# HG changeset patch
# User Paul Boddie <paul@boddie.org.uk>
# Date 1264719435 -3600
# Node ID e3ab5b5e9464be3d09a1578c964dc5420cf6c03c
# Parent  0340bf1c9f224fce6aee499f51879b7a1af3475c
Made the compareEvents function the EventPage.__cmp__ method with minor
alterations.

diff -r 0340bf1c9f22 -r e3ab5b5e9464 EventAggregatorSupport.py
--- a/EventAggregatorSupport.py	Sun Jan 24 02:55:53 2010 +0100
+++ b/EventAggregatorSupport.py	Thu Jan 28 23:57:15 2010 +0100
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@
         self.body = None
         self.categories = None
 
+    def __cmp__(self, other):
+
+        """
+        Compare this object with 'other' using the event start and end details.
+        """
+
+        event_details1 = self.getEventDetails()
+        event_details2 = other.getEventDetails()
+        return cmp(
+            (event_details1["start"], event_details1["end"]),
+            (event_details2["start"], event_details2["end"])
+            )
+
     def copyPage(self, page):
 
         "Copy the body of the given 'page'."
@@ -551,17 +564,6 @@
 
     return latest
 
-def compareEvents(event1, event2):
-
-    "Compare 'event1' and 'event2' by start and end date."
-
-    event_details1 = event1.getEventDetails()
-    event_details2 = event2.getEventDetails()
-    return cmp(
-        (event_details1["start"], event_details1["end"]),
-        (event_details2["start"], event_details2["end"])
-        )
-
 def getOrderedEvents(events):
 
     """
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@
     """
 
     ordered_events = events[:]
-    ordered_events.sort(compareEvents)
+    ordered_events.sort()
     return ordered_events
 
 def getConcretePeriod(calendar_start, calendar_end, earliest, latest):