feat(table): allow sort by column

src/components/icons.js

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ import MDI_Pencil from 'vue-material-design-icons/PencilOutline.vue'
 import MDI_Plus from 'vue-material-design-icons/Plus.vue'
 import MDI_Shape from 'vue-material-design-icons/ShapeOutline.vue'
 import MDI_Sigma from 'vue-material-design-icons/Sigma.vue'
+import MDI_SortAscending from 'vue-material-design-icons/SortAscending.vue'
+import MDI_SortDescending from 'vue-material-design-icons/SortDescending.vue'
 import MDI_Table from 'vue-material-design-icons/Table.vue'
 import MDI_TableSettings from 'vue-material-design-icons/TableCog.vue'
 import MDI_TableAddColumnAfter from 'vue-material-design-icons/TableColumnPlusAfter.vue'
@@ -152,3 +154,5 @@ export const Warn = makeIcon(MDI_Warn)
 export const Web = makeIcon(MDI_Web)
 export const Plus = makeIcon(MDI_Plus)
 export const Sigma = makeIcon(MDI_Sigma)
+export const SortAscending = makeIcon(MDI_SortAscending)
+export const SortDescending = makeIcon(MDI_SortDescending)

src/nodes/Table/Table.js

@@ -181,6 +181,118 @@ export default Table.extend({
 						)
 						dispatch(tr.setSelection(selection).scrollIntoView())
 					}
+					return true
+				},
+			sortColumn:
+				(direction = 'asc', cell = null) =>
+				({ state, tr, dispatch }) => {
+					if (
+						cell?.type?.name !== 'tableCell'
+						&& cell?.type?.name !== 'tableHeader'
+					) {
+						return false
+					}
+
+					// find the table, its position and the column index of the cell
+					let table = null
+					let tablePos = null
+					let columnIndex = -1
+
+					state.doc.descendants((node, pos) => {
+						if (node.type.name !== 'table') {
+							return true
+						}
+
+						for (
+							let rowIndex = 0;
+							rowIndex < node.childCount;
+							rowIndex += 1
+						) {
+							const row = node.child(rowIndex)
+							for (
+								let currentColumnIndex = 0;
+								currentColumnIndex < row.childCount;
+								currentColumnIndex += 1
+							) {
+								if (row.child(currentColumnIndex) === cell) {
+									table = node
+									tablePos = pos
+									columnIndex = currentColumnIndex
+									return false
+								}
+							}
+						}
+
+						return true
+					})
+
+					if (!table || tablePos === null || columnIndex < 0) return false
+
+					const bodyRows = []
+					const nonBodyChildren = []
+					table.forEach((child) => {
+						if (child.type.name === 'tableRow') {
+							bodyRows.push(child)
+							return
+						}
+						nonBodyChildren.push(child)
+					})
+					if (bodyRows.length < 2) return true
+
+					// check if all rows have a cell at the column index and that the cell doesn't have colspan or rowspan
+					const canSortRows = bodyRows.every((row) => {
+						if (columnIndex >= row.childCount) {
+							return false
+						}
+						const targetCell = row.child(columnIndex)
+						return (
+							(targetCell.attrs.colspan ?? 1) === 1
+							&& (targetCell.attrs.rowspan ?? 1) === 1
+						)
+					})
+					if (!canSortRows) return false
+
+					// sort the rows based on the content of the cell at the column index
+					const collator = new Intl.Collator(undefined, {
+						numeric: true,
+						sensitivity: 'base',
+					})
+					const sortDirection = direction === 'desc' ? -1 : 1
+					const sortedRows = bodyRows
+						.map((row, index) => ({
+							index,
+							row,
+							key: row.child(columnIndex).textContent.trim(),
+						}))
+						.sort((a, b) => {
+							const keyCompare =
+								collator.compare(a.key, b.key) * sortDirection
+							if (keyCompare !== 0) {
+								return keyCompare
+							}
+							return a.index - b.index
+						})
+
+					const hasChangedOrder = sortedRows.some(
+						({ index }, sortedIndex) => index !== sortedIndex,
+					)
+					if (!hasChangedOrder) return true
+
+					const sortedTable = table.type.createChecked(
+						table.attrs,
+						[...nonBodyChildren, ...sortedRows.map(({ row }) => row)],
+						table.marks,
+					)
+
+					if (dispatch) {
+						tr.replaceWith(
+							tablePos,
+							tablePos + table.nodeSize,
+							sortedTable,
+						)
+						dispatch(tr.scrollIntoView())
+					}
+
 					return true
 				},
 		}

src/nodes/Table/TableHeaderView.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
-  - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
-  - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+	- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+	- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 -->
 
 <template>
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@
 						</template>
 					</NcActionButton>
 				</NcActionButtonGroup>
+				<NcActionButton
+					data-text-table-action="sort-column-asc"
+					close-after-click
+					@click="sortColumnAsc">
+					<template #icon>
+						<SortAscending />
+					</template>
+					{{ t('text', 'Sort ascending') }}
+				</NcActionButton>
+				<NcActionButton
+					data-text-table-action="sort-column-desc"
+					close-after-click
+					@click="sortColumnDesc">
+					<template #icon>
+						<SortDescending />
+					</template>
+					{{ t('text', 'Sort descending') }}
+				</NcActionButton>
 				<NcActionButton
 					data-text-table-action="add-column-before"
 					close-after-click
@@ -90,6 +108,8 @@ import {
 	AlignHorizontalCenter,
 	AlignHorizontalLeft,
 	AlignHorizontalRight,
+	SortAscending,
+	SortDescending,
 	TableAddColumnAfter,
 	TableAddColumnBefore,
 	TrashCan,
@@ -109,6 +129,8 @@ export default {
 		NodeViewContent,
 		TableAddColumnBefore,
 		TableAddColumnAfter,
+		SortAscending,
+		SortDescending,
 	},
 	props: {
 		editor: {
@@ -191,6 +213,15 @@ export default {
 				.addColumnAfter()
 				.run()
 		},
+		sortColumnAsc() {
+			this.sortColumn('asc')
+		},
+		sortColumnDesc() {
+			this.sortColumn('desc')
+		},
+		sortColumn(direction) {
+			this.editor.commands.sortColumn(direction, this.node)
+		},
 		t,
 	},
 }

src/tests/nodes/Table.spec.js

@@ -224,8 +224,84 @@ describe('Table extension', () => {
 			expect(editor.getHTML()).toBe(editorHtml)
 		}
 	})
+
+	test('sorts table body rows in ascending order by selected column', ({
+		editor,
+	}) => {
+		editor.commands.setContent(
+			markdownit.render(
+				'| col0 | col1 |\n|---|---|\n| 2 | b |\n| 10 | a |\n| 1 | c |\n',
+			),
+		)
+
+		let cell
+		cell = getHeaderCell(editor, 0)
+		expect(editor.commands.sortColumn('asc', cell)).toBe(true)
+
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 0)).toEqual(['1', '2', '10'])
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 1)).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a'])
+
+		cell = getHeaderCell(editor, 1)
+		expect(editor.commands.sortColumn('asc', cell)).toBe(true)
+
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 0)).toEqual(['10', '2', '1'])
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 1)).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c'])
+	})
+
+	test('sorts table body rows in descending order by selected column', ({
+		editor,
+	}) => {
+		editor.commands.setContent(
+			markdownit.render(
+				'| col0 | col1 |\n|---|---|\n| 2 | b |\n| 10 | a |\n| 1 | c |\n',
+			),
+		)
+
+		let cell
+		cell = getHeaderCell(editor, 0)
+		expect(editor.commands.sortColumn('desc', cell)).toBe(true)
+
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 0)).toEqual(['10', '2', '1'])
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 1)).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c'])
+
+		cell = getHeaderCell(editor, 1)
+		expect(editor.commands.sortColumn('desc', cell)).toBe(true)
+
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 0)).toEqual(['1', '2', '10'])
+		expect(getBodyColumnValues(editor, 1)).toEqual(['c', 'b', 'a'])
+	})
 })
 
+const getHeaderCell = (editor, targetIndex = 0) => {
+	let cell
+	editor.state.doc.descendants((node, pos) => {
+		if (!['tableHeadRow', 'tableRow'].includes(node.type.name)) {
+			return true
+		}
+		if (targetIndex >= node.childCount) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		cell = node.child(targetIndex)
+		return false
+	})
+	return cell
+}
+
+const getBodyColumnValues = (editor, columnIndex) => {
+	const values = []
+	editor.state.doc.descendants((node) => {
+		if (node.type.name !== 'tableRow') {
+			return true
+		}
+		if (columnIndex < node.childCount) {
+			values.push(node.child(columnIndex).textContent.trim())
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	return values
+}
+
 const formatHTML = (html) => {
 	return html.replaceAll('><', '>\n<').replace(/\n$/, '')
 }