rem: return a.description.toLowerCase().localeCompare(b.description.toLowerCase()); 
add: return t._describeType(a).toLowerCase(). localeCompare(t._describeType(b).toLowerCase()); 
context:     function sortByType(a, b) {      return a.description.toLowerCase().localeCompare(b.description.toLowerCase());    }
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