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+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Copyright 2015 Realm Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+import Foundation
+import Realm
+
+/**
+ A `SortDescriptor` stores a key path and a sort order for use with `sorted(sortDescriptors:)`. It is similar to
+ `NSSortDescriptor`, but supports only the subset of functionality which can be efficiently run by Realm's query engine.
+ */
+public struct SortDescriptor {
+
+ // MARK: Properties
+
+ /// The key path which the sort descriptor orders results by.
+ public let keyPath: String
+
+ /// Whether this descriptor sorts in ascending or descending order.
+ public let ascending: Bool
+
+ /// Converts the receiver to an `RLMSortDescriptor`.
+ internal var rlmSortDescriptorValue: RLMSortDescriptor {
+ return RLMSortDescriptor(keyPath: keyPath, ascending: ascending)
+ }
+
+ // MARK: Initializers
+
+ /**
+ Creates a sort descriptor with the given key path and sort order values.
+
+ - parameter keyPath: The key path which the sort descriptor orders results by.
+ - parameter ascending: Whether the descriptor sorts in ascending or descending order.
+ */
+ public init(keyPath: String, ascending: Bool = true) {
+ self.keyPath = keyPath
+ self.ascending = ascending
+ }
+
+ // MARK: Functions
+
+ /// Returns a copy of the sort descriptor with the sort order reversed.
+ public func reversed() -> SortDescriptor {
+ return SortDescriptor(keyPath: keyPath, ascending: !ascending)
+ }
+}
+
+// MARK: CustomStringConvertible
+
+extension SortDescriptor: CustomStringConvertible {
+ /// A human-readable description of the sort descriptor.
+ public var description: String {
+ let direction = ascending ? "ascending" : "descending"
+ return "SortDescriptor(keyPath: \(keyPath), direction: \(direction))"
+ }
+}
+
+// MARK: Equatable
+
+extension SortDescriptor: Equatable {
+ /// Returns whether the two sort descriptors are equal.
+ public static func == (lhs: SortDescriptor, rhs: SortDescriptor) -> Bool {
+ return lhs.keyPath == rhs.keyPath &&
+ lhs.ascending == lhs.ascending
+ }
+}
+
+// MARK: StringLiteralConvertible
+
+extension SortDescriptor: ExpressibleByStringLiteral {
+
+ public typealias UnicodeScalarLiteralType = StringLiteralType
+ public typealias ExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteralType = StringLiteralType
+
+ /**
+ Creates a `SortDescriptor` out of a Unicode scalar literal.
+
+ - parameter unicodeScalarLiteral: Property name literal.
+ */
+ public init(unicodeScalarLiteral value: UnicodeScalarLiteralType) {
+ self.init(keyPath: value)
+ }
+
+ /**
+ Creates a `SortDescriptor` out of a character literal.
+
+ - parameter extendedGraphemeClusterLiteral: Property name literal.
+ */
+ public init(extendedGraphemeClusterLiteral value: ExtendedGraphemeClusterLiteralType) {
+ self.init(keyPath: value)
+ }
+
+ /**
+ Creates a `SortDescriptor` out of a string literal.
+
+ - parameter stringLiteral: Property name literal.
+ */
+ public init(stringLiteral value: StringLiteralType) {
+ self.init(keyPath: value)
+ }
+}
+
+// MARK: Unavailable
+
+extension SortDescriptor {
+ @available(*, unavailable, renamed: "init(keyPath:ascending:)")
+ public init(property: String, ascending: Bool = true) { fatalError() }
+
+ @available(*, unavailable, renamed: "keyPath")
+ public var property: String { fatalError() }
+}