Datesorter

A small utility to sort input data by ISO 8601 date.

Build

cargo build --release

Usage

Given an input like this:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, 2023-09-05T08:20:15Z, consectetur adipiscing elit
Fusce euismod justo nec, 2024-05-18T14:45:30Z, ultricies semper
Nulla facilisi, 2022-12-10T11:10:25Z, aliquam euismod
Sed vitae mauris, 2023-02-28T17:35:40Z, vestibulum
Proin auctor velit, 2024-07-15T09:50:55Z, eget semper
Nunc id semper, 2022-11-20T12:15:10Z, consequat
Etiam auctor felis, 2023-04-03T19:30:25Z, in tristique

You can sort it by date with:

datesorter -d "," -c 1 --sort desc input.txt

This will output:

Proin auctor velit, 2024-07-15T09:50:55Z, eget semper
Fusce euismod justo nec, 2024-05-18T14:45:30Z, ultricies semper
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, 2023-09-05T08:20:15Z, consectetur adipiscing elit
Etiam auctor felis, 2023-04-03T19:30:25Z, in tristique
Sed vitae mauris, 2023-02-28T17:35:40Z, vestibulum
Nulla facilisi, 2022-12-10T11:10:25Z, aliquam euismod
Nunc id semper, 2022-11-20T12:15:10Z, consequat