From b208af478d4856a7d51df5ba710e9ad0e27bf5fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russ Long <rl@tfmm.co>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 13:58:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use explicit numeric comparison in tomselect for
 reliable sorting

---
 resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php | 14 ++++++--------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php b/resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php
index ab114cf..64c1fbf 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php
@@ -18,18 +18,16 @@
                 copyClassesToDropdown: false,
                 dropdownParent: 'body',
                 controlInput: '<input>',
-                sortField: [{
-                    field: 'text',
-                    direction: 'asc'
-                }],
-                // Natural sort plugin or custom sorter:
-                // We use a custom sort function to handle the "1 - ..." format
-                // This ensures "1" < "2" < "10"
                 sortField: {
                     field: 'text',
                     direction: 'asc',
                     func: function(a, b) {
-                        return a.text.localeCompare(b.text, undefined, {numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base'});
+                        const valA = parseInt(a.text, 10);
+                        const valB = parseInt(b.text, 10);
+                        if (isNaN(valA) || isNaN(valB)) {
+                            return a.text.localeCompare(b.text);
+                        }
+                        return valA - valB;
                     }
                 }
             });