datatables.net-plugins/sorting/src/chapter.ts

Various small plug-ins for DataTables including feature, ordering, search and internationalisation plug-ins.

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/**
 * Sorts a column containing chapter numbers. This can be most useful when
 * using DataTables for a book or book reference style application. By
 * default, five sections are supported (a.b.c.d.e) with each being upto
 * four-digits long. Those defaults are controlled by constMaxSections and
 * constMaxSectionDigits respectively, and can be easily changed
 *
 *  @name chapter
 *  @summary Sort book chapters numerically
 *  @author Colin Marks
 *
 *  @example
 *    $('#example').dataTable( {
 *       columnDefs: [
 *         { type: 'chapter', targets: 0 }
 *       ]
 *    } );
 */

import DataTable from 'datatables.net';

DataTable.ext.type.order['chapter-pre'] = function (a) {
	var constMaxSections = 5;
	var constMaxSectionDigits = 4;

	var filler;
	var result = '';
	var sections = a.split('.');

	for (var i = 0; i < constMaxSections; i++) {
		filler =
			i < sections.length
				? constMaxSectionDigits - sections[i].length
				: constMaxSectionDigits;

		result += filler === 0 ? '' : Array(filler + 1).join('0');
		result += i < sections.length ? sections[i] : '';
	}

	return result;
};