can-list-sort

can-list-sort is a plugin that makes it easy to define and maintain how items are arranged in a [can-list]. To use it, set a comparator [can-list::attr attr] on a [can-list]. It can be a String or Function.

Overview

Setting a comparator will sort the list immediately and, if your list is being listened to, will automatically sort when any of its items are changed:

var CanList = require("can-list");
require('can-list-sort');
 
var cart = new CanList([
    { title: 'Juice', price: 3.05 }
    { title: 'Butter', price: 3.50 },
    { title: 'Bread', price: 4.00 }
]);
cart.attr("comparator", 'price');
cart.bind("length", function(){});
cart.attr("0.price", 5);
cart; // -> [Butter, Bread, Juice]

And it will be kept in sorted order when items are pushed, unshifted, or spliced into the [can-list]:

var cart = new CanList([
    { title: 'Juice', price: 3.05 }
    { title: 'Butter', price: 3.50 },
    { title: 'Bread', price: 4.00 }
]);
cart.attr('comparator', 'price');
cart.bind("length", function(){});
cart.push({ title: 'Apple', price: 3.25 });
cart; // -> [Juice, Apple, Butter, Bread]

Usage

ES6 use

With StealJS, you can import this module directly in a template that is autorendered:

import plugin from 'can-list-sort';

CommonJS use

Use require to load can-list-sort and everything else needed to create a template that uses can-list-sort:

var plugin = require("can-list-sort");

AMD use

Configure the can and jquery paths and the can-list-sort package:

<script src="require.js"></script>
<script>
    require.config({
        paths: {
            "jquery": "node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery",
            "can": "node_modules/canjs/dist/amd/can"
        },
        packages: [{
            	name: 'can-list-sort',
            	location: 'node_modules/can-list-sort/dist/amd',
            	main: 'lib/can-list-sort'
        }]
    });
    require(["main-amd"], function(){});
</script>

Standalone use

Load the global version of the plugin:

<script src='./node_modules/can-list-sort/dist/global/can-list-sort.js'></script>

Contributing

Making a Build

To make a build of the distributables into dist/ in the cloned repository run

npm install
node build

Running the tests

Tests can run in the browser by opening a webserver and visiting the test.html page. Automated tests that run the tests from the command line in Firefox can be run with

npm test