Add support for reversing the sort-order of comments

docs/docs/configuration/client.rst

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ preferably in the script tag which embeds the JS:
             data-isso-avatar-bg="#f0f0f0"
             data-isso-avatar-fg="#9abf88 #5698c4 #e279a3 #9163b6 ..."
             data-isso-vote="true"
+            data-isso-sorting="oldest"
             data-vote-levels=""
             src="/prefix/js/embed.js"></script>
 
@@ -125,6 +126,11 @@ For example, the value `"-5,5"` will cause each `isso-comment` to be given one o
 
 These classes can then be used to customize the appearance of comments (eg. put a star on popular comments)
 
+data-isso-sorting
+-----------------
+
+This can be set either to `oldest` (the default) or `newest`.
+
 data-isso-id
 ------------
 

isso/js/app/config.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ define(function() {
         "max-comments-top": "inf",
         "max-comments-nested": 5,
         "reveal-on-click": 5,
+        "sorting": "oldest",
         "avatar": true,
         "avatar-bg": "#f0f0f0",
         "avatar-fg": ["#9abf88", "#5698c4", "#e279a3", "#9163b6",

isso/js/embed.js

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ require(["app/lib/ready", "app/config", "app/i18n", "app/api", "app/isso", "app/
 
                 var lastcreated = 0;
                 var count = rv.total_replies;
+
+                // Correct sorting of comments
+                if (config["sorting"] === "newest") {
+                    rv.replies.reverse();
+                }
+
                 rv.replies.forEach(function(comment) {
                     isso.insert(comment, false);
                     if(comment.created > lastcreated) {