Rasa: Rasa X sorting randomly synonyms in nlu file

[eric-bonfadini]

Rasa version:
1.7.0

Rasa SDK version (if used & relevant):
1.7.0

Rasa X version (if used & relevant):
0.25.2

Python version:
3.6.7

Operating system (windows, osx, ...):
osx

Issue:
Whenever I annotate new data from Rasa-X (in NLU Training tab), the synonyms in my nlu.md gets sorted randomly (as far as I can tell) every time I save.
This is quite annoying since I get a lot of unnecessary changes in my version control system.

Forum discussion: https://forum.rasa.com/t/rasa-x-sorting-randomly-synonyms-in-my-nlu-file/25065

Error (including full traceback):

Command or request that led to error:

Content of configuration file (config.yml) (if relevant):

Content of domain file (domain.yml) (if relevant):

[sara-tagger]

Thanks for the issue, @rgstephens will get back to you about it soon!

You may find help in the docs and the forum, too 🤗

[erohmensing]

I am seeing the same, see the diff here: https://github.com/RasaHQ/rasa-demo/compare/Rasa-x-Feb-11th-20--3-52-30-pm-ella

You can track the issue's progress here 👍

[erohmensing]

@ricwo do you think this is Rasa X backend or markdown writer? I think it's the db reorganizing things, most likely?

[ricwo]

yes, the insertion order of synonyms is not respected when the NLU file is dumped (we could just sort by ascending ID as we do for NLU examples)

[wochinge]

A fix will be released with the next patch release (or minor in case their is not another patch release)