in api/src/main/java/com/spotify/metrics/core/MetricId.java [368:382]
private int compareKey(String left, String right) {
if (left == null && right == null) {
return 0;
}
if (left == null) {
return 1;
}
if (right == null) {
return -1;
}
return left.compareTo(right);
}