/proc/cmp_numeric_dsc(a,b)
	return b - a

/proc/cmp_numeric_asc(a,b)
	return a - b

/proc/cmp_text_asc(a,b)
	return sorttext(b,a)

/proc/cmp_text_dsc(a,b)
	return sorttext(a,b)

/proc/cmp_name_asc(atom/a, atom/b)
	return sorttext(b.name, a.name)

/proc/cmp_name_dsc(atom/a, atom/b)
	return sorttext(a.name, b.name)

GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(cmp_field, "name")
/proc/cmp_records_asc(datum/data/record/a, datum/data/record/b)
	return sorttext(b.fields[GLOB.cmp_field], a.fields[GLOB.cmp_field])

/proc/cmp_records_dsc(datum/data/record/a, datum/data/record/b)
	return sorttext(a.fields[GLOB.cmp_field], b.fields[GLOB.cmp_field])

/proc/cmp_ckey_asc(client/a, client/b)
	return sorttext(b.ckey, a.ckey)

/proc/cmp_ckey_dsc(client/a, client/b)
	return sorttext(a.ckey, b.ckey)

/proc/cmp_subsystem_init(datum/controller/subsystem/a, datum/controller/subsystem/b)
	return initial(b.init_order) - initial(a.init_order)	//uses initial() so it can be used on types

/proc/cmp_subsystem_display(datum/controller/subsystem/a, datum/controller/subsystem/b)
	return sorttext(b.name, a.name)

/proc/cmp_subsystem_priority(datum/controller/subsystem/a, datum/controller/subsystem/b)
	return a.priority - b.priority

/proc/cmp_timer(datum/timedevent/a, datum/timedevent/b)
	return a.timeToRun - b.timeToRun

/proc/cmp_clientcolour_priority(datum/client_colour/A, datum/client_colour/B)
	return B.priority - A.priority

/proc/cmp_clockscripture_priority(datum/clockwork_scripture/A, datum/clockwork_scripture/B)
	return initial(A.sort_priority) - initial(B.sort_priority)

/proc/cmp_ruincost_priority(datum/map_template/ruin/A, datum/map_template/ruin/B)
	return initial(A.cost) - initial(B.cost)

/proc/cmp_qdel_item_time(datum/qdel_item/A, datum/qdel_item/B)
	. = B.hard_delete_time - A.hard_delete_time
	if (!.)
		. = B.destroy_time - A.destroy_time
	if (!.)
		. = B.failures - A.failures
	if (!.)
		. = B.qdels - A.qdels