hopglass/lib/vercomp.js

define([], function () {
  function order(c) {
    if (/^\d$/.test(c)) {
      return 0;
    } else if (/^[a-z]$/i.test(c)) {
      return c.charCodeAt(0);
    } else if (c === "~") {
      return -1;
    } else if (c) {
      return c.charCodeAt(0) + 256;
    } else {
      return 0;
    }
  }

  // Based on dpkg code
  function vercomp(a, b) {
    var apos = 0, bpos = 0;
    while (apos < a.length || bpos < b.length) {
      var firstDiff = 0;

      while ((apos < a.length && !/^\d$/.test(a[apos])) || (bpos < b.length && !/^\d$/.test(b[bpos]))) {
        var ac = order(a[apos]);
        var bc = order(b[bpos]);

        if (ac !== bc) {
          return ac - bc;
        }

        apos++;
        bpos++;
      }

      while (a[apos] === "0") {
        apos++;
      }

      while (b[bpos] === "0") {
        bpos++;
      }

      while (/^\d$/.test(a[apos]) && /^\d$/.test(b[bpos])) {
        if (firstDiff === 0) {
          firstDiff = a.charCodeAt(apos) - b.charCodeAt(bpos);
        }

        apos++;
        bpos++;
      }

      if (/^\d$/.test(a[apos])) {
        return 1;
      }

      if (/^\d$/.test(b[bpos])) {
        return -1;
      }

      if (firstDiff !== 0) {
        return firstDiff;
      }
    }

    return 0;
  }

  return vercomp;
});