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+import {isPlainObject} from 'lodash-es'
+import type {$IntentionalAny} from './types'
+
+/**
+ * Like JSON.stringify, but sorts the keys of objects so the stringified value
+ * remains stable if the keys are set in different order.
+ *
+ * Credit: https://github.com/tannerlinsley/react-query/blob/1896ca27abf46d14df7c6f463d98eb285b8d9492/src/core/utils.ts#L301
+ */
+export default function stableValueHash(value: $IntentionalAny): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(deepSortValue(value))
+}
+
+function deepSortValue<S extends $IntentionalAny>(val: S): S {
+  return isPlainObject(val)
+    ? Object.keys(val as $IntentionalAny)
+        .sort()
+        .reduce((result, key) => {
+          result[key] = deepSortValue((val as $IntentionalAny)[key])
+          return result
+        }, {} as any)
+    : Array.isArray(val)
+    ? val.map(deepSortValue)
+    : val
+}