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Sort by two properties using different sort-directions with SortableMixin

I'm retrieving posts using findAll (because it auto-updates when new posts are pushed to the store).

Therefore I'm doing the sorting in the controller using the SortableMixin. You can specify multiple sort-properties but the sort-direction for both properties are different. It would isPublished -> Ascending, createdAt -> Descending (Show drafts first, then the rest starting with the latest).

sortProperties: ['isPublished','createdAt'],
sortAscending: false

How can I make this work without sacrificing the auto-updating template?

Solution

  • According to this article, you can do something like:

    items: [ /* blah blah */ ],
sortProperties: ['isPublished:asc', 'createdAt:desc'],
sortedItems: Ember.computed.sort('items', 'sortProperties')

    Personally I always just write a custom sortFunction when using the SortableMixin, but this looks like a nifty shortcut.