Make DefaultStable and DefaultUnstable dispatchable and display without internals #56661
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Previously,
DEFAULT_STABLE
was a giant chain of algorithms reflecting the full sorting dispatch system. Now, it's simplyDefaultStable()
. This has a few minor impacts:Previously, the public binding
Base.Sort.DEFAULT_STABLE
documented non-public implementation details of sorting dispatch in its extended help with a caviat that they are internal. Now,Base.Sort.DEFAULT_STABLE
refers to the non-public bindingBase.Sort.DefaultStable
and implementation details are documented there with a warning that they are non-public.Previously, dispatching on
Base.Sort.DEFAULT_STABLE
required writing::typeof(Base.Sort.DEFAULT_STABLE)
whereas now one could alternatively dispatch on the (internal) typeBase.Sort.DefaultStable
.Previously
Base.Sort.DEFAULT_STABLE === Base.Sort.DEFAULT_UNSTABLE
so when writing sorting algorithms for custom collections it was impossible to determine if the user asked for a stable algorithm. NowDEFAULT_STABLE
isDefaultStable()
andDEFAULT_UNSTABLE
isDefaultUnstable()
. Both the algorithms expand to the same large chain of algorithms_DEFAULT_ALGORITHMS_FOR_VECTORS
but it is possible to intercept them before that happens.Base.Sort.DEFAULT_STABLE
now prints asDefaultStable()
instead ofFactored out of #54494 at Triage's request (the git history reflects this history).