add optional 'ignore leading "The" word' function while sorting

doc/config

@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@
 #
 #clock_display_seconds = "no"
 #
+##
+## Note: If below is enabled, ncmpcpp will ignore leading
+## "The" word while sorting items in browser, tags in
+## media library, etc.
+##
+#ignore_leading_the = "no"
+#
 #enable_window_title = "yes"
 #
 ##### lyrics support #####

src/helpers.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ extern bool search_match_to_pattern;
 
 const string term_type = getenv("TERM") ? getenv("TERM") : "";
 
+namespace
+{
+	inline void remove_the_word(string &s)
+	{
+		size_t the_pos = s.find("the ");
+		if (the_pos == 0 && the_pos != string::npos)
+			s = s.substr(4);
+	}
+	
+	inline string extract_top_directory(const string &s)
+	{
+		size_t slash = s.rfind("/");
+		return slash != string::npos ? s.substr(++slash) : s;
+	}
+}
+
 bool ConnectToMPD()
 {
 	if (!Mpd->Connect())
@@ -169,6 +185,11 @@ bool CaseInsensitiveSorting::operator()(string a, string b)
 {
 	ToLower(a);
 	ToLower(b);
+	if (Config.ignore_leading_the)
+	{
+		remove_the_word(a);
+		remove_the_word(b);
+	}
 	return a < b;
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +199,11 @@ bool CaseInsensitiveSorting::operator()(Song *sa, Song *sb)
 	string b = sb->GetName();
 	ToLower(a);
 	ToLower(b);
+	if (Config.ignore_leading_the)
+	{
+		remove_the_word(a);
+		remove_the_word(b);
+	}
 	return a < b;
 }
 
@@ -185,11 +211,17 @@ bool CaseInsensitiveSorting::operator()(const Item &a, const Item &b)
 {
 	if (a.type == b.type)
 	{
-		string sa = a.type == itSong ? a.song->GetName() : a.name;
+		switch (a.type)
-		string sb = b.type == itSong ? b.song->GetName() : b.name;
+		{
-		ToLower(sa);
+			case itDirectory:
-		ToLower(sb);
+				return operator()(extract_top_directory(a.name), extract_top_directory(b.name));
-		return sa < sb;
+			case itPlaylist:
+				return operator()(a.name, b.name);
+			case itSong:
+				return operator()(a.song, b.song);
+			default: // there's no other type, just silence compiler.
+				return 0;
+		}
 	}
 	else
 		return a.type < b.type;

src/settings.cpp

@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ void DefaultConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 	conf.search_in_db = true;
 	conf.display_screens_numbers_on_start = true;
 	conf.clock_display_seconds = false;
+	conf.ignore_leading_the = false;
 	conf.set_window_title = true;
 	conf.mpd_port = 6600;
 	conf.mpd_connection_timeout = 15;
@@ -700,6 +701,10 @@ void ReadConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 			{
 				conf.clock_display_seconds = v == "yes";
 			}
+			else if (cl.find("ignore_leading_the") != string::npos)
+			{
+				conf.ignore_leading_the = v == "yes";
+			}
 			else if (cl.find("enable_window_title") != string::npos)
 			{
 				conf.set_window_title = v == "yes";

src/settings.h

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct ncmpcpp_config
 	bool search_in_db;
 	bool display_screens_numbers_on_start;
 	bool clock_display_seconds;
+	bool ignore_leading_the;
 	
 	int mpd_port;
 	int mpd_connection_timeout;