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#if defined _sorting_included
  #endinput
#endif
#define _sorting_included

/**
 * Contains sorting orders.
 */
enum SortOrder
{
	Sort_Ascending = 0,		/**< Ascending order */
	Sort_Descending = 1,	/**< Descending order */
	Sort_Random = 2			/**< Random order */
};

/**
 * Data types for ADT Array Sorts
 */
enum SortType
{
 	Sort_Integer = 0,
 	Sort_Float,
 	Sort_String,
};

/**
 * Sorts an array of integers.
 *
 * @param array			Array of integers to sort in-place.
 * @param array_size	Size of the array.
 * @param order			Sorting order to use.
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortIntegers(array[], array_size, SortOrder:order = Sort_Ascending);

/**
 * Sorts an array of float point numbers.
 *
 * @param array			Array of floating point numbers to sort in-place.
 * @param array_size	Size of the array.
 * @param order			Sorting order to use.
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortFloats(Float:array[], array_size, SortOrder:order = Sort_Ascending);

/**
 * Sorts an array of strings.
 *
 * @param array			Array of strings to sort in-place.
 * @param array_size	Size of the array.
 * @param order			Sorting order to use.
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortStrings(String:array[][], num_strings, SortOrder:order = Sort_Ascending);

/**
 * Sort comparison function for 1D array elements.
 * @note You may need to use explicit tags in order to use data properly.
 *
 * @param elem1			First element to compare.
 * @param elem2			Second element to compare.
 * @param array			Array that is being sorted (order is undefined).
 * @param hndl			Handle optionally passed in while sorting.
 * @return				-1 if first should go before second
 *						0 if first is equal to second
 *						1 if first should go after second
 */
functag public SortFunc1D(elem1, elem2, const array[], Handle:hndl);

/** 
 * Sorts a custom 1D array.  You must pass in a comparison function.
 *
 * @param array			Array to sort.
 * @param array_size	Size of the array to sort.
 * @param sortfunc		Sort function.
 * @param hndl			Optional Handle to pass through the comparison calls.
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortCustom1D(array[], array_size, SortFunc1D:sortfunc, Handle:hndl=INVALID_HANDLE);

/**
 * Sort comparison function for 2D array elements (sub-arrays).
 * @note You may need to use explicit tags in order to use data properly.
 *
 * @param elem1			First array to compare.
 * @param elem2			Second array to compare.
 * @param array			Array that is being sorted (order is undefined).
 * @param hndl			Handle optionally passed in while sorting.
 * @return				-1 if first should go before second
 *						0 if first is equal to second
 *						1 if first should go after second
 */
funcenum SortFunc2D
{
	public(array[], array[], const array[][], Handle:hndl),
	public(String:array[], String:array[], const String:array[][], Handle:hndl),
};

/** 
 * Sorts a custom 2D array.  You must pass in a comparison function.
 *
 * @param array			Array to sort.
 * @param array_size	Size of the major array to sort (first index, outermost).
 * @param sortfunc		Sort comparison function to use.
 * @param hndl			Optional Handle to pass through the comparison calls.
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortCustom2D(array[][], array_size, SortFunc2D:sortfunc, Handle:hndl=INVALID_HANDLE);

/**
 * Sort an ADT Array. Specify the type as Integer, Float, or String.
 *
 * @param array			Array Handle to sort
 * @param order			Sort order to use, same as other sorts.
 * @param type			Data type stored in the ADT Array
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortADTArray(Handle:array, SortOrder:order, SortType:type);

/**
 * Sort comparison function for ADT Array elements. Function provides you with
 * indexes currently being sorted, use ADT Array functions to retrieve the
 * index values and compare.
 *
 * @param index1		First index to compare.
 * @param index2		Second index to compare.
 * @param array			Array that is being sorted (order is undefined).
 * @param hndl			Handle optionally passed in while sorting.
 * @return				-1 if first should go before second
 *					0 if first is equal to second
 *					1 if first should go after second
 */
functag public SortFuncADTArray(index1, index2, Handle:array, Handle:hndl);

/**
 * Custom sorts an ADT Array. You must pass in a comparison function.
 *
 * @param array			Array Handle to sort
 * @param sortfunc		Sort comparision function to use
 * @param hndl			Optional Handle to pass through the comparison calls.
 * @noreturn
 */
native SortADTArrayCustom(Handle:array, SortFuncADTArray:sortfunc, Handle:hndl=INVALID_HANDLE); 