#!/usr/bin/env python3 class Serial: modulus = 2 ** 32 @property def bitmask(self): return self.modulus - 1 @property def signbit(self): return self.modulus >> 1 def __init__(self, val): self._val = int(val) & self.bitmask def __add__(self, val): return type(self)(self._val + int(val)) def __le__(self, other): return (self.modulus - int(self) + int(other)) & self.signbit == 0 def __ge__(self, other): return (self.modulus + int(self) - int(other)) & self.signbit == 0 def __eq__(self, other): return int(self) == int(other) def __ne__(self, other): return int(self) != int(other) def __lt__(self, other): return self != other and self <= other def __gt__(self, other): return self != other and self >= other def __int__(self): return self._val def __str__(self): return f"{int(self):{len(str(self.modulus))}d}" def step(start, finish): if start < finish: return start, finish else: midpoint = start + ((Serial.modulus >> 1) - 2) assert start < midpoint and midpoint < finish return start, midpoint, finish if __name__ == "__main__": from random import randint for test in range(100): i1 = Serial(randint(0, Serial.modulus - 1)) i2 = Serial(randint(0, Serial.modulus - 1)) assert i1 == i2 or \ (i1 < i2 and not (i1 > i2)) or \ (i1 > i2 and not (i1 < i2)) or \ int(i1) & int(i2) == Serial.modulus >> 1 print(f"{i1} => {i2}: {', '.join(str(s) for s in step(i1, i2))}")