Proposal for Adding `Order.natural` for Locale-Based String Sorting

Lloyd · 2025-08-05T16:57:35.873Z

I have a question/proposal for an `Order.natural` that would naturally sort strings using the `.compareLocale()`. Something like: ```ts export const natrual: Order = make((self, that) => { const ord = self.localeCompare(that, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }) return ord 0 ? 1 : 0 } ``` Have found many occasions where implementing something similar has seemed like a natural primitive to the `Order` module, but would love to hear opinions on why this should or shouldn't be the case 🤔 [Sandbox](https://effect.website/play/#e9774549425e)

I have a question/proposal for an

Order.natural

Order.natural

Order.natural

Order.natural that would naturally sort strings using the

.compareLocale()

.compareLocale()

.compareLocale()

.compareLocale(). Something like:

export const natrual: Order<string> = make((self, that) => {
  const ord = self.localeCompare(that, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" })
  return ord < 0 ? -1 : ord > 0 ? 1 : 0
}

export const natrual: Order<string> = make((self, that) => {
  const ord = self.localeCompare(that, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" })
  return ord < 0 ? -1 : ord > 0 ? 1 : 0
}

export const natrual: Order<string> = make((self, that) => {
  const ord = self.localeCompare(that, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" })
  return ord < 0 ? -1 : ord > 0 ? 1 : 0
}

export const natrual: Order<string> = make((self, that) => {
  const ord = self.localeCompare(that, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" })
  return ord < 0 ? -1 : ord > 0 ? 1 : 0
}

Have found many occasions where implementing something similar has seemed like a natural primitive to the

Order

Order

Order

Order module, but would love to hear opinions on why this should or shouldn't be the case

Sandbox

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