From d31d7425aa8beb9c0e2f2fed4dd5aba7161320da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Cahill <1bardesign@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 15:09:59 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] added vec2.nearer (note: can be called as v:nearer(a, b))

---
 vec2.lua | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vec2.lua b/vec2.lua
index dabbc6a..b3626fa 100644
--- a/vec2.lua
+++ b/vec2.lua
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ function vec2.winding_side(a, b, p)
 		 - (p.x - a.x) * (b.y - a.y)
 end
 
+--return whether a is nearer to v than b
+function vec2.nearer(v, a, b)
+	return v:distance_squared(a) < v:distance_squared(b)
+end
+
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 -- vector extension methods for special purposes
 --   (any common vector ops worth naming)