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/*!
* Chai - compareByInspect utility
* Copyright(c) 2011-2016 Jake Luer <jake@alogicalparadox.com>
* MIT Licensed
*/
/*!
* Module dependencies
*/
var inspect = require('./inspect');
/**
* ### .compareByInspect(mixed, mixed)
*
* To be used as a compareFunction with Array.prototype.sort. Compares elements
* using inspect instead of default behavior of using toString so that Symbols
* and objects with irregular/missing toString can still be sorted without a
* TypeError.
*
* @param {Mixed} first element to compare
* @param {Mixed} second element to compare
* @returns {Number} -1 if 'a' should come before 'b'; otherwise 1
* @name compareByInspect
* @namespace Utils
* @api public
*/
module.exports = function compareByInspect(a, b) {
return inspect(a) < inspect(b) ? -1 : 1;
};