lib/Utils.ts

export namespace Utils {
  /**
   * In-place sort of the given array of objects
   * @param arr An array of objects
   * @param field the field used to sort
   * @param descending whether to use descending order
   */
  export const fieldSort = (arr: Object[], field: string, descending: boolean = false) => {
    return arr.sort((a, b) => {
      return (a[field] == b[field])
        ? 0
        : (a[field] > b[field])
          ? (descending) ? -1 : 1
          : (descending) ? 1 : -1
    });
  }
}