From 04548bbaead8ce7a1e7991540e65be79026ac941 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gints Polis <polis.gints@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:47:03 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] #30 make output sorted by timestamp

---
 src/output_results/mod.rs | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
 tests/errors.rs           | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/output_results/mod.rs b/src/output_results/mod.rs
index dd72fe1..cfa3fc1 100644
--- a/src/output_results/mod.rs
+++ b/src/output_results/mod.rs
@@ -120,11 +120,13 @@ pub fn output_results(
             continue;
         }
 
-        let partials: Result<Vec<Vec<Box<dyn Aggregator>>>> = ranges
+        type Partial = (Vec<Box<dyn Aggregator>>, Vec<(DateTime<Local>, String)>);
+        let partials: Result<Vec<Partial>> = ranges
             .par_iter()
-            .map(|range| -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn Aggregator>>> {
+            .map(|range| -> Result<Partial> {
                 let mut local_aggregators: Vec<Box<dyn Aggregator>> =
                     aggregators.iter().map(|a| a.boxed_clone()).collect();
+                let mut printed: Vec<(DateTime<Local>, String)> = Vec::new();
 
                 let slice = &bytes[range.clone()];
 
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ pub fn output_results(
                             &filter_container,
                             &mut local_aggregators,
                             converted_args.print_details,
+                            &mut printed,
                         )?;
                         record_start = offset;
                     }
@@ -156,18 +159,28 @@ pub fn output_results(
                         &filter_container,
                         &mut local_aggregators,
                         converted_args.print_details,
+                        &mut printed,
                     )?;
                 }
-                Ok(local_aggregators)
+                Ok((local_aggregators, printed))
             })
             .collect();
 
         debug!("Finished output in: {:?}", timing.elapsed());
         let partials = partials?;
-        for partial in partials {
-            for (i, aggregator) in partial.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        let mut printed: Vec<(DateTime<Local>, String)> = Vec::new();
+        for (partial_aggregators, partial_printed) in partials {
+            for (i, aggregator) in partial_aggregators.into_iter().enumerate() {
                 aggregators[i].merge_box(aggregator.as_ref());
             }
+            printed.extend(partial_printed);
+        }
+        if converted_args.print_details {
+            // Stable sort keeps records with equal timestamps in file order.
+            printed.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+            for (_, text) in printed {
+                println!("{text}");
+            }
         }
         for agg in &mut *aggregators {
             agg.print();
@@ -192,6 +205,7 @@ fn filter_record(
     filters: &FilterContainer,
     local_aggregators: &mut Vec<Box<dyn Aggregator>>,
     print: bool,
+    printed: &mut Vec<(DateTime<Local>, String)>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     for filter in &filters.filters {
         if !filter.matches(record, &filters.format) {
@@ -238,7 +252,7 @@ fn filter_record(
     )?;
 
     if print {
-        println!("{text}");
+        printed.push((log_time_local, text.to_string()));
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/tests/errors.rs b/tests/errors.rs
index adc3815..62e7c81 100644
--- a/tests/errors.rs
+++ b/tests/errors.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,44 @@ fn simple_filter_with_hist_subcommand() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn error_output_sorted_by_timestamp() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(cargo::cargo_bin!("pgweasel"));
+
+    // The records in debian_default2.log are deliberately out of order in the
+    // file, so a correct sort must reorder them by leading timestamp.
+    let output = cmd
+        .args(["err", "./tests/files/debian_default2.log"])
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .get_output()
+        .stdout
+        .clone();
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output)?;
+
+    // Collect the leading "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.mmm" timestamp of every record.
+    let timestamps: Vec<&str> = stdout
+        .lines()
+        .filter(|line| line.len() >= 23 && line.as_bytes()[4] == b'-')
+        .map(|line| &line[..23])
+        .collect();
+
+    assert!(
+        timestamps.len() > 1,
+        "expected multiple error records, got {}",
+        timestamps.len()
+    );
+
+    let mut sorted = timestamps.clone();
+    sorted.sort();
+    assert_eq!(
+        timestamps, sorted,
+        "error output was not sorted by timestamp"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn non_existing_file() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut cmd = Command::new(cargo::cargo_bin!("pgweasel"));

From e43f8e82fca7f67c9f27cb3e22eb2820ffa5503b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gints Polis <polis.gints@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:52:11 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] sort_by -> sort_by_key

---
 src/output_results/mod.rs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/output_results/mod.rs b/src/output_results/mod.rs
index cfa3fc1..81284c3 100644
--- a/src/output_results/mod.rs
+++ b/src/output_results/mod.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn output_results(
         }
         if converted_args.print_details {
             // Stable sort keeps records with equal timestamps in file order.
-            printed.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+            printed.sort_by_key(|entry| entry.0);
             for (_, text) in printed {
                 println!("{text}");
             }