[completion] Disable client-side sorting

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@
   - `cider-stacktrace-analyze-string` and `cider-stacktrace-analyze-at-point` functions.
   - Automatic stacktrace parsing in log viewer.
 - Bump the injected `cider-nrepl` to [0.53.1](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider-nrepl/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#0531-2025-03-26).
+- Bump the injected `cider-nrepl` to [0.53.2](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider-nrepl/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#0532-2025-03-26).
   - Info: recognize printed Java classes/methods and munged Clojure functions in stacktrace outputs.
   - Inspector: add dedicated view for Exceptions.
   - Stop vendoring Haystack dependency.
 - [#3777](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider/issues/3777): Inspector no longer displays parsed Javadoc for Java classes and members.
 - [#3784](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider/issues/3784): Inspector: make point less erratic when navigating between inspector screens.
 - [#3790](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider/issues/3790): Stacktrace: show messages and data for all exception causes by default.
 - [#3789](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider/issues/3789): Refactor and simplify exception handling.
+- [#3789](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider/issues/3796): Completion: disable client-side sorting (defer to backend-provided candidate order).
 
 ## 1.17.1 (2025-02-25)
 

cider-client.el

@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ CONTEXT represents a completion context for compliment."
                                     "ns" ,(cider-current-ns)
                                     "prefix" ,prefix
                                     "context" ,context
+                                    "sort-order" "by-name"
                                     ,@(when cider-enhanced-cljs-completion-p '("enhanced-cljs-completion?" "t")))
                                   (cider-nrepl-send-sync-request (cider-current-repl)
                                                                  'abort-on-input))))

cider-completion.el

@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ performed by `cider-annotate-completion-function'."
                 ;;
                 ;; This api is better described in the section
                 ;; '21.6.7 Programmed Completion' of the elisp manual.
-                (cond ((eq action 'metadata) `(metadata (category . cider))) ;; defines a completion category named 'cider, used later in our `completion-category-overrides` logic.
+                (cond ((eq action 'metadata)
+                       `(metadata
+                         (category . cider) ;; defines a completion category named 'cider, used later in our `completion-category-overrides` logic.
+                         (display-sort-function . identity))) ;; don't override sorting done by backend
                       ((eq (car-safe action) 'boundaries) nil)
                       (t (with-current-buffer (current-buffer)
                            (complete-with-action action (funcall complete) prefix pred)))))

cider.el

@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ the artifact.")
 
 Used when `cider-jack-in-auto-inject-clojure' is set to `latest'.")
 
-(defconst cider-required-middleware-version "0.53.1"
+(defconst cider-required-middleware-version "0.53.2"
   "The CIDER nREPL version that's known to work properly with CIDER.")
 
 (defcustom cider-injected-middleware-version cider-required-middleware-version

dev/docker-sample-project/project.clj

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.11.1"]
                  [clj-http "3.12.3"]]
   :source-paths ["src"]
-  :plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.1"]])
+  :plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.2"]])

dev/tramp-sample-project/project.clj

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.11.1"]
                  [clj-http "3.12.3"]]
   :source-paths ["src"]
-  :plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.1"]
+  :plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.2"]
             [refactor-nrepl "3.9.0"]])

doc/modules/ROOT/pages/basics/middleware_setup.adoc

@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ Use the convenient plugin for defaults, either in your project's
 
 [source,clojure]
 ----
-:plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.1"]]
+:plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.2"]]
 ----
 
 A minimal `profiles.clj` for CIDER would be:
 
 [source,clojure]
 ----
-{:repl {:plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.1"]]}}
+{:repl {:plugins [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.2"]]}}
 ----
 
 WARNING: Be careful not to place this in the `:user` profile, as this way CIDER's
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ run `cider-connect` or `cider-connect-cljs`.
 
 [source,clojure]
 ----
-  :cider-clj {:extra-deps {cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.1"}}
+  :cider-clj {:extra-deps {cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.2"}}
               :main-opts ["-m" "nrepl.cmdline" "--middleware" "[cider.nrepl/cider-middleware]"]}
 
   :cider-cljs {:extra-deps {org.clojure/clojurescript {:mvn/version "1.10.339"}
-                            cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.1"}
+                            cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.2"}
                             cider/piggieback {:mvn/version "0.6.0"}}
                :main-opts ["-m" "nrepl.cmdline" "--middleware"
                            "[cider.nrepl/cider-middleware,cider.piggieback/wrap-cljs-repl]"]}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ NOTE: Make sure you're using https://github.com/clojurephant/clojurephant[Clojur
 ----
 dependencies {
   devImplementation 'nrepl:nrepl:0.9.0'
-  devImplementation 'cider:cider-nrepl:0.53.1'
+  devImplementation 'cider:cider-nrepl:0.53.2'
 }
 
 tasks.named('clojureRepl') {

doc/modules/ROOT/pages/basics/up_and_running.adoc

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ simple - CIDER passes the extra dependencies and nREPL configuration to
 your build tool in the command it runs to start the nREPL server. Here's how
 this looks for `tools.deps`:
 
-  $ clojure -Sdeps '{:deps {nrepl {:mvn/version "1.3.1"} cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.1"}}}' -m nrepl.cmdline --middleware '["cider.nrepl/cider-middleware"]'
+  $ clojure -Sdeps '{:deps {nrepl {:mvn/version "1.3.1"} cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.2"}}}' -m nrepl.cmdline --middleware '["cider.nrepl/cider-middleware"]'
 
 TIP: If you don't want `cider-jack-in` to inject dependencies automatically, set
 `cider-inject-dependencies-at-jack-in` to `nil`. Note that you'll have to setup
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ It is also possible for plain `clj`, although the command is somewhat longer:
 
 [source,sh]
 ----
-$ clj -Sdeps '{:deps {cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.1"}}}' -m nrepl.cmdline --middleware "[cider.nrepl/cider-middleware]"
+$ clj -Sdeps '{:deps {cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.53.2"}}}' -m nrepl.cmdline --middleware "[cider.nrepl/cider-middleware]"
 ----
 
 Alternatively, you can start nREPL either manually or using the facilities

doc/modules/ROOT/pages/cljs/shadow-cljs.adoc

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ And connect to it with `cider-connect`.
 ...For that to work, `shadow-cljs.edn` contents like the following are assumed:
 
 ```clj
- :dependencies [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.1"] ;; mandatory (unless it's inherited from deps.edn or otherwise present in the classpath of shadow-cljs's JVM process)
+ :dependencies [[cider/cider-nrepl "0.53.2"] ;; mandatory (unless it's inherited from deps.edn or otherwise present in the classpath of shadow-cljs's JVM process)
                 [refactor-nrepl/refactor-nrepl "3.9.0"]] ;; refactor-nrepl is optional
 
  :nrepl {:middleware [cider.nrepl/cider-middleware ;; it's advisable to explicitly add this middleware. It's automatically added by shadow-cljs (if available in the classpath), unless `:nrepl {:cider false}`

doc/modules/ROOT/pages/cljs/up_and_running.adoc

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ or in `build.gradle`:
 ----
 dependencies {
   devImplementation 'nrepl:nrepl:1.3.1'
-  devImplementation 'cider:cider-nrepl:0.53.1'
+  devImplementation 'cider:cider-nrepl:0.53.2'
   devImplementation 'cider:cider-piggieback:0.5.3'
 }