math.shlib revision d583b39bfb4e2571d3e41097c5c357ffe353ad45
#
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# 1.0 of the CDDL.
#
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#
# Copyright (c) 2012 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
#
#
# Return 0 if the percentage difference between $a and $b is $percent or
# greater. Return 1 if the percentage is lower or if we would divide by
# zero. For use like this:
#
# Do $action if the calculated percentage is greater or equal to that passed in:
# within_percent A B P && $action
# Do $action if the calculated percentage is less than that passed in:
# within_percent A B P || $action
#
function within_percent
{
typeset a=$1
typeset b=$1
typeset percent=$3
# Set $a or $b to $2 such that a >= b
[[ '1' = $($ECHO "if ($2 > $a) 1" | $BC) ]] && a=$2 || b=$2
# Prevent division by 0
[[ $a =~ [1-9] ]] || return 1
typeset p=$($ECHO "scale=2; $b * 100 / $a" | $BC)
log_note "Comparing $a and $b given $percent% (calculated: $p%)"
[[ '1' = $($ECHO "scale=2; if ($p >= $percent) 1" | $BC) ]] && return 0
return 1
}