Deterministic OSCAL Writes

[brandtkeller]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

When lula performs a write (whether in isolation or with a merge) the models use of arrays lead to random ordering of objects.

As lula encourages the version control of OSCAL and the review of changes - it will become more pertinent that the changes reflect the modified lines and not mass-updates due to changing order of existing/not-modified items.

Describe the solution you'd like

• Given an operation that performs oscal writes
• When an oscal file is generated
• Then the order for performing the same action is the same

Describe alternatives you've considered

No Alternatives

Additional context

Each model needs consideration for array use and performing a sort on some key.

lula generate component may be a good starting point given the easy identification of many nested objects.