Consider case when sorting strings

This makes sorting flags and other sections consistent with how most
command line tools function, by placing both flags `-A` and `-a` before
a flag `-B`.
main
Robert Liebowitz 7 years ago
parent 7bc6a0acff
commit b44660ac3d

@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type CommandCategory struct {
}
func (c CommandCategories) Less(i, j int) bool {
return c[i].Name < c[j].Name
return lexicographicLess(c[i].Name, c[j].Name)
}
func (c CommandCategories) Len() int {

@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (c CommandsByName) Len() int {
}
func (c CommandsByName) Less(i, j int) bool {
return c[i].Name < c[j].Name
return lexicographicLess(c[i].Name, c[j].Name)
}
func (c CommandsByName) Swap(i, j int) {

@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (f FlagsByName) Len() int {
}
func (f FlagsByName) Less(i, j int) bool {
return f[i].GetName() < f[j].GetName()
return lexicographicLess(f[i].GetName(), f[j].GetName())
}
func (f FlagsByName) Swap(i, j int) {

@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
package cli
import "unicode"
// lexicographicLess compares strings alphabetically considering case.
func lexicographicLess(i, j string) bool {
iRunes := []rune(i)
jRunes := []rune(j)
lenShared := len(iRunes)
if lenShared > len(jRunes) {
lenShared = len(jRunes)
}
for index := 0; index < lenShared; index++ {
ir := iRunes[index]
jr := jRunes[index]
if lir, ljr := unicode.ToLower(ir), unicode.ToLower(jr); lir != ljr {
return lir < ljr
}
if ir != jr {
return ir < jr
}
}
return i < j
}

@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
package cli
import "testing"
var lexicographicLessTests = []struct {
i string
j string
expected bool
}{
{"", "a", true},
{"a", "", false},
{"a", "a", false},
{"a", "A", false},
{"A", "a", true},
{"aa", "a", false},
{"a", "aa", true},
{"a", "b", true},
{"a", "B", true},
{"A", "b", true},
{"A", "B", true},
}
func TestLexicographicLess(t *testing.T) {
for _, test := range lexicographicLessTests {
actual := lexicographicLess(test.i, test.j)
if test.expected != actual {
t.Errorf(`expected string "%s" to come before "%s"`, test.i, test.j)
}
}
}
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