gsutil / gcloud storage file listing sorted date descending?

Question

Is there no way to get a file listing out from a Google Cloud Storage bucket that is sorted by date descending? This is very frustrating. I need to check the status of

Answer 1

The only ordering supported by GCS is lexicographic.

As a workaround, if it's possible for you to name your objects with a datestamp, that would give you a way to list objects by date.