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Prototype:sort(list, mode)
Return type:slist
Description: Returnslist sorted according tomode.
This function can accept many types of data parameters.
Lexicographical, integer, real, IP, and MAC address sorting issupported currently. The example below will show each sorting mode inaction.mode is optional, and defaults tolex.
Note IPv6 addresses can not use uppercase hexadecimal characters(A-Z) but must use lowercase (a-z) instead.
Arguments:
list:string- CFEngine variable identifier or inline JSON - in the range:.*mode: - Sorting method: lex or int or real (floating point) or IPv4/IPv6 or MAC address - one oflexintrealIPipMACmac
Example:
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bodycommoncontrol{bundlesequence=>{test};}bundleagenttest{vars:"a"slist=>{"b","c","a"};"b"slist=>{"100","9","10","8.23"};"c"slist=>{};"d"slist=>{"","a","","b"};"e"slist=>{"a","1","b"};"ips"slist=>{"100.200.100.0","1.2.3.4","9.7.5.1","9","9.7","9.7.5","","-1","where are the IP addresses?"};"ipv6"slist=>{"FE80:0000:0000:0000:0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329","FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329","::1",# the following should all be parsed as the same address and sorted together"2001:db8:0:0:1:0:0:1","2001:0db8:0:0:1:0:0:1","2001:db8::1:0:0:1","2001:db8::0:1:0:0:1","2001:0db8::1:0:0:1","2001:db8:0:0:1::1","2001:db8:0000:0:1::1","2001:DB8:0:0:1::1",# note uppercase IPv6 addresses are invalid# examples from https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/new-lir/ipv6_reference_card.pdf"8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2","::ffff:192.0.2.47","fdf8:f53b:82e4::53","fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2","2001:0000:4136:e378:","8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2","2001:0002:6c::430","2001:10:240:ab::a","2002:cb0a:3cdd:1::1","2001:db8:8:4::2","ff01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2","-1","where are the IP addresses?"};"macs"slist=>{"00:14:BF:F7:23:1D","0:14:BF:F7:23:1D",":14:BF:F7:23:1D","00:014:BF:0F7:23:01D","00:14:BF:F7:23:1D","0:14:BF:F7:23:1D",":14:BF:F7:23:1D","00:014:BF:0F7:23:01D","01:14:BF:F7:23:1D","1:14:BF:F7:23:1D","01:14:BF:F7:23:2D","1:14:BF:F7:23:2D","-1","where are the MAC addresses?"};"ja"string=>join(",","a");"jb"string=>join(",","b");"jc"string=>join(",","c");"jd"string=>join(",","d");"je"string=>join(",","e");"jips"string=>join(",","ips");"jipv6"string=>join(",","ipv6");"jmacs"string=>join(",","macs");"sa"slist=>sort("a","lex");"sb"slist=>sort("b","lex");"sc"slist=>sort("c","lex");"sd"slist=>sort("d","lex");"se"slist=>sort("e","lex");"sb_int"slist=>sort("b","int");"sb_real"slist=>sort("b","real");"sips"slist=>sort("ips","ip");"sipv6"slist=>sort("ipv6","ip");"smacs"slist=>sort("macs","mac");"jsa"string=>join(",","sa");"jsb"string=>join(",","sb");"jsc"string=>join(",","sc");"jsd"string=>join(",","sd");"jse"string=>join(",","se");"jsb_int"string=>join(",","sb_int");"jsb_real"string=>join(",","sb_real");"jsips"string=>join(",","sips");"jsipv6"string=>join(",","sipv6");"jsmacs"string=>join(",","smacs");reports:"sorted lexicographically '$(ja)' => '$(jsa)'";"sorted lexicographically '$(jb)' => '$(jsb)'";"sorted lexicographically '$(jc)' => '$(jsc)'";"sorted lexicographically '$(jd)' => '$(jsd)'";"sorted lexicographically '$(je)' => '$(jse)'";"sorted integers '$(jb)' => '$(jsb_int)'";"sorted reals '$(jb)' => '$(jsb_real)'";"sorted IPs '$(jips)' => '$(jsips)'";"sorted IPv6s '$(jipv6)' => '$(jsipv6)'";"sorted MACs '$(jmacs)' => '$(jsmacs)'";}Output:
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2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted lexicographically 'b,c,a' => 'a,b,c'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted lexicographically '100,9,10,8.23' => '10,100,8.23,9'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted lexicographically '' => ''2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted lexicographically ',a,,b' => ',,a,b'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted lexicographically 'a,1,b' => '1,a,b'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted integers '100,9,10,8.23' => '8.23,9,10,100'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted reals '100,9,10,8.23' => '8.23,9,10,100'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted IPs '100.200.100.0,1.2.3.4,9.7.5.1,9,9.7,9.7.5,,-1,where are the IP addresses?' => ',-1,9,9.7,9.7.5,where are the IP addresses?,1.2.3.4,9.7.5.1,100.200.100.0'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted IPv6s 'FE80:0000:0000:0000:0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329,FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329,::1,2001:db8:0:0:1:0:0:1,2001:0db8:0:0:1:0:0:1,2001:db8::1:0:0:1,2001:db8::0:1:0:0:1,2001:0db8::1:0:0:1,2001:db8:0:0:1::1,2001:db8:0000:0:1::1,2001:DB8:0:0:1::1,8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2,::ffff:192.0.2.47,fdf8:f53b:82e4::53,fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2,2001:0000:4136:e378:,8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2,2001:0002:6c::430,2001:10:240:ab::a,2002:cb0a:3cdd:1::1,2001:db8:8:4::2,ff01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2,-1,where are the IP addresses?' => '-1,2001:0000:4136:e378:,2001:DB8:0:0:1::1,8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2,8000:63bf:3fff:fdd2,::ffff:192.0.2.47,FE80:0000:0000:0000:0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329,FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329,where are the IP addresses?,::1,2001:0002:6c::430,2001:10:240:ab::a,2001:db8:0000:0:1::1,2001:db8:0:0:1::1,2001:0db8::1:0:0:1,2001:db8::0:1:0:0:1,2001:db8::1:0:0:1,2001:0db8:0:0:1:0:0:1,2001:db8:0:0:1:0:0:1,2001:db8:8:4::2,2002:cb0a:3cdd:1::1,fdf8:f53b:82e4::53,fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2,ff01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2'2013-09-05T14:05:04-0400 notice: R: sorted MACs '00:14:BF:F7:23:1D,0:14:BF:F7:23:1D,:14:BF:F7:23:1D,00:014:BF:0F7:23:01D,00:14:BF:F7:23:1D,0:14:BF:F7:23:1D,:14:BF:F7:23:1D,00:014:BF:0F7:23:01D,01:14:BF:F7:23:1D,1:14:BF:F7:23:1D,01:14:BF:F7:23:2D,1:14:BF:F7:23:2D,-1,where are the MAC addresses?' => '-1,:14:BF:F7:23:1D,:14:BF:F7:23:1D,where are the MAC addresses?,00:014:BF:0F7:23:01D,0:14:BF:F7:23:1D,00:14:BF:F7:23:1D,00:014:BF:0F7:23:01D,0:14:BF:F7:23:1D,00:14:BF:F7:23:1D,1:14:BF:F7:23:1D,01:14:BF:F7:23:1D,1:14:BF:F7:23:2D,01:14:BF:F7:23:2D'History: - Function added in 3.6.0. -Collecting function behavior added in 3.9.0. - Optionalmode defaulting tolex behavior added in 3.9.0.
See also:shuffle(),about collecting functions, anddata documentation.
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