feat(DataTable): add support for alphanumeric, datetime, and custom sort functions

generated/components.json

@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@
         },
         {
           "id": "drafts-components-datatable--with-sorting",
-          "code": "() => {\n  const rows = Array.from(data).sort((a, b) => {\n    return b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt\n  })\n  return (\n    <Table.Container>\n      <Table.Title as=\"h2\" id=\"repositories\">\n        Repositories\n      </Table.Title>\n      <Table.Subtitle as=\"p\" id=\"repositories-subtitle\">\n        A subtitle could appear here to give extra context to the data.\n      </Table.Subtitle>\n      <DataTable\n        aria-labelledby=\"repositories\"\n        aria-describedby=\"repositories-subtitle\"\n        data={rows}\n        columns={[\n          {\n            header: 'Repository',\n            field: 'name',\n            rowHeader: true,\n            sortBy: true,\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Type',\n            field: 'type',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return <Label>{uppercase(row.type)}</Label>\n            },\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Updated',\n            field: 'updatedAt',\n            sortBy: true,\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return <RelativeTime date={new Date(row.updatedAt)} />\n            },\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Dependabot',\n            field: 'securityFeatures.dependabot',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return row.securityFeatures.dependabot.length > 0 ? (\n                <LabelGroup>\n                  {row.securityFeatures.dependabot.map((feature) => {\n                    return <Label key={feature}>{uppercase(feature)}</Label>\n                  })}\n                </LabelGroup>\n              ) : null\n            },\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Code scanning',\n            field: 'securityFeatures.codeScanning',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return row.securityFeatures.codeScanning.length > 0 ? (\n                <LabelGroup>\n                  {row.securityFeatures.codeScanning.map((feature) => {\n                    return <Label key={feature}>{uppercase(feature)}</Label>\n                  })}\n                </LabelGroup>\n              ) : null\n            },\n          },\n        ]}\n        initialSortColumn=\"updatedAt\"\n        initialSortDirection=\"DESC\"\n      />\n    </Table.Container>\n  )\n}"
+          "code": "() => {\n  const rows = Array.from(data).sort((a, b) => {\n    return b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt\n  })\n  return (\n    <Table.Container>\n      <Table.Title as=\"h2\" id=\"repositories\">\n        Repositories\n      </Table.Title>\n      <Table.Subtitle as=\"p\" id=\"repositories-subtitle\">\n        A subtitle could appear here to give extra context to the data.\n      </Table.Subtitle>\n      <DataTable\n        aria-labelledby=\"repositories\"\n        aria-describedby=\"repositories-subtitle\"\n        data={rows}\n        columns={[\n          {\n            header: 'Repository',\n            field: 'name',\n            rowHeader: true,\n            sortBy: 'alphanumeric',\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Type',\n            field: 'type',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return <Label>{uppercase(row.type)}</Label>\n            },\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Updated',\n            field: 'updatedAt',\n            sortBy: 'datetime',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return <RelativeTime date={new Date(row.updatedAt)} />\n            },\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Dependabot',\n            field: 'securityFeatures.dependabot',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return row.securityFeatures.dependabot.length > 0 ? (\n                <LabelGroup>\n                  {row.securityFeatures.dependabot.map((feature) => {\n                    return <Label key={feature}>{uppercase(feature)}</Label>\n                  })}\n                </LabelGroup>\n              ) : null\n            },\n          },\n          {\n            header: 'Code scanning',\n            field: 'securityFeatures.codeScanning',\n            renderCell: (row) => {\n              return row.securityFeatures.codeScanning.length > 0 ? (\n                <LabelGroup>\n                  {row.securityFeatures.codeScanning.map((feature) => {\n                    return <Label key={feature}>{uppercase(feature)}</Label>\n                  })}\n                </LabelGroup>\n              ) : null\n            },\n          },\n        ]}\n        initialSortColumn=\"updatedAt\"\n        initialSortDirection=\"DESC\"\n      />\n    </Table.Container>\n  )\n}"
         },
         {
           "id": "drafts-components-datatable--with-actions",

src/DataTable/DataTable.features.stories.tsx

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export const WithSorting = () => {
             header: 'Repository',
             field: 'name',
             rowHeader: true,
-            sortBy: true,
+            sortBy: 'alphanumeric',
           },
           {
             header: 'Type',
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export const WithSorting = () => {
           {
             header: 'Updated',
             field: 'updatedAt',
-            sortBy: true,
+            sortBy: 'datetime',
             renderCell: row => {
               return <RelativeTime date={new Date(row.updatedAt)} />
             },
@@ -314,6 +314,87 @@ export const WithSorting = () => {
   )
 }
 
+export const WithCustomSorting = () => {
+  const rows = Array.from(data).sort((a, b) => {
+    return b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt
+  })
+  const sortByDependabotFeatures = (a: Repo, b: Repo): number => {
+    if (a.securityFeatures.dependabot.length > b.securityFeatures.dependabot.length) {
+      return -1
+    } else if (b.securityFeatures.dependabot.length < a.securityFeatures.dependabot.length) {
+      return 1
+    }
+    return 0
+  }
+  return (
+    <Table.Container>
+      <Table.Title as="h2" id="repositories">
+        Repositories
+      </Table.Title>
+      <Table.Subtitle as="p" id="repositories-subtitle">
+        A subtitle could appear here to give extra context to the data.
+      </Table.Subtitle>
+      <DataTable
+        aria-labelledby="repositories"
+        aria-describedby="repositories-subtitle"
+        data={rows}
+        columns={[
+          {
+            header: 'Repository',
+            field: 'name',
+            rowHeader: true,
+            sortBy: 'alphanumeric',
+          },
+          {
+            header: 'Type',
+            field: 'type',
+            renderCell: row => {
+              return <Label>{uppercase(row.type)}</Label>
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            header: 'Updated',
+            field: 'updatedAt',
+            sortBy: 'datetime',
+            renderCell: row => {
+              return <RelativeTime date={new Date(row.updatedAt)} />
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            header: 'Dependabot',
+            field: 'securityFeatures.dependabot',
+            renderCell: row => {
+              return row.securityFeatures.dependabot.length > 0 ? (
+                <LabelGroup>
+                  {row.securityFeatures.dependabot.map(feature => {
+                    return <Label key={feature}>{uppercase(feature)}</Label>
+                  })}
+                </LabelGroup>
+              ) : null
+            },
+            sortBy: sortByDependabotFeatures,
+          },
+          {
+            header: 'Code scanning',
+            field: 'securityFeatures.codeScanning',
+            renderCell: row => {
+              return row.securityFeatures.codeScanning.length > 0 ? (
+                <LabelGroup>
+                  {row.securityFeatures.codeScanning.map(feature => {
+                    return <Label key={feature}>{uppercase(feature)}</Label>
+                  })}
+                </LabelGroup>
+              ) : null
+            },
+          },
+        ]}
+        initialSortColumn="updatedAt"
+        initialSortDirection="DESC"
+      />
+    </Table.Container>
+  )
+}
+
 export const WithAction = () => (
   <Table.Container>
     <Table.Title as="h2" id="repositories">

src/DataTable/__tests__/DataTable.test.tsx

@@ -620,5 +620,56 @@ describe('DataTable', () => {
         [1, 3],
       ])
     })
+
+    it('should support a custom sort function', async () => {
+      const user = userEvent.setup()
+      const customSortFn = jest.fn().mockImplementation((a, b) => {
+        return a.value - b.value
+      })
+
+      render(
+        <DataTable
+          data={[
+            {
+              id: 1,
+              value: 1,
+            },
+            {
+              id: 2,
+              value: 2,
+            },
+            {
+              id: 3,
+              value: 3,
+            },
+          ]}
+          columns={[
+            {
+              header: 'Value',
+              field: 'value',
+              sortBy: customSortFn,
+            },
+          ]}
+          initialSortColumn="value"
+          initialSortDirection="ASC"
+        />,
+      )
+
+      function getRowOrder() {
+        return screen
+          .getAllByRole('row')
+          .filter(row => {
+            return queryByRole(row, 'cell')
+          })
+          .map(row => {
+            const cell = getByRole(row, 'cell')
+            return cell.textContent
+          })
+      }
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByText('Value'))
+      expect(customSortFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(getRowOrder()).toEqual(['3', '2', '1'])
+    })
   })
 })

src/DataTable/__tests__/sorting.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import {alphanumeric, basic, datetime} from '../sorting'
+
+const Second = 1000
+const Minute = 60 * Second
+const Hour = 60 * Minute
+const Day = 24 * Hour
+const today = Date.now()
+const yesterday = today - Day
+
+describe('sorting', () => {
+  describe('alphanumeric', () => {
+    test.each([
+      [
+        'characters only',
+        {
+          input: ['c', 'b', 'a'],
+          sorted: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'numbers only',
+        {
+          input: ['3', '2', '1'],
+          sorted: ['1', '2', '3'],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'text with numbers',
+        {
+          input: ['test456', 'test789', 'test123'],
+          sorted: ['test123', 'test456', 'test789'],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'text and numbers',
+        {
+          input: ['test-c', '1', 'test-b', '2', 'test-a', '3'],
+          sorted: ['1', '2', '3', 'test-a', 'test-b', 'test-c'],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'text with same base',
+        {
+          input: ['test', 'test-123', 'test-123-test-456'],
+          sorted: ['test', 'test-123', 'test-123-test-456'],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'text case sensitive',
+        {
+          input: ['test456', 'Test456', 'test123'],
+          sorted: ['test123', 'test456', 'Test456'],
+        },
+      ],
+    ])('%s', (_name, options) => {
+      expect(options.input.sort(alphanumeric)).toEqual(options.sorted)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('basic', () => {
+    test.each([
+      [
+        'text',
+        {
+          input: ['c', 'b', 'a'],
+          sorted: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'numbers',
+        {
+          input: [3, 2, 1],
+          sorted: [1, 2, 3],
+        },
+      ],
+    ])('%s', (_name, options) => {
+      expect(options.input.sort(basic)).toEqual(options.sorted)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('datetime', () => {
+    test.each([
+      [
+        'only Date objects',
+        {
+          input: [new Date(today), new Date(yesterday)],
+          sorted: [new Date(yesterday), new Date(today)],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'Date and Date.now()',
+        {
+          input: [new Date(today), yesterday],
+          sorted: [yesterday, new Date(today)],
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        'only Date.now()',
+        {
+          input: [today, yesterday],
+          sorted: [yesterday, today],
+        },
+      ],
+    ])('%s', (_name, options) => {
+      expect(options.input.sort(datetime)).toEqual(options.sorted)
+    })
+  })
+})

src/DataTable/column.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {ObjectPaths} from './utils'
 import {UniqueRow} from './row'
-import {SortStrategies} from './sorting'
+import {SortStrategy, CustomSortStrategy} from './sorting'
 
 export interface Column<Data extends UniqueRow> {
   id?: string
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface Column<Data extends UniqueRow> {
   /**
    * Optionally provide a field to render for this column. This may be the key
    * of the object or a string that accesses nested objects through `.`. For
-   * exmaple: `field: a.b.c`
+   * example: `field: a.b.c`
    *
    * Alternatively, you may provide a `renderCell` for this column to render the
    * field in a row
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export interface Column<Data extends UniqueRow> {
    * Specify if the table should sort by this column and, if applicable, a
    * specific sort strategy or custom sort strategy
    */
-  sortBy?: boolean | SortStrategies
+  sortBy?: boolean | SortStrategy | CustomSortStrategy<Data>
 }
 
 export function createColumnHelper<T extends UniqueRow>() {