Release 0.3
This release features three new comparison functions and a brand new public API that is more powerful and flexible. Additionally, the benchmark was rewritten and the documentation was improved.
The new API
There are now two traits, StringSort and PathSort, which allow sorting a slice containing strings or paths, or things that implement AsRef<str> or AsRef<Path>:
use lexical_sort::{StringSort, natural_lexical_cmp};
let mut strings = vec!["ß", "é", "100", "hello", "world", "50", ".", "B!"];
strings.string_sort_unstable(natural_lexical_cmp);Comparison functions
There are now 8 comparison functions available:
| Function | lexicographical | natural | skips non-alphanumeric chars |
|---|---|---|---|
cmp |
|||
only_alnum_cmp |
yes | ||
lexical_cmp |
yes | ||
lexical_only_alnum_cmp |
yes | yes | |
natural_cmp |
yes | ||
natural_only_alnum_cmp |
yes | yes | |
natural_lexical_cmp |
yes | yes | |
natural_lexical_only_alnum_cmp |
yes | yes | yes |
Looking ahead
I plan to implement better Unicode support, although I still have to explore the design space here. I'm also open to feature requests!