forerunnerdb/js/lib/Mixin.Sorting.js

A NoSQL document store database for browsers and Node.js.

"use strict";

var Sorting = {
	/**
	 * Sorts the passed value a against the passed value b ascending.
	 * @param {*} a The first value to compare.
	 * @param {*} b The second value to compare.
	 * @returns {*} 1 if a is sorted after b, -1 if a is sorted before b.
	 */
	sortAsc: function (a, b) {
		if (typeof(a) === 'string' && typeof(b) === 'string') {
			return a.localeCompare(b);
		} else {
			if (a > b) {
				return 1;
			} else if (a < b) {
				return -1;
			}
		}

		return 0;
	},

	/**
	 * Sorts the passed value a against the passed value b descending.
	 * @param {*} a The first value to compare.
	 * @param {*} b The second value to compare.
	 * @returns {*} 1 if a is sorted after b, -1 if a is sorted before b.
	 */
	sortDesc: function (a, b) {
		if (typeof(a) === 'string' && typeof(b) === 'string') {
			return b.localeCompare(a);
		} else {
			if (a > b) {
				return -1;
			} else if (a < b) {
				return 1;
			}
		}

		return 0;
	}
};

module.exports = Sorting;