#include <fnmatch.h>
#include "assert.h"
#include "object.h"
#include "types/composites/composites.h"
#include "types/equality.h"
#include "types/names.h"

boolean match(const object template, const object thing)
{
    assert(template.type == stringtype);
    const object string = (thing.type == nametype) ? stringfrom(thing) : thing;
    if (string.type != stringtype)
        return false;
    if (eq(template, string) || eq(template, string("*")))
        return true;
    return (fnmatch(
        (cstring)nullterminated(template, memory(longestname + 1)).string,
        (cstring)nullterminated(string, memory(longestname+ 1)).string,
        0
    ) == 0);
}