 'array'
+    this.childs.sort(function (a, b) {
+      var valueA = a.getNestedChild(path).value;
+      var valueB = b.getNestedChild(path).value;
+
+      if (typeof valueA !== 'string' && typeof valueB !== 'string') {
+        // both values are a number, boolean, or null
+        return valueA > valueB ? order : valueA < valueB ? -order : 0;
+      }
+
+      return order * naturalSort(valueA, valueB);
+    });
+  }
 
   // update the index numbering
   this._updateDomIndexes();
@@ -3126,14 +3140,44 @@ Node.prototype.sort = function (direction) {
   this.editor._onAction('sort', {
     node: this,
     oldChilds: oldChilds,
-    oldSort: oldSortOrder,
+    newChilds: this.childs
-    newChilds: this.childs,
-    newSort: this.sortOrder
   });
 
   this.showChilds();
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get a nested child given a path with properties
+ * @param {String[]} path
+ * @returns {Node}
+ */
+Node.prototype.getNestedChild = function (path) {
+  var i = 0;
+  var child = this;
+
+  while (child && i < path.length) {
+    child = child.findChildByProperty(path[i]);
+    i++;
+  }
+
+  return child;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Find a child by property name
+ * @param {string} prop
+ * @return {Node | undefined} Returns the child node when found, or undefined otherwise
+ */
+Node.prototype.findChildByProperty = function(prop) {
+  if (this.type !== 'object') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return this.childs.find(function (child) {
+    return child.field === prop;
+  });
+};
+
 /**
  * Get the paths of the sortable child paths of this node
  * @return {Array}
@@ -3530,32 +3574,13 @@ Node.prototype.showContextMenu = function (anchor, onClose) {
   }
 
   if (this._hasChilds()) {
-    var direction = ((this.sortOrder == 'asc') ? 'desc': 'asc');
     items.push({
       text: translate('sort'),
       title: translate('sortTitle') + this.type,
-      className: 'jsoneditor-sort-' + direction,
-      click: function () {
-        node.sort(direction);
-      },
-      submenu: [
-        {
-          text: translate('ascending'),
       className: 'jsoneditor-sort-asc',
-          title: translate('ascendingTitle' , {type: this.type}),
       click: function () {
-            node.sort('asc');
+        node._showSortModal()
       }
-        },
-        {
-          text: translate('descending'),
-          className: 'jsoneditor-sort-desc',
-          title: translate('descendingTitle' , {type: this.type}),
-          click: function () {
-            node.sort('desc');
-          }
-        }
-      ]
     });
   }
 
@@ -3693,6 +3718,72 @@ Node.prototype.showContextMenu = function (anchor, onClose) {
   menu.show(anchor, this.editor.content);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Show advanced sorting modal
+ * @private
+ */
+Node.prototype._showSortModal = function () {
+  var node = this;
+
+  picoModal({
+    parent: this.editor.frame,
+    content: '<div class="pico-modal-contents">' +
+        '<form onsubmit="alert(1)">' +
+        '<table>' +
+        '<tbody>' +
+        '<tr>' +
+        '  <td>Sort by:</td>' +
+        '  <td class="jsoneditor-modal-input">' +
+        '  <select id="sortBy">' +
+        '  </select>' +
+        '  </td>' +
+        '</tr>' +
+        '  <tr>' +
+        '  <td>Direction:</td>' +
+        '  <td class="jsoneditor-modal-input">' +
+        '  <select id="direction">' +
+        '    <option value="asc" selected>asc</option>' +
+        '    <option value="desc">desc</option>' +
+        '  </select>' +
+        '  </td>' +
+        '</tr>' +
+        '<tr>' +
+        '<td colspan="2" class="jsoneditor-modal-input">' +
+        '  <button type="submit" id="ok">Sort</button>' +
+        '</td>' +
+        '</tr>' +
+        '</tbody>' +
+        '</table>' +
+        '</form>' +
+        '</div>',
+    overlayClass: 'jsoneditor-modal-overlay',
+    modalClass: 'jsoneditor-modal'
+  })
+      .afterCreate(function (modal) {
+        var sortBy = modal.modalElem().querySelector('#sortBy');
+        var direction = modal.modalElem().querySelector('#direction');
+        var ok = modal.modalElem().querySelector('#ok');
+
+        node.getSortablePaths().forEach(function (path) {
+          var pathStr = '.' + path.join('.');
+          var option = document.createElement('option');
+          option.text = pathStr;
+          option.value = pathStr;
+          sortBy.appendChild(option);
+        });
+
+        ok.onclick = function () {
+          modal.close();
+
+          var path = sortBy.value;
+          var pathArray = (path === '.') ? [] : path.split('.').slice(1);
+
+          node.sort(pathArray, direction.value)
+        };
+      })
+      .show();
+};
+
 /**
  * get the type of a value
  * @param {*} value

test/test_large_array.html

@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
   <code>editor.setMode(mode)</code>, try it in the console of your browser.
 </p>
 
-<form>
 <div id="jsoneditor"></div>
-</form>
 
 <script>
   var container = document.getElementById('jsoneditor');
@@ -70,7 +68,8 @@
       location: {
         latitude: 51 + i / 10000,
         longitude: 4 + i / 10000,
-      }
+      },
+      random: Math.random()
     });
   }