[WIP] [1.3.1/1.4] AlphabeticalKerbals

[cecilkorik]

This is my first mod. It's intentionally pretty simple, and it's intended to stay that way. In fact, it's pretty much what it says on the tin -- it makes the Kerbal lists alphabetically sorted in the VAB/SPH/Launchpad/Runway.

 

The licence is CC0, so if anyone wants to build on this to create a better, smarter, or more comprehensive Kerbal sorting addon, please do so!

 

github link: https://github.com/cecilkorik/AlphabeticalKerbals/releases

 

Want feedback on:

• I am currently using an occasional polling method to find out when the lists get modified and need to be resorted, if you know of an event or a way to hook into that would detect when the lists get modified that would be super helpful
• Any performance impact from the current polling frequency, especially for saves with large Kerbal lists. If it causes huge delays or lag please let me know!

To-do list:

• Create json for CKAN
• Tweak the polling frequency to balance performance vs sorting delay (unless a better way can be found)
• Sorting the Astronaut Complex

Shout-outs and thanks:

• Snark, for his BetterCrewAssignment addon which is an addon that I can't personally live without, and also helped point me to some of the right places in the API documentation.
• JonDahm who also posted some helpful threads that helped me in my searches.
• I2rocketGuy, my favourite Twitch KSP streamer and the guy whose gigantic herd of Kerbals inspired this mod.

Edited March 13, 2018 by cecilkorik

[politas]

Well, that's one of your T-do items checked off - AlphabeticalKerbals is now added to CKAN!

[cecilkorik]

Thanks! Mission Accomplished!

Still looking for feedback, if anyone tries this mod please let me know how it's working for you, it would be much appreciated!

I did notice some delays in sorting in v0.2 so I've increased the polling frequency in the latest version v0.3.

[cecilkorik]

I've tested with the KSP 1.4 update and the mod still seems to be working without issues. I haven't tried with the expansion pack yet, obviously, but as soon as I can get my hands on it I will be testing that also. If anyone else notices any problems please let me know ASAP, otherwise I'll just update the compatibility settings for the mod and mark it compatible with 1.4 and expansion pack.

[conao]

So, is this implemented?

. Sorting the Astronaut Complex

Also, is it possible to sort on astronaut type too or only names? I've always been looking for a way to group all pilots, engineers and scientists. It would also be nice to be able to sort by number of stars or a combination of all these: type, stars, name.