Haxe Deep Equals
Haxe deep-equals
library performs a recursive deep equality check by value on any type of variable. It can be used as a static extension.
Usage
import haxe.ds.Vector;
import deepequals.DeepEquals;
using deepequals.DeepEquals;
enum MyAwesomeEnum
{
Value1;
Value2;
Value3(param:String);
}
class MyAwesomeClass
{
}
class Main
{
public static function main():Void
{
// It works on basic types
DeepEquals.deepEquals(1, 1); // returns true
1.deepEquals(1); // returns true
1.5.deepEquals(1.5); // returns true
true.deepEquals(true); // returns true
false.deepEquals(false); // returns true
"abc".deepEquals("abc"); // returns true
DeepEquals.deepEquals(null, null); // returns true
// It works on arrays, vectors, maps and anonymous structures
[0, 1, 2].deepEquals([0, 1, 2]); // returns true
[0, 1, 2].deepEquals([0, 1, 3]); // returns false
Vector.fromArrayCopy([0, 1, 2]).deepEquals(Vector.fromArrayCopy([0, 1, 2])); // returns true
Vector.fromArrayCopy([0, 1]).deepEquals(Vector.fromArrayCopy([0, 1, 2])); // returns false
["a" => 1, "b" => 2].deepEquals(["a" => 1, "b" => 2]); // returns true
["a" => 1, "b" => 2].deepEquals(["a" => 1, "b" => 3]); // returns false
({a: 1, b: "3"}).deepEquals({a: 1, b: "3"}); // returns true
({a: 1, b: "4"}).deepEquals({a: 1, b: "3"}); // returns false
// It works on types
Array.deepEquals(Array); // returns true
Array.deepEquals(String); // returns false
MyAwesomeEnum.deepEquals(MyAwesomeEnum); // returns true
// It works on enum values, and it performs a deep equality checks on their parameters
Value1.deepEquals(Value1); // returns true
Value1.deepEquals(Value2); // returns false
Value3("abc").deepEquals(Value3("abc")); // returns true
Value3("abc").deepEquals(Value3("abcd")); // returns false
// It works also on whatever object by deeply checking its properties (both public and private).
// But sometimes, for extern classes that don't have attributes for example, the check can't be performed.
// So, you can define custom checking functions for a specific class:
DeepEquals.handle(MyAwesomeClass, function(a:MyAwesomeClass, b:MyAwesomeClass):Bool
{
// You get the two instances to compare, and you can return true or false
return true;
});
// PS: It's with this handle function that Strings, Arrays, Vectors, Maps and Dates are checked
// In haxe, we can't check if two functions are equal.
// So, by default, they are assumed as equal:
(function():Bool { return true; }).deepEquals(function():Bool { return false; }); // returns true
// If you to consider that the functions aren't equal, you can provide the last optional argument: public static function deepEquals(a:Dynamic, b:Dynamic, equalFunctions = true):Bool
(function():Bool { return true; }).deepEquals(function():Bool { return true; }); // returns false
}
}