From c8a9bf8d347d02e6700e653eb6f7244a9e0e4cf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GameBurrow <gameburrow@pm.me>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:07:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Sort license plates alphaphetically

---
 LicensePlatesExtended.lua | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/LicensePlatesExtended.lua b/LicensePlatesExtended.lua
index 394e8a8..b441d99 100644
--- a/LicensePlatesExtended.lua
+++ b/LicensePlatesExtended.lua
@@ -93,7 +93,21 @@ local function onOpen(self)
 		end
 	end
 
-	if not self.tpsInitialized then 
+	-- Sort the the license plates alphaphetically.
+	local indices = {}
+	for i = 1, #self.target.sortedPlates do indices[i] = i end
+	table.sort(indices, function(a, b)
+		return self.target.sortedPlates[a] < self.target.sortedPlates[b]
+	end)
+	local newSortedPlates, newSortedVehicles = {}, {}
+	for _, i in ipairs(indices) do
+		table.insert(newSortedPlates, self.target.sortedPlates[i])
+		table.insert(newSortedVehicles, self.target.sortedVehicles[i])
+	end
+	self.target.sortedPlates = newSortedPlates
+	self.target.sortedVehicles = newSortedVehicles
+
+	if not self.tpsInitialized then
 		--- Functions needed for the smooth list.
 		self.target.getNumberOfItemsInSection =  function (self, list, section)
 			return #self.sortedPlates or #self.target.sortedPlates