JS::sort object by value

JS::sort object by value.js

/**
 *
 * @param {object} object An object to sort
 * @param {boolean} [reverse=false] Sort direction
 * @returns {{}}
 */
function sortObject(object, reverse) {
  var result = {};

  (function () {
    // transform object to an array
    var sortable = [];

    for (var i in object) {
      if (object.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
        sortable.push([i, object[i]]);
      }
    }

    return sortable;
  })().sort(function (a, b) {
    // sort an array
    return (a[1] - b[1]) * (reverse ? -1 : 1);
  }).forEach(function (item) {
    // transform sorted array to an object
    result[item[0]] = item[1];
  });

  return result;
}