From c03ad2f40dd18c6f9800787afe5444b2f33f2c55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Muhammad Arnaldo <muhammad.arnaldo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:47:54 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] MDL-87433 course: Add sorting to
 get_nearest_editable_subcategory

Add ORDER BY to the query to ensure categories are returned in
consistent order. This fixes random test failures, especially
on PostgreSQL.
---
 course/classes/category.php | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/course/classes/category.php b/course/classes/category.php
index 04f3abb0c58..d4ef42ae1a9 100644
--- a/course/classes/category.php
+++ b/course/classes/category.php
@@ -3274,6 +3274,7 @@ class core_course_category implements renderable, cacheable_object, IteratorAggr
             ON uc.roleid = rc.roleid
            AND ( $eqpaths OR $likechild )
          WHERE (ra.id IS NOT NULL OR uc.upath IS NOT NULL)
+      ORDER BY cc.sortorder, cc.id
     ";
 
         $params = [