From 1a6b4d6d36f4a336817ee14ba2a28f877b1e0250 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teknsl <64030674+teknsl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:13:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: menu action to sort tabs alphabetically (#6551)

---
 CHANGELOG.md             |  1 +
 src/widgets/Notebook.cpp | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/widgets/Notebook.hpp |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4303feb7..2a5592f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Minor: Added setting for character limit of deleted messages. (#6491)
 - Minor: Added link support to plugin message API. (#6386, #6527)
 - Minor: Added a description for the logging option under moderation tab. (#6514)
+- Minor: Added a menu action to sort tabs alphabetically. (#6551)
 - Minor: Fixed "edit hotkey" dialog opening like a normal window. (#6540)
 - Bugfix: Expose the "Extra extension IDs" setting on non-Windows systems too. (#6509)
 - Bugfix: Fixed some commands and filters not working as expected in seach popups. (#6539)
diff --git a/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp b/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp
index 0ee58877..66a065ef 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Notebook.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <QUuid>
 #include <QWidget>
 
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace chatterino {
@@ -1244,6 +1245,18 @@ bool Notebook::shouldShowTab(const NotebookTab *tab) const
     return true;
 }
 
+void Notebook::sortTabsAlphabetically()
+{
+    std::ranges::sort(this->items_, [](const Item &a, const Item &b) {
+        const QString &lhs = a.tab->getTitle();
+        const QString &rhs = b.tab->getTitle();
+        return lhs.compare(rhs, Qt::CaseInsensitive) < 0;
+    });
+
+    getApp()->getWindows()->queueSave();
+    this->performLayout(true);
+}
+
 SplitNotebook::SplitNotebook(Window *parent)
     : Notebook(parent)
 {
@@ -1305,6 +1318,13 @@ SplitNotebook::SplitNotebook(Window *parent)
                      });
     tabVisibilityActionGroup->addAction(this->hideAllTabsAction);
 
+    this->sortTabsAlphabeticallyAction_ =
+        new QAction("Sort Tabs Alphabetically", this);
+    QObject::connect(this->sortTabsAlphabeticallyAction_, &QAction::triggered,
+                     [this] {
+                         this->sortTabsAlphabetically();
+                     });
+
     switch (getSettings()->tabVisibility.getEnum())
     {
         case NotebookTabVisibility::AllTabs: {
@@ -1393,6 +1413,8 @@ void SplitNotebook::addNotebookActionsToMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
     Notebook::addNotebookActionsToMenu(menu);
 
+    menu->addAction(this->sortTabsAlphabeticallyAction_);
+
     auto *submenu = menu->addMenu("Tab visibility");
     submenu->addAction(this->showAllTabsAction);
     submenu->addAction(this->onlyShowLiveTabsAction);
diff --git a/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp b/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp
index 40fd675a..c4dd96e3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Notebook.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ public:
     // Update layout and tab visibility
     void refresh();
 
+    void sortTabsAlphabetically();
+
 protected:
     bool getShowTabs() const;
     void setShowTabs(bool value);
@@ -264,6 +266,8 @@ protected:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
 
 private:
+    QAction *sortTabsAlphabeticallyAction_;
+
     void addCustomButtons();
 
     pajlada::Signals::SignalHolder signalHolder_;