Add a roster_sort option to sort the contacts inside the roster groups

- defaults to jid_show (which means that they are sorted into sub-groups
  by show and are sorted by JID inside those)
- See the default config file or the documentation for details

data/default_config.cfg

@@ -223,6 +223,19 @@ show_roster_jids = true
 # If set to true, the roster will display the offline contacts too
 roster_show_offline = false
 
+# How to sort the contacts inside the roster groups.
+# They are used sequentially, (from left to right)
+# Available sorting methods are:
+#   - reverse: reverse the sorting
+#   - jid: sort by JID (alphabetical order)
+#   - show: sort by show (available/away/xa/…)
+#   - name: Sort by roster name (if no name, then the bare jid is used)
+#   - resource: Sort by resource number
+# You can arrange them however you like, and you have to separate them with
+# underscores "_". Keep in mind that if there are more than 3 or 4 your sorting
+# is most likely inefficient.
+roster_sort = jid_show
+
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doc/en/configure.txt

@@ -279,6 +279,23 @@ section of this documentation.
 
   Set this to true if you want to display the offline contacts too.
 
+*roster_sort*:: jid_show
+
+  How you want the contacts to be sorted inside the roster groups. The given
+  methods are used sequentially (from left to right), so the last one is the
+  one on the far right.
+
+  Available methods are :
+    * reverse: reverse the current sorting
+    * jid: sort by JID (alphabetical order)
+    * show: sort by show (available/away/xa/…)
+    * name: Sort by roster name (if no name, then the bare jid is used)
+    * resource: Sort by resource number
+
+  Those methods can be arranged however you like, and they have to be
+  separated by underscores ("_"). If there are more than 3 or 4 chained
+  sorting methods, your sorting is most likely inefficient.
+
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src/roster.py

@@ -198,12 +198,37 @@ class Roster(object):
         except IOError:
             return
 
-PRESENCE_PRIORITY = {'unavailable': 0,
-                     'xa': 1,
-                     'away': 2,
-                     'dnd': 3,
-                     '': 4,
-                     'available': 4}
+PRESENCE_PRIORITY = {'unavailable': 5,
+                     'xa': 4,
+                     'away': 3,
+                     'dnd': 2,
+                     '': 1,
+                     'available': 1}
+
+def sort_jid(contact):
+    return contact.bare_jid
+
+def sort_show(contact):
+    res = contact.get_highest_priority_resource()
+    if not res:
+        return 0
+    show = res.presence
+    if show not in PRESENCE_PRIORITY:
+        return 0
+    return PRESENCE_PRIORITY[show]
+
+def sort_resource_nb(contact):
+    return - len(contact)
+
+def sort_name(contact):
+    return contact.name.lower() or contact.bare_jid
+
+SORTING_METHODS = {
+    'jid': sort_jid,
+    'show': sort_show,
+    'resource': sort_resource_nb,
+    'name': sort_name,
+}
 
 class RosterGroup(object):
     """
@@ -244,20 +269,19 @@ class RosterGroup(object):
         if contact in self.contacts:
             self.contacts.remove(contact)
 
-    def get_contacts(self, contact_filter):
+    def get_contacts(self, contact_filter=None, sort=''):
         """Return the group contacts, filtered and sorted"""
-        def compare_contact(a):
-            res = a.get_highest_priority_resource()
-            if not res:
-                return 0
-            show = res.presence
-            if show not in PRESENCE_PRIORITY:
-                return 5
-            return PRESENCE_PRIORITY[show]
-        contact_list = self.contacts if not contact_filter\
+        contact_list = self.contacts.copy() if not contact_filter\
             else [contact for contact in self.contacts.copy() if contact_filter[0](contact, contact_filter[1])]
-        contact_list = sorted(contact_list, key=lambda x: x.bare_jid)
-        return sorted(contact_list, key=compare_contact, reverse=True)
+
+        for sorting in sort.split('_'):
+            method = SORTING_METHODS.get(sorting, lambda x: 0)
+            if sorting == 'reverse':
+                contact_list = list(reversed(contact_list))
+            else:
+                contact_list = sorted(contact_list, key=method)
+        return contact_list
+
 
     def toggle_folded(self):
         """Fold/unfold the group in the roster"""
@@ -273,5 +297,6 @@ class RosterGroup(object):
         """Return the number of connected contacts"""
         return len([1 for contact in self.contacts if contact.resources])
 
+
 # Shared roster object
 roster = Roster()

src/windows.py

@@ -1609,6 +1609,7 @@ class RosterWin(Win):
             self.draw_roster_information(roster)
             y = 1
             show_offline = config.get('roster_show_offline', 'false') == 'true'
+            sort = config.get('roster_sort', 'jid_show') or 'jid_show'
             for group in roster.get_groups()[:]:
                 contacts_filtered = group.get_contacts(roster.contact_filter)
                 if (not show_offline and group.get_nb_connected_contacts() == 0) or not contacts_filtered:
@@ -1621,7 +1622,7 @@ class RosterWin(Win):
                 y += 1
                 if group.folded:
                     continue
-                for contact in group.get_contacts(roster.contact_filter)[:]:
+                for contact in group.get_contacts(roster.contact_filter, sort):
                     if not show_offline and len(contact) == 0:
                         continue
                     if y-1 == self.pos: