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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Search
+    module SortOptions
+      def sort_and_direction(order_by, sort)
+        # Due to different uses of sort param in web vs. API requests we prefer
+        # order_by when present
+        case [order_by, sort]
+        when %w[created_at asc], [nil, 'created_asc']
+          :created_at_asc
+        when %w[created_at desc], [nil, 'created_desc']
+          :created_at_desc
+        else
+          :unknown
+        end
+      end
+      module_function :sort_and_direction # rubocop: disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
+    end
+  end
+end