package media import ( "sort" ) type Playlist []*Video // By is the type of a "less" function that defines the ordering of its Playlist arguments. type By func(p1, p2 *Video) bool // Sort is a method on the function type, By, that sorts the argument slice according to the function. func (by By) Sort(pl Playlist) { ps := &playlistSorter{ pl: pl, by: by, // The Sort method's receiver is the function (closure) that defines the sort order. } sort.Sort(ps) } // playlistSorter joins a By function and a slice of Playlist to be sorted. type playlistSorter struct { pl Playlist by func(p1, p2 *Video) bool // Closure used in the Less method. } // Len is part of sort.Interface. func (s *playlistSorter) Len() int { return len(s.pl) } // Swap is part of sort.Interface. func (s *playlistSorter) Swap(i, j int) { s.pl[i], s.pl[j] = s.pl[j], s.pl[i] } // Less is part of sort.Interface. It is implemented by calling the "by" closure in the sorter. func (s *playlistSorter) Less(i, j int) bool { return s.by(s.pl[i], s.pl[j]) } func SortByTimestamp(v1, v2 *Video) bool { return v1.Timestamp.After(v2.Timestamp) } func SortByViews(v1, v2 *Video) bool { return v1.Views < v2.Views }