[Feature request] sort literals in .d.ts

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Suggestion

sort string literal in .d.ts

Use Cases

avoid string literal random change order when source code didn't change
and make code history is more easy read

in this issue thread string literal is mean => "a" | "c" | "b"

this not only happen on Record, it has chance happen at all type is auto create by typescript emit with string literal

Examples

"a" | "c" | "b" is create by typesctipt emit and some time will random change order

• https://github.com/bluelovers/cjk-convert/blob/1a0ba9f85e0bf7fe916158cc14a4ef87507106d9/lib/zh/table/table.ts#L1619-L1635
• https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/30328
  • https://github.com/bluelovers/novel-travis-test/commit/3b88745e187736797d9a30d4f4bbd927b0c6dd30#diff-3006c96d8657ccca5b9b3618a256314c
  • https://github.com/bluelovers/novel-travis-test/commit/d33c4a61602a8536d1414d36e027eb99845104f1#diff-3006c96d8657ccca5b9b3618a256314c
  • https://github.com/bluelovers/novel-travis-test/commit/2d749195c39ef386e6c4bad1ae6e19d007c03e93#diff-3006c96d8657ccca5b9b3618a256314c

current .d.ts output

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export declare const table_plus: Record<"a" | "c" | "b">
// "a" | "c" | "b" is random change order

in this request

sort ( use simple array.sort() ) it when output emit at .d.ts

export declare const table_plus: Record<"a" | "b" | "c">

Checklist

My suggestion meets these guidelines:

• This wouldn't be a breaking change in existing TypeScript/JavaScript code
• This wouldn't change the runtime behavior of existing JavaScript code
• This could be implemented without emitting different JS based on the types of the expressions
• This isn't a runtime feature (e.g. library functionality, non-ECMAScript syntax with JavaScript output, etc.)
• This feature would agree with the rest of TypeScript's Design Goals.

Maintainer's note [@sandersn]: To implementers: When you implement this, be sure to sort other literal types too. Consider sorting other things, like symbol, by the order of their string representation.

Empieza siguiendo la ruta de emisión de declaraciones de TypeScript para el ejemplo .d.ts, especialmente cómo se generan las uniones de literales de cadena para los tipos Record. Compara la salida emitida con el orden solicitado y, después, considera la nota del mantenedor sobre otros tipos literales y símbolos. Se considera terminado cuando la salida de declaraciones es determinista sin cambiar el comportamiento del JavaScript en tiempo de ejecución.