- all comparators for builtin types

README.md

@@ -739,14 +739,38 @@ Comparator signature:
 type Comparator func(a, b interface{}) int
 ```
 
-Two common comparators are included in the library:
+All common comparators for builtin types are included in the library:
 
 ```go
+func StringComparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
 func IntComparator(a, b interface{}) int
-```
 
-```go
-func StringComparator(a, b interface{}) int
+func Int8Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func Int16Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func Int32Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func Int64Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func UIntComparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func UInt8Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func UInt16Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func UInt32Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func UInt64Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func Float32Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func Float64Comparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func ByteComparator(a, b interface{}) int
+
+func RuneComparator(a, b interface{}) int
 ```
 
 Writing custom comparators is easy:

utils/comparator.go

@@ -13,20 +13,6 @@ package utils
 //    positive , if a > b
 type Comparator func(a, b interface{}) int
 
-// IntComparator provides a basic comparison on ints
-func IntComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
-	aInt := a.(int)
-	bInt := b.(int)
-	switch {
-	case aInt > bInt:
-		return 1
-	case aInt < bInt:
-		return -1
-	default:
-		return 0
-	}
-}
-
 // StringComparator provides a fast comparison on strings
 func StringComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
 	s1 := a.(string)
@@ -50,3 +36,199 @@ func StringComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
 	}
 	return 0
 }
+
+// IntComparator provides a basic comparison on int
+func IntComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(int)
+	bAsserted := b.(int)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// Int8Comparator provides a basic comparison on int8
+func Int8Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(int8)
+	bAsserted := b.(int8)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// Int16Comparator provides a basic comparison on int16
+func Int16Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(int16)
+	bAsserted := b.(int16)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// Int32Comparator provides a basic comparison on int32
+func Int32Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(int32)
+	bAsserted := b.(int32)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// Int64Comparator provides a basic comparison on int64
+func Int64Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(int64)
+	bAsserted := b.(int64)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// UIntComparator provides a basic comparison on uint
+func UIntComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(uint)
+	bAsserted := b.(uint)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// UInt8Comparator provides a basic comparison on uint8
+func UInt8Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(uint8)
+	bAsserted := b.(uint8)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// UInt16Comparator provides a basic comparison on uint16
+func UInt16Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(uint16)
+	bAsserted := b.(uint16)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// UInt32Comparator provides a basic comparison on uint32
+func UInt32Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(uint32)
+	bAsserted := b.(uint32)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// UInt64Comparator provides a basic comparison on uint64
+func UInt64Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(uint64)
+	bAsserted := b.(uint64)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// Float32Comparator provides a basic comparison on float32
+func Float32Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(float32)
+	bAsserted := b.(float32)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// Float64Comparator provides a basic comparison on float64
+func Float64Comparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(float64)
+	bAsserted := b.(float64)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// ByteComparator provides a basic comparison on byte
+func ByteComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(byte)
+	bAsserted := b.(byte)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
+// RuneComparator provides a basic comparison on rune
+func RuneComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
+	aAsserted := a.(rune)
+	bAsserted := b.(rune)
+	switch {
+	case aAsserted > bAsserted:
+		return 1
+	case aAsserted < bAsserted:
+		return -1
+	default:
+		return 0
+	}
+}