doesn't work

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/repo.SortByAge.go b/repo.SortByAge.go
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+++ b/repo.SortByAge.go
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+package gitpb
+
+import "sort"
+
+func (x *Repos) SortByAge() *RepoScanner {
+	// copy the pointers as fast as possible.
+	things := x.selectAllRepos()
+
+	// todo: try slices.SortFunc() instead to see what happens
+	sort.Sort(sortReposAge(things))
+	//    slices.SortFunc(things, func(a, b *Repos) bool {
+	//        return a.Namespace < b.Namespace // Sort by ??. let the compiler work it out??
+	//    })
+	return newRepoScanner(things)
+}
+
+type sortReposAge []*Repo
+
+func (a sortReposAge) Len() int { return len(a) }
+
+// sorts in ? order
+func (r sortReposAge) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	if r[i].NewestAge() > r[j].NewestAge() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+func (a sortReposAge) Swap(i, j int) { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }