improved sortBy

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scroll-cli",
-  "version": "85.5.0",
+  "version": "85.6.0",
   "description": "A language for bloggers. A curated collection of tools for thoughts.",
   "main": "scroll.js",
   "engines": {

releaseNotes.scroll

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ title Scroll Release Notes
 
 thinColumns
 
+# 85.6.0 5/10/2024
+- 🎉 `sortBy` can now sort on multiple columns and handle asc/desc
+
 # 85.5.0 5/10/2024
 - 🎉 `writeConcepts` and `writeMeasures` can now take multiple filenames in one line and also include a `sortBy` condition.
 

scroll.js

@@ -300,15 +300,23 @@ class ScrollFile {
     return tree.toString()
   }
 
+  makeOrderByArr(str) {
+    const part1 = str.split(" ")
+    const part2 = part1.map(col => (col.startsWith("-") ? "desc" : "asc"))
+    return [part1.map(col => col.replace(/^\-/, "")), part2]
+  }
+
   compileConcepts(format = "csv", sortBy = "") {
     if (!sortBy) return this._compileArray(format, this.concepts)
-    return this._compileArray(format, lodash.sortBy(this.concepts, sortBy))
+    const orderBy = this.makeOrderByArr(sortBy)
+    return this._compileArray(format, lodash.orderBy(this.concepts, orderBy[0], orderBy[1]))
   }
 
   compileMeasures(format = "csv", sortBy = "") {
     const withStats = addMeasureStats(this.concepts, this.measures)
     if (!sortBy) return this._compileArray(format, withStats)
-    return this._compileArray(format, lodash.sortBy(withStats, sortBy))
+    const orderBy = this.makeOrderByArr(sortBy)
+    return this._compileArray(format, lodash.orderBy(withStats, orderBy[0], orderBy[1]))
   }
 
   evalVariables(code, originalScrollCode) {