Method Before

db/sequence_id.go:187–202

The most significant value is TriggeredBy, unless it's zero, in which case use Seq. The tricky part is that "n" sorts after "n:m" for any nonzero m

(s2 SequenceID)

// The most significant value is TriggeredBy, unless it's zero, in which case use Seq.
// The tricky part is that "n" sorts after "n:m" for any nonzero m
func (s SequenceID) Before(s2 SequenceID) bool {
	// using SafeSequence for comparison, which takes the lower of LowSeq and Seq
	if s.TriggeredBy == s2.TriggeredBy {
		if s.SafeSequence() == s2.SafeSequence() {
			// If both are equal, one sequence must be a non-zero LowSeq - sort those after the actual sequence.
			return s.Seq < s2.Seq
		}
		return s.SafeSequence() < s2.SafeSequence() // the simple case: untriggered, or triggered by same sequence
	} else if s.TriggeredBy == 0 {
		return s.SafeSequence() < s2.TriggeredBy // s2 triggered but not s
	} else if s2.TriggeredBy == 0 {
		return s.TriggeredBy <= s2.SafeSequence() // s triggered but not s2
	} else {
		return s.TriggeredBy < s2.TriggeredBy // both triggered, but by different sequences
	}
}

// Create a zero'd out since value (eg, initial since value) based on the sequence type
func CreateZeroSinceValue() SequenceID {