refactor: simplify branching to optimize most common path

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Author: kgryte

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/consensus-order/lib/main.js

@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ var DEFAULT_ORDER = defaults.get( 'order' );
 * // returns <string>
 */
 function resolveString( layout ) {
-	if ( layout === 0 || layout === 3 ) {
-		return DEFAULT_ORDER;
-	}
 	if ( layout === 1 ) {
 		return 'row-major';
 	}
-	// layout === 2
-	return 'column-major';
+	if ( layout === 2 ) {
+		return 'column-major';
+	}
+	// layout === 0 || layout === 3
+	return DEFAULT_ORDER;
 }
 
 

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/consensus-order/test/test.js

@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ tape( 'the function returns a storage layout (mixed order)', function test( t )
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( 'the function returns a storage layout (mixed order, tie)', function test( t ) {
+	var sx;
+	var sy;
+	var o;
+
+	sx = [ 4, -2, 1 ]; // row-major
+	sy = [ 1, -4, -8 ]; // column-major
+
+	o = consensusOrder( [ sx, sy, sx, sy ] );
+	t.strictEqual( o, DEFAULT_ORDER, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( 'the function returns a storage layout (both orders)', function test( t ) {
 	var sx;
 	var sy;