Add:Server setting to ignore "The" infront of titles and series when sorting #361

server/objects/Book.js

@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ class Book {
   get _asin() { return this.asin || '' }
   get genresCommaSeparated() { return this._genres.join(', ') }
 
+  get titleIgnorePrefix() {
+    if (this._title.toLowerCase().startsWith('the ')) {
+      return this._title.substr(4) + ', The'
+    }
+    return this._title
+  }
+
+  get seriesIgnorePrefix() {
+    if (this._series.toLowerCase().startsWith('the ')) {
+      return this._series.substr(4) + ', The'
+    }
+    return this._series
+  }
+
   get shouldSearchForCover() {
     if (this.cover) return false
     if (this.authorFL !== this.lastCoverSearchAuthor || this.title !== this.lastCoverSearchTitle || !this.lastCoverSearch) return true

server/objects/ServerSettings.js

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.coverAspectRatio = BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE
     this.bookshelfView = BookshelfView.STANDARD
 
+    this.sortingIgnorePrefix = false
+
     this.logLevel = Logger.logLevel
     this.version = null
 
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.coverAspectRatio = !isNaN(settings.coverAspectRatio) ? settings.coverAspectRatio : BookCoverAspectRatio.SQUARE
     this.bookshelfView = settings.bookshelfView || BookshelfView.STANDARD
 
+    this.sortingIgnorePrefix = !!settings.sortingIgnorePrefix
+
     this.logLevel = settings.logLevel || Logger.logLevel
     this.version = settings.version || null
 
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class ServerSettings {
       loggerScannerLogsToKeep: this.loggerScannerLogsToKeep,
       coverAspectRatio: this.coverAspectRatio,
       bookshelfView: this.bookshelfView,
+      sortingIgnorePrefix: this.sortingIgnorePrefix,
       logLevel: this.logLevel,
       version: this.version
     }