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+// ♓🌟 Piscēs ∷ value.js
+// ====================================================================
+//
+// Copyright © 2022 Lady [@ Lady’s Computer].
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at <https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/>.
+
+import { call } from "./function.js";
+
+/** The null primitive. */
+export const NULL = null;
+
+/** The undefined primitive. */
+export const UNDEFINED = undefined;
+
+export const {
+ /**
+ * Returns the primitive value of the provided object per its
+ * `toString` and `valueOf` methods.
+ *
+ * If the provided hint is "string", then `toString` takes
+ * precedence; otherwise, `valueOf` does.
+ *
+ * Throws an error if both of these methods are not callable or do
+ * not return a primitive.
+ */
+ ordinaryToPrimitive,
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the provided value converted to a primitive, or throws if
+ * no such conversion is possible.
+ *
+ * The provided preferred type, if specified, should be "string",
+ * "number", or "default". If the provided input has a
+ * `[Symbol.toPrimitive]` method, this function will throw rather
+ * than calling that method with a preferred type other than one of
+ * the above.
+ */
+ toPrimitive,
+} = (() => {
+ const { toPrimitive: toPrimitiveSymbol } = Symbol;
+
+ return {
+ ordinaryToPrimitive: (O, hint) => {
+ const methodNames = hint == "string"
+ ? ["toString", "valueOf"]
+ : ["valueOf", "toString"];
+ for (let index = 0; index < methodNames.length; ++index) {
+ const method = O[methodNames[index]];
+ if (typeof method === "function") {
+ // Method is callable.
+ const result = call(method, O, []);
+ if (type(result) !== "object") {
+ // Method returns a primitive.
+ return result;
+ } else {
+ // Method returns an object.
+ continue;
+ }
+ } else {
+ // Method is not callable.
+ continue;
+ }
+ }
+ throw new TypeError(
+ "Piscēs: Unable to convert object to primitive",
+ );
+ },
+ toPrimitive: ($, preferredType = "default") => {
+ const hint = `${preferredType}`;
+ if (
+ "default" !== hint && "string" !== hint &&
+ "number" !== hint
+ ) {
+ // An invalid preferred type was specified.
+ throw new TypeError(
+ `Piscēs: Invalid preferred type: ${preferredType}.`,
+ );
+ } else if (type($) === "object") {
+ // The provided value is an object.
+ const exoticToPrim = $[toPrimitiveSymbol] ?? undefined;
+ if (exoticToPrim !== undefined) {
+ // The provided value has an exotic primitive conversion
+ // method.
+ if (typeof exoticToPrim !== "function") {
+ // The method is not callable.
+ throw new TypeError(
+ "Piscēs: `[Symbol.toPrimitive]` was neither nullish nor callable.",
+ );
+ } else {
+ // The method is callable.
+ return call(exoticToPrim, $, [hint]);
+ }
+ } else {
+ // Use the ordinary primitive conversion function.
+ return ordinaryToPrimitive($, hint);
+ }
+ } else {
+ // The provided value is already a primitive.
+ return $;
+ }
+ },
+ };
+})();
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the provided values are the same value.
+ *
+ * ※ This differs from `===` in the cases of nan and zero.
+ */
+export const sameValue = Object.is;
+
+export const {
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the provided values are either the same value or
+ * both zero (either positive or negative).
+ *
+ * ※ This differs from `===` in the case of nan.
+ */
+ sameValueZero,
+} = (() => {
+ const { isNaN: isNan } = Number;
+ return {
+ sameValueZero: ($1, $2) => {
+ const type1 = type($1);
+ const type2 = type($2);
+ if (type1 !== type2) {
+ // The provided values are not of the same type.
+ return false;
+ } else if (type1 === "number") {
+ // The provided values are numbers; check if they are nan and
+ // use strict equality otherwise.
+ return isNan($1) && isNan($2) || $1 === $2;
+ } else {
+ // The provided values are not numbers; use strict equality.
+ return $1 === $2;
+ }
+ },
+ };
+})();
+
+/**
+ * Returns a lowercase string identifying the type of the provided
+ * value.
+ *
+ * This differs from the value of the `typeof` operator only in the
+ * cases of objects and null.
+ */
+export const type = ($) => {
+ if ($ === null) {
+ // The provided value is null.
+ return "null";
+ } else {
+ // The provided value is not null.
+ const type·of = typeof $;
+ return type·of === "function" ? "object" : type·of;
+ }
+};