User:Phe/Sort author.js
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function get_sort_key(a)
{
var expr = new RegExp("\\[\\[Author:.*\\|(.*)\\]\\]");
a = expr.exec(a)[1];
a = a.replace(/[XIV]+, Pope$/, '');
a = a.split(',');
for (var i = 0; i < a.length; ++i) {
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^ */, '')
a[i] = a[i].replace(/ *$/, '')
a[i] = a[i].replace(/'/g, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^Sir /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^Captain /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^Rev\. /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^Lord /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^de /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^du /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^von /, '');
a[i] = a[i].replace(/^van /, '');
}
return a;
}
function compare_author(a, b)
{
var date_a = a.replace(/.*\((\d+).*/, '$1');
var date_b = b.replace(/.*\((\d+).*/, '$1');
a = get_sort_key(a);
b = get_sort_key(b);
for (var i = 0; i < (a.length < b.length ? a.length : b.length); ++i) {
var ret = a[i].toLowerCase().localeCompare(b[i].toLowerCase());
if (ret != 0)
return ret;
}
return Number(date_a) - Number(date_b);
}
function sort_author()
{
var wpTextbox1 = document.getElementById("wpTextbox1");
if (!wpTextbox1)
return;
var text = wpTextbox1.value.substring(8);
var header = wpTextbox1.value.substring(0, 7);
text = text.split('*');
text.sort(compare_author);
text = text.join('*');
wpTextbox1.value = header + '*' + text;
}