Version 1.3.0

* feat: add sort_params helper in CrudFactory

* docs: add sorting

* fix: change sort_by to order_by

docs/examples/pagination-search.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Pagination & search
 
-This example builds an articles listing endpoint that supports **offset pagination**, **cursor pagination**, **full-text search**, and **faceted filtering** — all from a single `CrudFactory` definition.
+This example builds an articles listing endpoint that supports **offset pagination**, **cursor pagination**, **full-text search**, **faceted filtering**, and **sorting** — all from a single `CrudFactory` definition.
 
 ## Models
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This example builds an articles listing endpoint that supports **offset paginati
 
 ## Crud
 
-Declare `facet_fields` and `searchable_fields` once on [`CrudFactory`](../reference/crud.md#fastapi_toolsets.crud.factory.CrudFactory). All endpoints built from this class share the same defaults and can override them per call.
+Declare `searchable_fields`, `facet_fields`, and `order_fields` once on [`CrudFactory`](../reference/crud.md#fastapi_toolsets.crud.factory.CrudFactory). All endpoints built from this class share the same defaults and can override them per call.
 
 ```python title="crud.py"
 --8<-- "docs_src/examples/pagination_search/crud.py"
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ Declare `facet_fields` and `searchable_fields` once on [`CrudFactory`](../refere
 
 Best for admin panels or any UI that needs a total item count and numbered pages.
 
-```python title="routes.py:1:27"
---8<-- "docs_src/examples/pagination_search/routes.py:1:27"
+```python title="routes.py:1:36"
+--8<-- "docs_src/examples/pagination_search/routes.py:1:36"
 ```
 
 **Example request**
 
 ```
-GET /articles/offset?page=2&items_per_page=10&search=fastapi&status=published
+GET /articles/offset?page=2&items_per_page=10&search=fastapi&status=published&order_by=title&order=asc
 ```
 
 **Example response**
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ GET /articles/offset?page=2&items_per_page=10&search=fastapi&status=published
 
 Best for feeds, infinite scroll, or any high-throughput API where offset performance degrades.
 
-```python title="routes.py:30:45"
---8<-- "docs_src/examples/pagination_search/routes.py:30:45"
+```python title="routes.py:39:59"
+--8<-- "docs_src/examples/pagination_search/routes.py:39:59"
 ```
 
 **Example request**
 
 ```
-GET /articles/cursor?items_per_page=10&status=published
+GET /articles/cursor?items_per_page=10&status=published&order_by=created_at&order=desc
 ```
 
 **Example response**

docs/module/crud.md

@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ Use `filter_by` to pass the client's chosen filter values directly — no need t
 Use [`filter_params()`](../reference/crud.md#fastapi_toolsets.crud.factory.AsyncCrud.filter_params) to generate a dict with the facet filter values from the query parameters:
 
 ```python
+from typing import Annotated
+
 from fastapi import Depends
 
 UserCrud = CrudFactory(
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ UserCrud = CrudFactory(
 async def list_users(
     session: SessionDep,
     page: int = 1,
-    filter_by: dict[str, list[str]] = Depends(UserCrud.filter_params()),
+    filter_by: Annotated[dict[str, list[str]], Depends(UserCrud.filter_params())],
 ) -> PaginatedResponse[UserRead]:
     return await UserCrud.offset_paginate(
         session=session,
@@ -323,6 +325,58 @@ GET /users?status=active&country=FR   → filter_by={"status": ["active"], "coun
 GET /users?role=admin&role=editor     → filter_by={"role": ["admin", "editor"]}  (IN clause)
 ```
 
+## Sorting
+
+!!! info "Added in `v1.3`"
+
+Declare `order_fields` on the CRUD class to expose client-driven column ordering via `order_by` and `order` query parameters.
+
+```python
+UserCrud = CrudFactory(
+    model=User,
+    order_fields=[
+        User.name,
+        User.created_at,
+    ],
+)
+```
+
+Call [`order_params()`](../reference/crud.md#fastapi_toolsets.crud.factory.AsyncCrud.order_params) to generate a FastAPI dependency that maps the query parameters to an [`OrderByClause`](../reference/crud.md#fastapi_toolsets.crud.factory.OrderByClause) expression:
+
+```python
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from fastapi import Depends
+from fastapi_toolsets.crud import OrderByClause
+
+@router.get("")
+async def list_users(
+    session: SessionDep,
+    order_by: Annotated[OrderByClause | None, Depends(UserCrud.order_params())],
+) -> PaginatedResponse[UserRead]:
+    return await UserCrud.offset_paginate(session=session, order_by=order_by)
+```
+
+The dependency adds two query parameters to the endpoint:
+
+| Parameter  | Type            |
+| ---------- | --------------- |
+| `order_by` | `str | null`   |
+| `order`    | `asc` or `desc` |
+
+```
+GET /users?order_by=name&order=asc   → ORDER BY users.name ASC
+GET /users?order_by=name&order=desc  → ORDER BY users.name DESC
+```
+
+An unknown `order_by` value raises [`InvalidOrderFieldError`](../reference/exceptions.md#fastapi_toolsets.exceptions.exceptions.InvalidOrderFieldError) (HTTP 422).
+
+You can also pass `order_fields` directly to `order_params()` to override the class-level defaults without modifying them:
+
+```python
+UserOrderParams = UserCrud.order_params(order_fields=[User.name])
+```
+
 ## Relationship loading
 
 !!! info "Added in `v1.1`"

docs/reference/exceptions.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from fastapi_toolsets.exceptions import (
     ConflictError,
     NoSearchableFieldsError,
     InvalidFacetFilterError,
+    InvalidOrderFieldError,
     generate_error_responses,
     init_exceptions_handlers,
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ from fastapi_toolsets.exceptions import (
 
 ## ::: fastapi_toolsets.exceptions.exceptions.InvalidFacetFilterError
 
+## ::: fastapi_toolsets.exceptions.exceptions.InvalidOrderFieldError
+
 ## ::: fastapi_toolsets.exceptions.exceptions.generate_error_responses
 
 ## ::: fastapi_toolsets.exceptions.handler.init_exceptions_handlers

docs_src/examples/pagination_search/app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
+from fastapi_toolsets.exceptions import init_exceptions_handlers
+
 from .routes import router
 
 app = FastAPI()
+init_exceptions_handlers(app=app)
 app.include_router(router=router)

docs_src/examples/pagination_search/crud.py

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ArticleCrud = CrudFactory(
         Article.status,
         (Article.category, Category.name),
     ],
+    order_fields=[  # fields exposed for client-driven ordering
+        Article.title,
+        Article.created_at,
+    ],
 )
-
-ArticleFilters = ArticleCrud.filter_params()

docs_src/examples/pagination_search/routes.py

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+from typing import Annotated
+
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query
 
+from fastapi_toolsets.crud import OrderByClause
 from fastapi_toolsets.schemas import PaginatedResponse
 
 from .crud import ArticleCrud
 from .db import SessionDep
+from .models import Article
 from .schemas import ArticleRead
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/articles")
@@ -12,10 +16,14 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/articles")
 @router.get("/offset")
 async def list_articles_offset(
     session: SessionDep,
+    filter_by: Annotated[dict[str, list[str]], Depends(ArticleCrud.filter_params())],
+    order_by: Annotated[
+        OrderByClause | None,
+        Depends(ArticleCrud.order_params(default_field=Article.created_at)),
+    ],
     page: int = Query(1, ge=1),
     items_per_page: int = Query(20, ge=1, le=100),
     search: str | None = None,
-    filter_by: dict[str, list[str]] = Depends(ArticleCrud.filter_params()),
 ) -> PaginatedResponse[ArticleRead]:
     return await ArticleCrud.offset_paginate(
         session=session,
@@ -23,6 +31,7 @@ async def list_articles_offset(
         items_per_page=items_per_page,
         search=search,
         filter_by=filter_by or None,
+        order_by=order_by,
         schema=ArticleRead,
     )
 
@@ -30,10 +39,14 @@ async def list_articles_offset(
 @router.get("/cursor")
 async def list_articles_cursor(
     session: SessionDep,
+    filter_by: Annotated[dict[str, list[str]], Depends(ArticleCrud.filter_params())],
+    order_by: Annotated[
+        OrderByClause | None,
+        Depends(ArticleCrud.order_params(default_field=Article.created_at)),
+    ],
     cursor: str | None = None,
     items_per_page: int = Query(20, ge=1, le=100),
     search: str | None = None,
-    filter_by: dict[str, list[str]] = Depends(ArticleCrud.filter_params()),
 ) -> PaginatedResponse[ArticleRead]:
     return await ArticleCrud.cursor_paginate(
         session=session,
@@ -41,5 +54,6 @@ async def list_articles_cursor(
         items_per_page=items_per_page,
         search=search,
         filter_by=filter_by or None,
+        order_by=order_by,
         schema=ArticleRead,
     )

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "fastapi-toolsets"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.3.0"
 description = "Production-ready utilities for FastAPI applications"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"

src/fastapi_toolsets/__init__.py

@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ Example usage:
         return Response(data={"user": user.username}, message="Success")
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.2.1"
+__version__ = "1.3.0"

src/fastapi_toolsets/crud/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Generic async CRUD operations for SQLAlchemy models."""
 
 from ..exceptions import InvalidFacetFilterError, NoSearchableFieldsError
-from .factory import CrudFactory, JoinType, M2MFieldType
+from .factory import CrudFactory, JoinType, M2MFieldType, OrderByClause
 from .search import (
     FacetFieldType,
     SearchConfig,
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "JoinType",
     "M2MFieldType",
     "NoSearchableFieldsError",
+    "OrderByClause",
     "SearchConfig",
 ]

src/fastapi_toolsets/crud/factory.py

@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import NoResultFound
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, QueryableAttribute, selectinload
 from sqlalchemy.sql.base import ExecutableOption
+from sqlalchemy.sql.elements import ColumnElement
 from sqlalchemy.sql.roles import WhereHavingRole
 
 from ..db import get_transaction
-from ..exceptions import NotFoundError
+from ..exceptions import InvalidOrderFieldError, NotFoundError
 from ..schemas import CursorPagination, OffsetPagination, PaginatedResponse, Response
 from .search import (
     FacetFieldType,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ ModelType = TypeVar("ModelType", bound=DeclarativeBase)
 SchemaType = TypeVar("SchemaType", bound=BaseModel)
 JoinType = list[tuple[type[DeclarativeBase], Any]]
 M2MFieldType = Mapping[str, QueryableAttribute[Any]]
+OrderByClause = ColumnElement[Any] | QueryableAttribute[Any]
 
 
 def _encode_cursor(value: Any) -> str:
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
     model: ClassVar[type[DeclarativeBase]]
     searchable_fields: ClassVar[Sequence[SearchFieldType] | None] = None
     facet_fields: ClassVar[Sequence[FacetFieldType] | None] = None
+    order_fields: ClassVar[Sequence[QueryableAttribute[Any]] | None] = None
     m2m_fields: ClassVar[M2MFieldType | None] = None
     default_load_options: ClassVar[list[ExecutableOption] | None] = None
     cursor_column: ClassVar[Any | None] = None
@@ -176,6 +179,63 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
 
         return dependency
 
+    @classmethod
+    def order_params(
+        cls: type[Self],
+        *,
+        order_fields: Sequence[QueryableAttribute[Any]] | None = None,
+        default_field: QueryableAttribute[Any] | None = None,
+        default_order: Literal["asc", "desc"] = "asc",
+    ) -> Callable[..., Awaitable[OrderByClause | None]]:
+        """Return a FastAPI dependency that resolves order query params into an order_by clause.
+
+        Args:
+            order_fields: Override the allowed order fields. Falls back to the class-level
+                ``order_fields`` if not provided.
+            default_field: Field to order by when ``order_by`` query param is absent.
+                If ``None`` and no ``order_by`` is provided, no ordering is applied.
+            default_order: Default order direction when ``order`` is absent
+                (``"asc"`` or ``"desc"``).
+
+        Returns:
+            An async dependency function named ``{Model}OrderParams`` that resolves to an
+            ``OrderByClause`` (or ``None``). Pass it to ``Depends()`` in your route.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If no order fields are configured on this CRUD class and none are
+                provided via ``order_fields``.
+            InvalidOrderFieldError: When the request provides an unknown ``order_by`` value.
+        """
+        fields = order_fields if order_fields is not None else cls.order_fields
+        if not fields:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{cls.__name__} has no order_fields configured. "
+                "Pass order_fields= or set them on CrudFactory."
+            )
+        field_map: dict[str, QueryableAttribute[Any]] = {f.key: f for f in fields}
+        valid_keys = sorted(field_map.keys())
+
+        async def dependency(
+            order_by: str | None = Query(
+                None, description=f"Field to order by. Valid values: {valid_keys}"
+            ),
+            order: Literal["asc", "desc"] = Query(
+                default_order, description="Sort direction"
+            ),
+        ) -> OrderByClause | None:
+            if order_by is None:
+                if default_field is None:
+                    return None
+                field = default_field
+            elif order_by not in field_map:
+                raise InvalidOrderFieldError(order_by, valid_keys)
+            else:
+                field = field_map[order_by]
+            return field.asc() if order == "asc" else field.desc()
+
+        dependency.__name__ = f"{cls.model.__name__}OrderParams"
+        return dependency
+
     @overload
     @classmethod
     async def create(  # pragma: no cover
@@ -415,7 +475,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         limit: int | None = None,
         offset: int | None = None,
     ) -> Sequence[ModelType]:
@@ -745,7 +805,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         page: int = 1,
         items_per_page: int = 20,
         search: str | SearchConfig | None = None,
@@ -766,7 +826,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         page: int = 1,
         items_per_page: int = 20,
         search: str | SearchConfig | None = None,
@@ -785,7 +845,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         page: int = 1,
         items_per_page: int = 20,
         search: str | SearchConfig | None = None,
@@ -937,7 +997,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         items_per_page: int = 20,
         search: str | SearchConfig | None = None,
         search_fields: Sequence[SearchFieldType] | None = None,
@@ -958,7 +1018,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         items_per_page: int = 20,
         search: str | SearchConfig | None = None,
         search_fields: Sequence[SearchFieldType] | None = None,
@@ -977,7 +1037,7 @@ class AsyncCrud(Generic[ModelType]):
         joins: JoinType | None = None,
         outer_join: bool = False,
         load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
-        order_by: Any | None = None,
+        order_by: OrderByClause | None = None,
         items_per_page: int = 20,
         search: str | SearchConfig | None = None,
         search_fields: Sequence[SearchFieldType] | None = None,
@@ -1147,6 +1207,7 @@ def CrudFactory(
     *,
     searchable_fields: Sequence[SearchFieldType] | None = None,
     facet_fields: Sequence[FacetFieldType] | None = None,
+    order_fields: Sequence[QueryableAttribute[Any]] | None = None,
     m2m_fields: M2MFieldType | None = None,
     default_load_options: list[ExecutableOption] | None = None,
     cursor_column: Any | None = None,
@@ -1159,6 +1220,8 @@ def CrudFactory(
         facet_fields: Optional list of columns to compute distinct values for in paginated
             responses. Supports direct columns (``User.status``) and relationship tuples
             (``(User.role, Role.name)``). Can be overridden per call.
+        order_fields: Optional list of model attributes that callers are allowed to order by
+            via ``order_params()``. Can be overridden per call.
         m2m_fields: Optional mapping for many-to-many relationships.
             Maps schema field names (containing lists of IDs) to
             SQLAlchemy relationship attributes.
@@ -1252,6 +1315,7 @@ def CrudFactory(
             "model": model,
             "searchable_fields": searchable_fields,
             "facet_fields": facet_fields,
+            "order_fields": order_fields,
             "m2m_fields": m2m_fields,
             "default_load_options": default_load_options,
             "cursor_column": cursor_column,

src/fastapi_toolsets/exceptions/__init__.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from .exceptions import (
     ConflictError,
     ForbiddenError,
     InvalidFacetFilterError,
+    InvalidOrderFieldError,
     NoSearchableFieldsError,
     NotFoundError,
     UnauthorizedError,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "generate_error_responses",
     "init_exceptions_handlers",
     "InvalidFacetFilterError",
+    "InvalidOrderFieldError",
     "NoSearchableFieldsError",
     "NotFoundError",
     "UnauthorizedError",

src/fastapi_toolsets/exceptions/exceptions.py

@@ -128,6 +128,31 @@ class InvalidFacetFilterError(ApiException):
         super().__init__(detail)
 
 
+class InvalidOrderFieldError(ApiException):
+    """Raised when order_by contains a field not in the allowed order fields."""
+
+    api_error = ApiError(
+        code=422,
+        msg="Invalid Order Field",
+        desc="The requested order field is not allowed for this resource.",
+        err_code="SORT-422",
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, field: str, valid_fields: list[str]) -> None:
+        """Initialize the exception.
+
+        Args:
+            field: The unknown order field provided by the caller
+            valid_fields: List of valid field names
+        """
+        self.field = field
+        self.valid_fields = valid_fields
+        detail = (
+            f"'{field}' is not an allowed order field. Valid fields: {valid_fields}."
+        )
+        super().__init__(detail)
+
+
 def generate_error_responses(
     *errors: type[ApiException],
 ) -> dict[int | str, dict[str, Any]]:

tests/test_crud_search.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 """Tests for CRUD search functionality."""
 
+import inspect
 import uuid
 
 import pytest
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+from sqlalchemy.sql.elements import ColumnElement, UnaryExpression
 
 from fastapi_toolsets.crud import (
     CrudFactory,
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ from fastapi_toolsets.crud import (
     SearchConfig,
     get_searchable_fields,
 )
+from fastapi_toolsets.exceptions import InvalidOrderFieldError
 from fastapi_toolsets.schemas import OffsetPagination
 
 from .conftest import (
@@ -1014,3 +1017,144 @@ class TestFilterParamsSchema:
 
         assert isinstance(result.pagination, OffsetPagination)
         assert result.pagination.total_count == 2
+
+
+class TestOrderParamsSchema:
+    """Tests for AsyncCrud.order_params()."""
+
+    def test_generates_order_by_and_order_params(self):
+        """Returned dependency has order_by and order query params."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username, User.email])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+
+        param_names = set(inspect.signature(dep).parameters)
+        assert param_names == {"order_by", "order"}
+
+    def test_dependency_name_includes_model_name(self):
+        """Dependency function is named after the model."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        assert getattr(dep, "__name__") == "UserOrderParams"
+
+    def test_raises_when_no_order_fields(self):
+        """ValueError raised when no order_fields are configured or provided."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="no order_fields"):
+            UserCrud.order_params()
+
+    def test_order_fields_override(self):
+        """order_fields= parameter overrides the class-level default."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username, User.email])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params(order_fields=[User.email])
+
+        param_names = set(inspect.signature(dep).parameters)
+        assert "order_by" in param_names
+        # description should only mention email, not username
+        sig = inspect.signature(dep)
+        description = sig.parameters["order_by"].default.description
+        assert "email" in description
+        assert "username" not in description
+
+    def test_order_by_description_lists_valid_fields(self):
+        """order_by query param description mentions each allowed field."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username, User.email])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+
+        sig = inspect.signature(dep)
+        description = sig.parameters["order_by"].default.description
+        assert "username" in description
+        assert "email" in description
+
+    def test_default_order_reflected_in_order_default(self):
+        """default_order is used as the default value for order."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep_asc = UserOrderCrud.order_params(default_order="asc")
+        dep_desc = UserOrderCrud.order_params(default_order="desc")
+
+        sig_asc = inspect.signature(dep_asc)
+        sig_desc = inspect.signature(dep_desc)
+        assert sig_asc.parameters["order"].default.default == "asc"
+        assert sig_desc.parameters["order"].default.default == "desc"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_no_order_by_no_default_returns_none(self):
+        """Returns None when order_by is absent and no default_field is set."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        result = await dep(order_by=None, order="asc")
+        assert result is None
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_no_order_by_with_default_field_returns_asc_expression(self):
+        """Returns default_field.asc() when order_by absent and order=asc."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params(default_field=User.username)
+        result = await dep(order_by=None, order="asc")
+        assert isinstance(result, UnaryExpression)
+        assert "ASC" in str(result)
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_no_order_by_with_default_field_returns_desc_expression(self):
+        """Returns default_field.desc() when order_by absent and order=desc."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params(default_field=User.username)
+        result = await dep(order_by=None, order="desc")
+        assert isinstance(result, UnaryExpression)
+        assert "DESC" in str(result)
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_valid_order_by_asc(self):
+        """Returns field.asc() for a valid order_by with order=asc."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        result = await dep(order_by="username", order="asc")
+        assert isinstance(result, UnaryExpression)
+        assert "ASC" in str(result)
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_valid_order_by_desc(self):
+        """Returns field.desc() for a valid order_by with order=desc."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        result = await dep(order_by="username", order="desc")
+        assert isinstance(result, UnaryExpression)
+        assert "DESC" in str(result)
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_invalid_order_by_raises_invalid_order_field_error(self):
+        """Raises InvalidOrderFieldError for an unknown order_by value."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidOrderFieldError) as exc_info:
+            await dep(order_by="nonexistent", order="asc")
+        assert exc_info.value.field == "nonexistent"
+        assert "username" in exc_info.value.valid_fields
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_multiple_fields_all_resolve(self):
+        """All configured fields resolve correctly via order_by."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username, User.email])
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        result_username = await dep(order_by="username", order="asc")
+        result_email = await dep(order_by="email", order="desc")
+        assert isinstance(result_username, ColumnElement)
+        assert isinstance(result_email, ColumnElement)
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_order_params_integrates_with_get_multi(
+        self, db_session: AsyncSession
+    ):
+        """order_params output is accepted by get_multi(order_by=...)."""
+        UserOrderCrud = CrudFactory(User, order_fields=[User.username])
+        await UserCrud.create(
+            db_session, UserCreate(username="charlie", email="c@test.com")
+        )
+        await UserCrud.create(
+            db_session, UserCreate(username="alice", email="a@test.com")
+        )
+
+        dep = UserOrderCrud.order_params()
+        order_by = await dep(order_by="username", order="asc")
+        results = await UserOrderCrud.get_multi(db_session, order_by=order_by)
+
+        assert results[0].username == "alice"
+        assert results[1].username == "charlie"

tests/test_example_pagination_search.py

@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_asyn
 from docs_src.examples.pagination_search.db import get_db
 from docs_src.examples.pagination_search.models import Article, Base, Category
 from docs_src.examples.pagination_search.routes import router
+from fastapi_toolsets.exceptions import init_exceptions_handlers
 
 from .conftest import DATABASE_URL
 
 
 def build_app(session: AsyncSession) -> FastAPI:
     app = FastAPI()
+    init_exceptions_handlers(app)
 
     async def override_get_db():
         yield session
@@ -269,3 +271,125 @@ class TestCursorPagination:
         body = resp.json()
         assert len(body["data"]) == 1
         assert body["data"][0]["title"] == "SQLAlchemy async"
+
+
+class TestOffsetSorting:
+    """Tests for order_by / order query parameters on the offset endpoint."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_default_order_uses_created_at_asc(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session
+    ):
+        """No order_by → default field (created_at) ASC."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/offset")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        titles = [a["title"] for a in resp.json()["data"]]
+        assert titles == ["FastAPI tips", "SQLAlchemy async", "Draft notes"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_order_by_title_asc(self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session):
+        """order_by=title&order=asc returns alphabetical order."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/offset?order_by=title&order=asc")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        titles = [a["title"] for a in resp.json()["data"]]
+        assert titles == ["Draft notes", "FastAPI tips", "SQLAlchemy async"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_order_by_title_desc(self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session):
+        """order_by=title&order=desc returns reverse alphabetical order."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/offset?order_by=title&order=desc")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        titles = [a["title"] for a in resp.json()["data"]]
+        assert titles == ["SQLAlchemy async", "FastAPI tips", "Draft notes"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_order_by_created_at_desc(self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session):
+        """order_by=created_at&order=desc returns newest-first."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/offset?order_by=created_at&order=desc")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        titles = [a["title"] for a in resp.json()["data"]]
+        assert titles == ["Draft notes", "SQLAlchemy async", "FastAPI tips"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_invalid_order_by_returns_422(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session
+    ):
+        """Unknown order_by field returns 422 with SORT-422 error code."""
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/offset?order_by=nonexistent_field")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 422
+        body = resp.json()
+        assert body["error_code"] == "SORT-422"
+        assert body["status"] == "FAIL"
+
+
+class TestCursorSorting:
+    """Tests for order_by / order query parameters on the cursor endpoint.
+
+    In cursor_paginate the cursor_column is always the primary sort; order_by
+    acts as a secondary tiebreaker. With the seeded articles (all having unique
+    created_at values) the overall ordering is always created_at ASC regardless
+    of the order_by value — only the valid/invalid field check and the response
+    shape are meaningful here.
+    """
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_default_order_uses_created_at_asc(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session
+    ):
+        """No order_by → default field (created_at) ASC."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/cursor")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        titles = [a["title"] for a in resp.json()["data"]]
+        assert titles == ["FastAPI tips", "SQLAlchemy async", "Draft notes"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_order_by_title_asc_accepted(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session
+    ):
+        """order_by=title is a valid field — request succeeds and returns all articles."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/cursor?order_by=title&order=asc")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        assert len(resp.json()["data"]) == 3
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_order_by_title_desc_accepted(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session
+    ):
+        """order_by=title&order=desc is valid — request succeeds and returns all articles."""
+        await seed(ex_db_session)
+
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/cursor?order_by=title&order=desc")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        assert len(resp.json()["data"]) == 3
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_invalid_order_by_returns_422(
+        self, client: AsyncClient, ex_db_session
+    ):
+        """Unknown order_by field returns 422 with SORT-422 error code."""
+        resp = await client.get("/articles/cursor?order_by=nonexistent_field")
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 422
+        body = resp.json()
+        assert body["error_code"] == "SORT-422"
+        assert body["status"] == "FAIL"

tests/test_exceptions.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from fastapi_toolsets.exceptions import (
     ApiException,
     ConflictError,
     ForbiddenError,
+    InvalidOrderFieldError,
     NotFoundError,
     UnauthorizedError,
     generate_error_responses,
@@ -334,3 +335,43 @@ class TestExceptionIntegration:
 
         assert response.status_code == 200
         assert response.json() == {"id": 1}
+
+
+class TestInvalidOrderFieldError:
+    """Tests for InvalidOrderFieldError exception."""
+
+    def test_api_error_attributes(self):
+        """InvalidOrderFieldError has correct api_error metadata."""
+        assert InvalidOrderFieldError.api_error.code == 422
+        assert InvalidOrderFieldError.api_error.err_code == "SORT-422"
+        assert InvalidOrderFieldError.api_error.msg == "Invalid Order Field"
+
+    def test_stores_field_and_valid_fields(self):
+        """InvalidOrderFieldError stores field and valid_fields on the instance."""
+        error = InvalidOrderFieldError("unknown", ["name", "created_at"])
+        assert error.field == "unknown"
+        assert error.valid_fields == ["name", "created_at"]
+
+    def test_message_contains_field_and_valid_fields(self):
+        """Exception message mentions the bad field and valid options."""
+        error = InvalidOrderFieldError("bad_field", ["name", "email"])
+        assert "bad_field" in str(error)
+        assert "name" in str(error)
+        assert "email" in str(error)
+
+    def test_handled_as_422_by_exception_handler(self):
+        """init_exceptions_handlers turns InvalidOrderFieldError into a 422 response."""
+        app = FastAPI()
+        init_exceptions_handlers(app)
+
+        @app.get("/items")
+        async def list_items():
+            raise InvalidOrderFieldError("bad", ["name"])
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+        response = client.get("/items")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 422
+        data = response.json()
+        assert data["error_code"] == "SORT-422"
+        assert data["status"] == "FAIL"

uv.lock

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fastapi-toolsets"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "asyncpg" },