Task: Sort a list of object identifiers

C: #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

typedef struct oid_tag {
    char* str_;
    int* numbers_;
    int length_;
} oid;


void oid_destroy(oid* p) {
    if (p != 0) {
        free(p->str_);
        free(p->numbers_);
        free(p);
    }
}

int char_count(const char* str, char ch) {
    int count = 0;
    for (const char* p = str; *p; ++p) {
        if (*p == ch)
            ++count;
    }
    return count;
}



oid* oid_create(const char* str) {
    oid* ptr = calloc(1, sizeof(oid));
    if (ptr == 0)
        return 0;
    ptr->str_ = strdup(str);
    if (ptr->str_ == 0) {
        oid_destroy(ptr);
        return 0;
    }
    int dots = char_count(str, '.');
    ptr->numbers_ = malloc(sizeof(int) * (dots + 1));
    if (ptr->numbers_ == 0) {
        oid_destroy(ptr);
        return 0;
    }
    ptr->length_ = dots + 1;
    const char* p = str;
    for (int i = 0; i <= dots && *p;) {
        char* eptr = 0;
        int num = strtol(p, &eptr, 10);
        if (*eptr != 0 && *eptr != '.') {
            
            oid_destroy(ptr);
            return 0;
        }
        ptr->numbers_[i++] = num;
        p = eptr;
        if (*p)
            ++p;
    }
    return ptr;
}


int oid_compare(const void* p1, const void* p2) {
    const oid* o1 = *(oid* const*)p1;
    const oid* o2 = *(oid* const*)p2;
    int i1 = 0, i2 = 0;
    for (; i1 < o1->length_ && i2 < o2->length_; ++i1, ++i2) {
        if (o1->numbers_[i1] < o2->numbers_[i2])
            return -1;
        if (o1->numbers_[i1] > o2->numbers_[i2])
            return 1;
    }
    if (o1->length_ < o2->length_)
        return -1;
    if (o1->length_ > o2->length_)
        return 1;
    return 0;
}

int main() {
    const char* input[] = {
        "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.19.3.4.0.10",
        "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.5.2.0.79",
        "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.19.3.4.0.4",
        "1.3.6.1.4.1.11150.3.4.0.1",
        "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.19.3.4.0.1",
        "1.3.6.1.4.1.11150.3.4.0"
    };
    const int len = sizeof(input)/sizeof(input[0]);
    oid* oids[len];
    memset(oids, 0, sizeof(oids));
    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
        oids[i] = oid_create(input[i]);
        if (oids[i] == 0)
        {
            fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
            goto cleanup;
        }
    }
    qsort(oids, len, sizeof(oid*), oid_compare);
    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
        puts(oids[i]->str_);
cleanup:
    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
        oid_destroy(oids[i]);
    return 0;
}




Go: package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "math/big"
    "sort"
    "strings"
)

var testCases = []string{
    "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.19.3.4.0.10",
    "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.5.2.0.79",
    "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.19.3.4.0.4",
    "1.3.6.1.4.1.11150.3.4.0.1",
    "1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.19.3.4.0.1",
    "1.3.6.1.4.1.11150.3.4.0",
}


type oid []big.Int


func newOid(s string) oid {
    ns := strings.Split(s, ".")
    os := make(oid, len(ns))
    for i, n := range ns {
        if _, ok := os[i].SetString(n, 10); !ok || os[i].Sign() < 0 {
            return nil
        }
    }
    return os
}


func (o oid) String() string {
    s := make([]string, len(o))
    for i, n := range o {
        s[i] = n.String()
    }
    return strings.Join(s, ".")
}

func main() {
    
    os := make([]oid, len(testCases))
    for i, s := range testCases {
        os[i] = newOid(s)
        if os[i] == nil {
            log.Fatal("invalid OID")
        }
    }
    
    sort.Slice(os, func(i, j int) bool {
        
        oi := os[i]
        for x, v := range os[j] {
            
            if x == len(oi) || oi[x].Cmp(&v) < 0 {
                return true
            }
            if oi[x].Cmp(&v) > 0 {
                break
            }
        }
        return false
    })
    
    for _, o := range os {
        fmt.Println(o)
    }
}