it compiled the test. sort seems to be working

1 files changed, 70 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/generate.go b/generate.go
index 418513f..876e4be 100644
--- a/generate.go
+++ b/generate.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 	header(wSort, pf)
 	pf.syncLock(wSort)
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(wSort, "// START SORT\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(wSort, "\n")
+
 	log.Printf("START ITERATORS\n")
 	// add iterators for all the structs to be used
 	for i, msg := range pf.allMsg() {
@@ -38,6 +41,10 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 			if !v.HasSort {
 				continue
 			}
+			if v.IsRepeated {
+				// can't work against slices
+				continue
+			}
 			VARNAME := v.VarName
 			funcdef := newSortType(wSort, PARENT, VARNAME)
 			log.Printf("TYPE: %-2d %20s %20s %20s %10s %s\n", i, PARENT, "", "", "", funcdef)
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 	}
 	log.Printf("\n")
 
+	log.Printf("START SELECT\n")
 	// make the sort iterators selectAll()
 	for i, s := range pf.ToSort {
 		PARENT := s.MsgName
@@ -68,8 +76,66 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 		funcdef := addSelectAll(wSort, PARENT, CHILD, VARNAME, LOCK)
 		log.Printf("SORT: %-2d %20s %20s %20s %20s %s\n", i, PARENT, CHILD, VARNAME, LOCK, funcdef)
 	}
+	log.Printf("END SELECT\n")
+	log.Printf("\n")
+
+	log.Printf("START SORT\n")
+	// make the SortBy() functions
+	for i, s := range pf.ToSort {
+		// var funcname string
+		PARENT := s.MsgName
+		CHILD := s.VarType
+		VARNAME := s.VarName
+
+		log.Printf("SORT: %-2d %20s %20s %20s %20s %s\n", i, PARENT, CHILD, VARNAME, "", "")
+
+		msg := pf.findMsg(s.VarType)
+		if msg == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to find struct %s", s.VarType)
+		}
+
+		var FUNCTYPE string
+		if PARENT == VARNAME {
+			FUNCTYPE = PARENT
+		} else {
+			FUNCTYPE = VARNAME
+		}
+
+		for _, v := range msg.Vars {
+			if v.IsRepeated {
+				// can't work against slices
+				continue
+			}
+			if v.HasSort {
+				// funcname := "func (x *" + FUNCTYPE + ") SortBy" + v.VarName + "(" + v.VarType + ") *[]iter" + s.VarType
+				// log.Printf("      %-2s %20s %20s %20s %s %s\n", "", "", "fix", "", "", funcname)
+				// funcdef := "func (x *"+FRUIT+") SortBy"+COLOR+"() *"+APPLE+"Iterator"
+
+				if v.VarType == "string" {
+					var sortby string
+					// func newSortBy(w io.Writer, STRUCT, ITER, SORTNAME, SORTBY, SELECT string) string {
+					if PARENT == VARNAME {
+						sortby = "SortBy" + v.VarName
+					} else {
+						sortby = "Sort" + VARNAME + "By" + v.VarName
+					}
+					sortname := s.VarType + v.VarName
+					selectName := "selectAll" + VARNAME
+					funcdef := newSortBy(wSort, PARENT, s.VarType, sortname, sortby, selectName)
+					log.Printf("      %-2s %20s %20s %20s %s %s\n", "", "", "", "", "", funcdef)
+				} else {
+					funcname := "func (x *" + FUNCTYPE + ") SortBy" + v.VarName + "(" + v.VarType + ") *[]iter" + s.VarType + " # can not do this yet"
+					log.Printf("      %-2s %20s %20s %20s %s %s\n", "", "", "", "", "", funcname)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	log.Printf("END SORT\n")
 	log.Printf("\n")
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(wSort, "\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(wSort, "// END SORT\n")
+
 	// make Len()
 	for _, msg := range pf.allMsg() {
 		PARENT := msg.Name
@@ -131,8 +197,8 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 				// funcdef := "func (x *"+FRUIT+") SortBy"+COLOR+"() *"+APPLE+"Iterator"
 
 				if v.VarType == "string" {
-					funcdef := newSortBy(wSort, FUNCTYPE, CHILD, VARNAME, v.VarName)
-					log.Printf("      %-2s %20s %20s %20s %s %s\n", "", "", "", "", "", funcdef)
+					// funcdef := newSortBy(wSort, FUNCTYPE, CHILD, VARNAME, v.VarName)
+					// log.Printf("      %-2s %20s %20s %20s %s %s\n", "", "", "", "", "", funcdef)
 				} else {
 					funcname := "func (x *" + FUNCTYPE + ") SortBy" + v.VarName + "(" + v.VarType + ") *[]iter" + s.VarType + " # can not do this yet"
 					log.Printf("      %-2s %20s %20s %20s %s %s\n", "", "", "", "", "", funcname)
@@ -257,6 +323,7 @@ func addIterNew(w io.Write, msg *MsgName {
 }
 */
 
+/*
 func (pf *File) newGenerateSort(w io.Writer, parent *MsgName) error {
 	var FRUIT string = parent.Name
 	var LOCK string = parent.Lockname
@@ -296,6 +363,7 @@ func (pf *File) newGenerateSort(w io.Writer, parent *MsgName) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+*/
 
 func (pf *File) findMsg(s string) *MsgName {
 	if pf.Bases.Name == s {