kibana-123/src/ui/public/doc_table/lib/get_sort.js

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import _ from '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) {
  let sortObj = {};
  let field;
  let 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();
};

export default getSort;