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+package commitquery
+
+import "codeberg.org/lindenii/furgit/objectid"
+
+// Compare compares two internal nodes using merge-base queue ordering.
+func (query *Query) compare(left, right nodeIndex) int {
+	leftGeneration := query.effectiveGeneration(left)
+	rightGeneration := query.effectiveGeneration(right)
+
+	switch {
+	case leftGeneration < rightGeneration:
+		return -1
+	case leftGeneration > rightGeneration:
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case query.nodes[left].commitTime < query.nodes[right].commitTime:
+		return -1
+	case query.nodes[left].commitTime > query.nodes[right].commitTime:
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	return objectid.Compare(query.nodes[left].id, query.nodes[right].id)
+}