diff --git a/src/utils/sortgenerator.py b/src/utils/sortgenerator.py
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+alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzäöüß"
+alphabet = [c for c in alphabet]
+
+
+def name_sort(name: str, index_len: int = 8) -> str:
+    """
+    name_to_index converts a name to an index.
+    """
+    name = name.lower()
+    sort_number = []
+    for i, c in enumerate(name):
+        if i < index_len:
+            num = alphabet.index(c) + 1
+            sort_number += str(num)
+
+    res = ""
+    for i in sort_number:
+        res += str(i)
+    # get the first 8 characters
+    res = res[:index_len]
+    return res
+
+
+def app_sort(app_id: int) -> str:
+    if not isinstance(app_id, int):
+        raise ValueError("app_id must be an integer")
+    if app_id >= 180:
+        raise ValueError("app_id must be smaller than 180")
+    length = 4
+    app_id = str(app_id)
+    # left pad with zeros to length
+    app_id_length = len(app_id)
+    if app_id_length < length:
+        app_id = "0" * (length - app_id_length - 1) + app_id + "0"
+    return str(app_id)