OH 4.0 UI changes the sort order of channels

[andrewfg]

Is it just me, or does OH v4.0 now change the sort order of channels in the UI? Previously they would sort according to the order in the thing.xml but now they seem to display in a random order..

<channels>
    <channel id="position" typeId="shade-position"/>
    <channel id="secondary" typeId="shade-position"/>
    <channel id="vane" typeId="shade-vane"/>
    <channel id="lowBattery" typeId="system.low-battery"/>
    <channel id="batteryLevel" typeId="system.battery-level"/>
    <channel id="signalStrength" typeId="system.signal-strength"/>
</channels>

[J-N-K]

Yes, that‘s possible. We switched from a List<Channel> to a Map<ChannelUID, Channel> which does not necessarily preserve the order.

[wborn]

Perhaps the implementation can be switched to a LinkedHashMap to preserve the order?

[andrewfg]

Perhaps the implementation can be switched to a LinkedHashMap to preserve the order?

It looks like a one liner change in ThingImpl.java. But maybe there are knock on implications? Shall I open a PR for this?

[wborn]

I think it would be nice when the original order as intended by maintainers keeps being used. 👍

[andrewfg]

Shall I open a PR for this?
I think it would be nice ..

@wborn I will take that as a “yes” :) .. I will open the PR tomorrow.