Sort Session Objects Extended

Version: 1.0

Category: Process

Extended Category: Session Object

Action Package: Standard Actions

Description

Sorts the session objects according to a JSON configuration.

{
    "sortRules": [
        {
            "attribute": "department",
            "caseSensitive": true
        },
        {
            "attribute": "salary",
            "reverseOrder": true,
            "isInteger": true
        }
    ]
}

JSON Configuration

In the root object, there must be a field “sortRules” which must contain an array of objects. Each object may contain the following fields:

• attribute – The name of the session attribute. Must be provided.
• reverseOrder – if the ordering should be reversed (descending instead of ascending). Default is false (ascending order).
• isInteger – if the session attribute’s value should be treated as an integer instead of as text when comparing. Default is false (textual comparison).
• caseSensitive – if the comparison should take letter casing into account or not for text comparisons. Default is false (case insensitive comparison).

Use Cases

Example 1: Sort on department, then on salary

This action will sort all session objects first on the department (alphabetical), then on the salary (from highest to lowest):

{
    "sortRules": [
        {
            "attribute": "department"
        },
        {
            "attribute": "salary",
            "reverseOrder": true,
            "isInteger": true
        }
    ]
}