import json from datetime import datetime def sort_json_by_datetime(json_data): """ Sorts a list of JSON objects based on their datetime information. Args: json_data: A list of JSON objects, each containing a "content" field with datetime information and potentially a "children" field for nested objects. Returns: A new list of JSON objects sorted by datetime. """ def extract_datetime(item): """ Extracts the datetime string from the "content" field of a JSON object, parses it into a datetime object, and handles potential errors. """ content = item["content"] parts = content.split("```\n") # Split by "```\n" if len(parts) > 1: datetime_str = parts[1].strip() # Get the part after the delimiter try: datetime_obj = datetime.strptime(datetime_str, "%d/%m/%y, %H:%M") return datetime_obj except ValueError: return datetime.min else: return datetime.min # Handle cases where delimiter is not found. def sort_recursive(data): """ Recursively sorts the list and its children based on datetime, handling errors gracefully. """ # Sort the current level using the extracted datetime or datetime.min for errors sorted_data = sorted(data, key=lambda item: extract_datetime(item)) # Recursively sort children for item in sorted_data: if "children" in item and item["children"]: item["children"] = sort_recursive(item["children"]) return sorted_data return sort_recursive(json_data) # Example Usage (assuming json_data is already loaded) # sorted_data = sort_json_by_datetime(json_data) # print(json.dumps(sorted_data, indent=2))