@spalger/kibana/src/ui/public/doc_table/lib/get_sort.js

Kibana is an open source (Apache Licensed), browser based analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch. Kibana is a snap to setup and start using. Kibana strives to be easy to get started with, while also being flexible and powerful, just like Elastic

define(function (require) {
  var _ = require('lodash');

  /**
   * Take a sorting array and make it into an object
   * @param {array} 2 item array [fieldToSort, directionToSort]
   * @param {object} indexPattern used for determining default sort
   * @returns {object} a sort object suitable for returning to elasticsearch
   */
  function getSort(sort, indexPattern) {
    var sortObj = {};
    var field;
    var direction;

    function isSortable(field) {
      return (indexPattern.fields.byName[field] && indexPattern.fields.byName[field].sortable);
    }

    if (_.isArray(sort) && sort.length === 2 && isSortable(sort[0])) {
      // At some point we need to refact the sorting logic, this array sucks.
      field = sort[0];
      direction = sort[1];
    } else if (indexPattern.timeFieldName && isSortable(indexPattern.timeFieldName)) {
      field = indexPattern.timeFieldName;
      direction = 'desc';
    }

    if (field) {
      sortObj[field] = direction;
    } else {
      sortObj._score = 'desc';
    }



    return sortObj;
  }

  getSort.array = function (sort, indexPattern) {
    return _(getSort(sort, indexPattern)).pairs().pop();
  };

  return getSort;
});