AoG doesn't respect the levels of a categorical vector when transformation is applied

[pdeffebach]

Here's an MWE

julia> using CategoricalArrays; 

julia> d = DataFrame(x = ["z", "a", "b"], v = [1, 2, 3]);

julia> d.x = categorical(d.x, ; levels = d.x);

julia> data(d) * mapping(:x, :v) * visual(BarPlot) |> draw

julia> # So far so good!

julia> d_labs = Dict("z" => "Z", "a" => "A", "b" => "B");

julia> data(d) * mapping(:x => (t -> d_labs[t]), :v) * visual(BarPlot) |> draw

It would be great is I could apply the transformation but then alzo have the "z" row go first.

[jkrumbiegel]

Hm is this a common mechanic in other places where categorical arrays are used? In principle it seems sensible enough, if your target to transform is a categorical array, automatically convert the result to one as well, keeping the ordering intact. That would require a one-to-one mapping though, you can't go A => C, B => C because you lose a category, and you can't go A => rand(), A => rand() (not that I see a reason why you would).