# File lib/librarian/puppet/extension.rb, line 113
      def self.compare_components(this_id,other_id)
        case # Strings have higher precedence than numbers
          when (this_id.is_a?(Integer) and other_id.is_a?(String))
            -1
          when (this_id.is_a?(String) and other_id.is_a?(Integer))
            1
          else
            this_id <=> other_id
        end
      end