localized_sorter 0.1.2

High-performance, zero-allocation, locale-aware string comparison for Flutter and Dart. Handles unique linguistic rules for 17+ languages.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

0.1.2 - 2026-01-21

Added

• Initial beta release of localized_sorter.
• High-performance linguistic sorting for 17+ languages.
• Zero-allocation comparison algorithm using codeUnitAt.
• Support for Spanish (Ñ), Estonian (Z/Ž), and Nordic (Å, Ä, Ö) specific alphabet rules.
• Support for Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak digraphs (e.g., ch, dzs, sz).
• Smart normalization strategy for English, German, and French (stripping accents on-the-fly).
• Fallback mechanism for standard Unicode sorting on unsupported locales.
• Comprehensive README.md with usage examples and linguistic explanations.

Changed

• Refined LocalizedSorter.compare to utilize pointers for O(1) memory overhead.

Fixed

• Resolved incorrect sorting of Spanish words where 'Ñ' was appearing after 'Z'.
• Fixed Estonian 'Z' positioning to correctly follow 'S'.