# Sort an outline at every level

Rather than a monolithic verify-and-sort-and-print routine, implement as a series of routines that can be chained together or used separately as desired.

```perl
my @tests = q:to/END/.split( /\n\n+/ )».trim;
zeta
    beta
    gamma
        lambda
        kappa
        mu
    delta
alpha
    theta
    iota
    epsilon

zeta
	gamma
		mu
		lambda
		kappa
	delta
	beta
alpha
	theta
	iota
	epsilon

alpha
    epsilon
	iota
    theta
zeta
    beta
    delta
    gamma
    	kappa
        lambda
        mu

zeta
    beta
   gamma
        lambda
         kappa
        mu
    delta
alpha
    theta
    iota
    epsilon
END

for @tests -> $t {
    say "{'=' x 55}\nUnsorted:\n$t";
    my $indent = try detect-indent $t;
    next unless $indent;
    say "\nSorted ascending:";
    pretty-print import($t, :level($indent) ).List, :ws($indent);
    say "\nSorted descending:";
    pretty-print import($t, :level($indent) ).List, :ws($indent), :desc;
}

sub detect-indent ($text) {
    my $consistent = $text.lines.map(* ~~ / ^ (\h*) /).join.comb.Set;
    note "\nUnwilling to continue; Inconsistent indent characters." and return '' if +$consistent > 1;
    my @ws = $text.lines.map: (* ~~ / ^ (\h*) /)».Str;
    my $indent = @ws.grep( *.chars > 0 ).min.first;
    note "\nUnwilling to continue; Inconsistent indentation." and return '' unless all
      @ws.map: { next unless .[0]; (.[0].chars %% $indent.chars) }
    $indent
}

sub import (Str $trees, :$level) {
    my $forest = '[';
    my $last = -Inf;
    for $trees.lines -> $branch {
        $branch ~~ / ($($level))* /;
        my $this = +$0;
        $forest ~= do {
            given $this cmp $last {
                when More { (?$this ?? q[ => \[ ] !! "" )~ "'{$branch.trim}'" }
                when Same { ", '{$branch.trim}'" }
                when Less { "{']' x $last - $this}, '{$branch.trim}' " }
            }
        }
        $last = $this;
    }
    $forest ~= ']' x 1 + $last;
    use MONKEY-SEE-NO-EVAL;
    $forest.EVAL;
}

multi pretty-print (List $struct, :$level = 0, :$ws = '    ', :$desc = False) {
    if $desc {
        pretty-print($_, :level($level), :$ws, :$desc ) for $struct.flat.sort.reverse.List
    } else {
        pretty-print($_, :level($level), :$ws, :$desc ) for $struct.flat.sort.List
    }
}

multi pretty-print (Pair $struct, :$level = 0, :$ws = '    ', :$desc = False) {
    say $ws x $level, $struct.key;
    pretty-print( $struct.value.sort( ).List, :level($level + 1), :$ws, :$desc )
}

multi pretty-print (Str $struct, :$level = 0, :$ws = '    ', :$desc = False) {
    say $ws x $level , $struct;
}
```

#### Output:

```
=======================================================
Unsorted:
zeta
    beta
    gamma
        lambda
        kappa
        mu
    delta
alpha
    theta
    iota
    epsilon

Sorted ascending:
alpha
    epsilon
    iota
    theta
zeta
    beta
    delta
    gamma
        kappa
        lambda
        mu

Sorted descending:
zeta
    gamma
        mu
        lambda
        kappa
    delta
    beta
alpha
    theta
    iota
    epsilon
=======================================================
Unsorted:
zeta
        gamma
                mu
                lambda
                kappa
        delta
        beta
alpha
        theta
        iota
        epsilon

Sorted ascending:
alpha
        epsilon
        iota
        theta
zeta
        beta
        delta
        gamma
                kappa
                lambda
                mu

Sorted descending:
zeta
        gamma
                mu
                lambda
                kappa
        delta
        beta
alpha
        theta
        iota
        epsilon
=======================================================
Unsorted:
alpha
    epsilon
        iota
    theta
zeta
    beta
    delta
    gamma
        kappa
        lambda
        mu

Unwilling to continue; Inconsistent indent characters.
=======================================================
Unsorted:
zeta
    beta
   gamma
        lambda
         kappa
        mu
    delta
alpha
    theta
    iota
    epsilon

Unwilling to continue; Inconsistent indentation.
```
