optimizations

internal/object/object.go

@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ func (t Type) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
-// Comparable is the interface for objects to implement suitable comparisons
-type Comparable interface {
-	Compare(other Object) int
-}
-
 // Copyable is the interface for creating copies of objects
 type Copyable interface {
 	Copy() Object
@@ -73,9 +68,14 @@ type Object interface {
 	fmt.Stringer
 	Type() Type
 	Bool() bool
+	Compare(Object) int
 	Inspect() string
 }
 
+type BaseObject struct{}
+
+func (o BaseObject) Compare(other Object) int { return -1 }
+
 // Hasher is the interface for objects to provide suitable hash keys
 type Hasher interface {
 	Hash() HashKey