Use afterPrevious to ensure one sort runs at a time.

UseAfterPrevious.kt

// Solution #2: Add a Mutex

// Note: This is not optimal for the specific use case of sorting
// or filtering but is a good pattern for network saves.

class ProductsRepository(val productsDao: ProductsDao, val productsApi: ProductsService) {
   val singleRunner = SingleRunner()

   suspend fun loadSortedProducts(ascending: Boolean): List<ProductListing> {
       // wait for the previous sort to complete before starting a new one
       return singleRunner.afterPrevious {
           if (ascending) {
               productsDao.loadProductsByDateStockedAscending()
           } else {
               productsDao.loadProductsByDateStockedDescending()
           }
       }
   }
}