From e4cdd2592243934b3109a024059d45ddab1f7cab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Collins <james.collins@outlook.com.au>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:22:49 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] added sortProperties method

---
 resources/js/helpers/object.ts | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 resources/js/helpers/object.ts

diff --git a/resources/js/helpers/object.ts b/resources/js/helpers/object.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa73a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/helpers/object.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * Sort a objects properties alphabetically
+ *
+ * @param {Record<string, unknown>} obj The object to sort
+ * @returns {Record<string, unknown>} The object sorted
+ */
+export const sortProperties = (
+    obj: Record<string, unknown>
+): Record<string, unknown> => {
+    // convert object into array
+    const sortable: [string, unknown][] = [];
+    for (const key in obj)
+        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key))
+            sortable.push([key, obj[key]]); // each item is an array in format [key, value]
+
+    // sort items by value
+    sortable.sort(function (a, b) {
+        const x = String(a[1]).toLowerCase(),
+            y = String(b[1]).toLowerCase();
+        return x < y ? -1 : x > y ? 1 : 0;
+    });
+
+    const sortedObj: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+    sortable.forEach((item) => {
+        sortedObj[item[0]] = item[1];
+    });
+
+    return sortedObj; // array in format [ [ key1, val1 ], [ key2, val2 ], ... ]
+};