add a sorting option

Author: yanick

README.md

@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ const default_options = {
 
   count: 20,
 
+  // optional sorting function for the entries. 
+  // Gets the array entries as the input, expects the sorted array
+  // as its output.
+  // e.g.:   sort:  entries => _.reverse( _.sortBy( entries, 'date' ) ),
+  sort: entries => entries,
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   // supported - use in config as needed

index.js

@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ PLUGIN.get_options_defaults = ( context ) =>
 
 		count: 20,
 
+        // optional sorting function for the entries.
+        // Gets the array entries as the input, expects the sorted array
+        // as its output.
+        // e.g.:   sort:  entries => _.reverse( _.sortBy( entries, 'date' ) ),
+        sort: entries => entries,  // defaults to just returning it as it is
+
 		// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 		// supported - use in config as needed

lib/Generator.js

@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ class Generator
 	{
 
 		try {
-		
-			const pages = this.pages.slice( 0, this.options.count );
-		
+
+            const pages = this.options.sort(this.pages).slice( 0, this.options.count );
+
 			LIB.LOG.wait('Adding pages/posts as feed items...');
 
 			const out = [];