Using params in functions (E.g. *[] | order($orderBy))

[m4rrc0]

I have been looking for a solution for this but it is apparently impossible (or at least very impractical; see below).

For example:
*[] | order($orderBy)
With params
{ "orderBy": "createdAt"}

The only "not-really-a-solution" I found is this:

*[] | order(select(
  $orderBy == "_createdAt" => _createdAt,
  _id
))

(context: I am using the plugin sanity-plugin-documents-pane and the Sanity studio crashed when trying to do the same for asc)

This is deeply impractical.

Improvements I can come up with:

• A function or specific syntax to unquote strings. E.g. *[] | order(unquote($orderBy))
• Being able to lookup a scope for a dot-notation path.

*[] | order(@[$orderBy])

Or

*[]
{
  ...@,
  "temp": @[$orderBy],
}
| order(temp)