sub gen_merger { my ($list, $fetch, $compare, $finish) = @_; my @item = map $fetch->($_), @$list; my $done; return sub { return $finish if $done; my $idx = first {$item[$_] ne $finish} 0 .. $#item; my $next = $item[$idx]; for ($idx + 1 .. $#item) { next if $item[$_] eq $finish; my $result = $compare->($next, $item[$_]); #$next = $item[$_] if $result == 1; # Need to keep track of which one we use not just value ($idx, $next) = ($_, $item[$_]) if $result == 1; } $item[$idx] = $fetch->($list->[$idx]); #$done = 1 if ! first {$item[$_] ne $finish} $idx .. $#item; # First element of array is 0 so use defined instead of truth $done = 1 if ! defined first {$item[$_] ne $finish} $idx .. $#item; return $next; }; }