Added alphabetical sorting (python's own alphabetical sorting gives priority...

Added alphabetical sorting (python's own alphabetical sorting gives priority to uppercase letters) to the traverse() function.

common/python/nomadcore/local_backend.py

@@ -316,25 +316,55 @@ class Results(object):
         event type, and the event value.
         """
         root = self._sectionmanagers["section_run"]
-        roots = {"section_run": []}
-        for section in root.openSections:
-            roots["section_run"].append(section)
-        for x in self.traverse_recursive(roots):
+        for x in self.traverse_recursive("section_run", root.openSections):
             yield x
 
-    def traverse_recursive(self, section_map):
+    def traverse_recursive(self, name, open_sections):
         """A generator function for traversing the data in the parser results.
         """
-        for name, sections in section_map.items():
-            for i_section, section in enumerate(sections):
-                yield (name, ParserEvent.open_section, i_section)
-                for value_name, value_value in section.simple_values.items():
-                    yield (value_name, ParserEvent.add_value, value_value)
-                for array_name, array_value in section.array_values.items():
-                    yield (array_name, ParserEvent.add_array_value, array_value)
-                for x in self.traverse_recursive(section.subsections):
-                    yield x
-                yield (name, ParserEvent.close_section, i_section)
+        for i_section, section in enumerate(open_sections):
+            yield (name, ParserEvent.open_section, i_section)
+
+            key_to_type_map = {}
+            simple_keys = list(section.simple_values.keys())
+            for key in simple_keys:
+                key_to_type_map[key] = "simple"
+            array_keys = list(section.array_values.keys())
+            for key in array_keys:
+                key_to_type_map[key] = "array"
+            subsection_keys = list(section.subsections.keys())
+            for key in subsection_keys:
+                key_to_type_map[key] = "subsection"
+
+            keys = []
+            keys.extend(simple_keys)
+            keys.extend(array_keys)
+            keys.extend(subsection_keys)
+            keys = sorted(keys)
+
+            for key in keys:
+                key_type = key_to_type_map[key]
+                if key_type == "simple":
+                    simple_value = section.simple_values[key]
+                    yield (key, ParserEvent.add_value, simple_value)
+                elif key_type == "array":
+                    array_value = section.array_values[key]
+                    yield (key, ParserEvent.add_array_value, array_value)
+                elif key_type == "subsection":
+                    subsection_value = section.subsections[key]
+                    for x in self.traverse_recursive(key, subsection_value):
+                        yield x
+                else:
+                    raise KeyError("Trying to access unknown data type.")
+
+            yield (name, ParserEvent.close_section, i_section)
+
+            # for value_name, value_value in section.simple_values.items():
+                # yield (value_name, ParserEvent.add_value, value_value)
+            # for array_name, array_value in section.array_values.items():
+                # yield (array_name, ParserEvent.add_array_value, array_value)
+            # for x in self.traverse_recursive(section.subsections):
+                # yield x
 
     def print_summary(self):
         """Return a string representing the data contained in the results. This
@@ -418,8 +448,8 @@ class Section(object):
         self.has_results = False
 
     def __getitem__(self, metaName):
-        """Returns the cached values corresponding to metaName, or None if
-        there aren't any. You can search values and subsections.
+        """Returns the cached values corresponding to metaName. You can search
+        values and subsections.
         """
         res = self.simple_values.get(metaName, None)
         if res is not None: