// Copyright (c) 2015, Emir Pasic. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package utils

// Comparator will make type assertion (see IntComparator for example),
// which will panic if a or b are not of the asserted type.
//
// Should return a number:
//    negative , if a < b
//    zero     , if a == b
//    positive , if a > b
type Comparator func(a, b interface{}) int

// IntComparator provides a basic comparison on ints
func IntComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
	return a.(int) - b.(int)
}

// StringComparator provides a fast comparison on strings
func StringComparator(a, b interface{}) int {
	s1 := a.(string)
	s2 := b.(string)
	min := len(s2)
	if len(s1) < len(s2) {
		min = len(s1)
	}
	diff := 0
	for i := 0; i < min && diff == 0; i++ {
		diff = int(s1[i]) - int(s2[i])
	}
	if diff == 0 {
		diff = len(s1) - len(s2)
	}
	if diff < 0 {
		return -1
	}
	if diff > 0 {
		return 1
	}
	return 0
}