From 711933113e15853beae0e8bbbe7c04f2a7c10bfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Alex A. Naanou" <alex.nanou@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:18:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] minor tweaking...

Signed-off-by: Alex A. Naanou <alex.nanou@gmail.com>
---
 Array.js     | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 package.json |  2 +-
 runner.js    |  6 +-----
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Array.js b/Array.js
index 1ce7242..ffe26df 100644
--- a/Array.js
+++ b/Array.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Array.prototype.compact = function(){
 	})
 
 
-// Return an array with duplicate elements removed...
+// Return a new array with duplicate elements removed...
 //
 // NOTE: order is preserved... 
 Array.prototype.unique = function(normalize){
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ Array.prototype.setCmp = function(other){
 
 // Sort as the other array...
 //
+// 	Sort as array placing the sorted items at head...
+// 	.sortAs(array)
+// 	.sortAs(array, 'head')
+// 		-> sorted
+//
+// 	Sort as array placing the sorted items at tail...
+// 	.sortAs(array, 'tail')
+// 		-> sorted
+//
 // This will sort the intersecting items in the head keeping the rest 
 // of the items in the same relative order...
 //
@@ -150,8 +159,10 @@ Array.prototype.setCmp = function(other){
 // 		is used...
 //
 // XXX should this extend/patch .sort(..)???
-// 		...currently do not see a clean way to do this...
-Array.prototype.sortAs = function(other){
+// 		...currently do not see a clean way to do this without extending 
+// 		and replacing Array or directly re-wrapping .sort(..)...
+Array.prototype.sortAs = function(other, place='head'){
+	place = place == 'tail' ? -1 : 1 
 	// NOTE: the memory overhead here is better than the time overhead 
 	// 		when using .indexOf(..)...
 	other = other.toMap()
@@ -162,9 +173,9 @@ Array.prototype.sortAs = function(other){
 		return i == null && j == null ?
 				orig.get(a) - orig.get(b)
 			: i == null ? 
-				1
+				place
 			: j == null ? 
-				-1
+				-place
 			: i - j }) }
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35414b4..d7b456d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-types",
-  "version": "3.7.3",
+  "version": "3.7.5",
   "description": "Generic JavaScript types and type extensions...",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/runner.js b/runner.js
index 036310b..790b010 100644
--- a/runner.js
+++ b/runner.js
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@ module.Queue = object.Constructor('Queue', Array, {
 		return this.sortAs(tasks) },
 	// XXX same as prioritize but adds stuff to the tail...
 	delay: function(...tasks){
-		this.splice(0, this.length,
-			...this.slice()
-				.reverse()
-				.sortAs(tasks.reverse())) 
-		return this },
+		return this.sortAs(tasks, true) },
 
 	// main runner...
 	//