Sort values fields when editing a variable through the UI

[TrueBrain]

Nomad version

Nomad v1.5.5
BuildDate 2023-05-05T12:50:14Z
Revision 3d63bc62b35cbe3f79cdd245d50b61f130ee1a79

Operating system and Environment details

Linux

Issue

When looking at Nomad Variables, they are in alphabetical order.
But when you press Edit, they are in a seemingly random order.

To make matters a bit worse, every time you hit Save, the order can change.

Needless to say, I might or might not have edited the wrong variables a few times already :D

Reproduction steps

• Add some variables to a single key.
• Enjoy an alphabetical view when viewing.
• Edit them. Sometimes it still is alphabetical .. but just hit Save a few times and go back.
• Be a bit confused when editing, as the order is already rather unpredictable.

Expected Result

I guess the best option would be to have both view alphabetical.

Actual Result

(when looking at the JSON, it is also visible the order has changed; so by the looks, editing always follows the order as in the JSON, where viewing sorts it).

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[lgfa29]

Thanks for the report @TrueBrain.

I'm guessing this behaviour stems from Go's randomized map key iteration, but the UI should be able to sort them client-side to keep them consistent.

I added this to our roadmap and edited the title a bit to better reflect the request.

Thanks again for the report!

[philrenaud]

This was fixed in #18051 — thanks for raising the issue, @TrueBrain !

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