How to order a JSON object by two keys?

Question

I have a JSON object that I want to sort by one key first, then by a second key similar to ordering by two columns in SQL. Here is a sample of the JSON I would have:

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Answer 1

Here is a generic way to sort an array of objects, with multiple columns:

var arr = [
    { id:5, name:"Name3" },
    { id:4, name:"Name1" },
    { id:6, name:"Name2" },
    { id:3, name:"Name2" }
],

// generic comparison function
cmp = function(x, y){
    return x > y ? 1 : x < y ? -1 : 0; 
};

//sort name ascending then id descending
arr.sort(function(a, b){
    //note the minus before -cmp, for descending order
    return cmp( 
        [cmp(a.name, b.name), -cmp(a.id, b.id)], 
        [cmp(b.name, a.name), -cmp(b.id, a.id)]
    );
});

To add other columns to sort on, you can add other items in the array comparison.

arr.sort(function(a, b){
    return cmp( 
        [cmp(a.name, b.name), -cmp(a.id, b.id), cmp(a.other, b.other), ...], 
        [cmp(b.name, a.name), -cmp(b.id, a.id), cmp(b.other, a.other), ...]
    );
});

EDIT: per @PhilipZ comment below, the array comparison in JS convert them in strings separated by comas.