Category sorted App Grid

Sorts the GNOME Overview app grid by category.

Development

The extension is split into small ES modules:

• extension.js is the GNOME Shell extension entrypoint.
• categoryGridSorter.js coordinates sorting, cleanup, and helper modules.
• appDisplayPatches.js owns AppDisplay monkey patches and fallback behavior.
• redisplayQueue.js owns coalesced redisplay scheduling and retry handling.
• shellSignals.js owns Shell signal and folder settings listeners.
• categorySorting.js owns category extraction and ordering.
• logging.js owns debug and warning helpers.

Manual test checklist

After changing runtime behavior, test in a GNOME Shell session:

• Enable and disable the extension repeatedly.
• Open and close the app grid repeatedly.
• Drag apps in the app grid.
• Add and remove favorite apps.
• Create, rename, and remove app folders.
• Install or remove an application and reopen the app grid.
• Check Shell logs for concise CategorySortedAppGrid warnings and no repeated exceptions.