From 474da2ec42c70aaf1920a621bdfb80619d06ecb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NewZAZ <ben.tintin.bp@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:44:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fix: natural order on seeder

---
 src/seeders/source.ts               |  6 +++-
 src/types/database.ts               |  1 +
 test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/seeders/source.ts b/src/seeders/source.ts
index 9d1d33d2b..6288e1ece 100644
--- a/src/seeders/source.ts
+++ b/src/seeders/source.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ export class SeedersSource {
    * paths are resolved from the project root
    */
   private async getDirectoryFiles(directoryPath: string): Promise<FileNode<unknown>[]> {
-    const { files } = await sourceFiles(this.app.appRoot, directoryPath, false)
+    const { files } = await sourceFiles(
+      this.app.appRoot,
+      directoryPath,
+      this.config.seeders?.naturalSort || false
+    )
     return files
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types/database.ts b/src/types/database.ts
index 0d11f978f..39a46c787 100644
--- a/src/types/database.ts
+++ b/src/types/database.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ export type MigratorConfig = {
  */
 export type SeedersConfig = {
   paths: string[]
+  naturalSort?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts b/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts
index fa59c3436..073f7324e 100644
--- a/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts
+++ b/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts
@@ -144,4 +144,51 @@ test.group('Seeds Source', (group) => {
       ]
     )
   })
+
+  test('use a natural sort to order files when configured', async ({ fs, assert }) => {
+    const app = new AppFactory().create(fs.baseUrl, () => {})
+    await app.init()
+    const db = getDb()
+
+    const config = Object.assign({}, db.getRawConnection('primary')!.config, {
+      seeders: {
+        naturalSort: true,
+        paths: ['database/seeders'],
+      },
+    })
+
+    const seedersSource = new SeedersSource(config, app)
+    await fs.create('database/seeders/1.ts', '')
+    await fs.create('database/seeders/2.ts', '')
+    await fs.create('database/seeders/10.ts', '')
+    await fs.create('database/seeders/3.ts', '')
+    await fs.create('database/seeders/100.ts', '')
+    await fs.create('database/seeders/4.ts', '')
+    await db.manager.closeAll()
+
+    const files = await seedersSource.getSeeders()
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      files.map((file) => {
+        return { absPath: file.absPath, name: file.name }
+      }),
+      [
+        {
+          absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/1.ts'),
+          name: 'database/seeders/1',
+        },
+        {
+          absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/2.ts'),
+          name: 'database/seeders/2',
+        },
+        {
+          absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/10.ts'),
+          name: 'database/seeders/10',
+        },
+        {
+          absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/100.ts'),
+          name: 'database/seeders/100',
+        },
+      ]
+    )
+  })
 })

From b680a12d5c7c6dd6e78c6594211e5b9d87982105 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NewZAZ <ben.tintin.bp@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:06:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] feat: set paths optional

---
 src/seeders/source.ts | 2 +-
 src/types/database.ts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/seeders/source.ts b/src/seeders/source.ts
index 6288e1ece..bf132cf15 100644
--- a/src/seeders/source.ts
+++ b/src/seeders/source.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class SeedersSource {
     const { files } = await sourceFiles(
       this.app.appRoot,
       directoryPath,
-      this.config.seeders?.naturalSort || false
+      this.config.seeders?.naturalSort || true
     )
     return files
   }
diff --git a/src/types/database.ts b/src/types/database.ts
index 39a46c787..232f11aac 100644
--- a/src/types/database.ts
+++ b/src/types/database.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export type MigratorConfig = {
  * Seeders config
  */
 export type SeedersConfig = {
-  paths: string[]
+  paths?: string[]
   naturalSort?: boolean
 }
 

From 2e25c3f2c7db3e6e1070162446489112d2cb85c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NewZAZ <ben.tintin.bp@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:16:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] feat: change default natural sort to false

---
 src/seeders/source.ts               | 2 +-
 test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/seeders/source.ts b/src/seeders/source.ts
index bf132cf15..6288e1ece 100644
--- a/src/seeders/source.ts
+++ b/src/seeders/source.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class SeedersSource {
     const { files } = await sourceFiles(
       this.app.appRoot,
       directoryPath,
-      this.config.seeders?.naturalSort || true
+      this.config.seeders?.naturalSort || false
     )
     return files
   }
diff --git a/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts b/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts
index 073f7324e..d122850ce 100644
--- a/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts
+++ b/test/seeders/seeders_source.spec.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ test.group('Seeds Source', (group) => {
           absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/2.ts'),
           name: 'database/seeders/2',
         },
+        {
+          absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/3.ts'),
+          name: 'database/seeders/3',
+        },
+        {
+          absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/4.ts'),
+          name: 'database/seeders/4',
+        },
         {
           absPath: join(fs.basePath, 'database/seeders/10.ts'),
           name: 'database/seeders/10',