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+--[[
+    https://github.com/communityox/ox_lib
+
+    This file is licensed under LGPL-3.0 or higher <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.en.html>
+
+    Copyright © 2025 KodeRed <https://github.com/Kode-Red>
+]]
+
+--- @alias SwitchMatch any|fun(val:any):boolean|"default"|any[]
+--- @alias BreakFn     fun():nil
+--- @class SwitchCase
+--- @field match  SwitchMatch
+--- @field action fun(breakFn:BreakFn, ...:any):any
+--- @alias SwitchCases SwitchCase[]
+
+local _cache = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "k" })
+local t_unpack = table.unpack
+
+-- compile once per cases to a fast dispatcher (kept local; not exported)
+--- @param cases SwitchCases
+--- @return fun(value:any|any[], fallthrough:boolean|nil, ...:any):any
+local function compile(cases)
+    local map, preds, defaultIndex = {}, {}, nil
+    local n = #cases
+
+    -- Pre-index: single values + list entries -> first matching index
+    for i = 1, n do
+        local m = cases[i].match
+        local mt = type(m)
+        if m == "default" then
+            defaultIndex = i
+        elseif mt == "function" then
+            preds[#preds + 1] = i
+        elseif mt == "table" then
+            for j = 1, #m do
+                local v = m[j]
+                if map[v] == nil then map[v] = i end
+            end
+        else
+            if map[m] == nil then map[m] = i end
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- Find earliest matching case index for a single value
+    local function resolveOne(v)
+        local i = map[v]
+        if i ~= nil then return i end
+        for k = 1, #preds do
+            local pi = preds[k]
+            if cases[pi].match(v) then return pi end
+        end
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    -- From a list of values, pick the earliest matching index among them
+    local function resolveFromList(list)
+        local best
+        -- exact/list map hits (O(1) each)
+        for vi = 1, #list do
+            local idx = map[list[vi]]
+            if idx and (not best or idx < best) then best = idx end
+        end
+        -- predicates only if no direct hit
+        if not best then
+            for k = 1, #preds do
+                local pi = preds[k]
+                local pred = cases[pi].match
+                for vi = 1, #list do
+                    if pred(list[vi]) then best = pi; break end
+                end
+                if best then break end
+            end
+        end
+        return best
+    end
+
+    return function(value, fallthrough, ...)
+        local stop, res
+        local function breakFn() stop = true end
+
+        local startIndex
+        if type(value) == "table" then
+            startIndex = resolveFromList(value) or defaultIndex
+        else
+            startIndex = resolveOne(value) or defaultIndex
+        end
+        if not startIndex then return nil end
+
+        if fallthrough then
+            local i = startIndex
+            while i <= n do
+                res = cases[i].action(breakFn, ...)
+                if stop then break end
+                i = i + 1
+            end
+            return res
+        else
+            return cases[startIndex].action(breakFn, ...)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+--- Switch API (value first, cases third).
+--- Call as:
+---   lib.switch(value, fallthrough, cases, ...)       -- value is a single value
+---   lib.switch({v1, v2, ...}, true, cases, ...)      -- value is a list; picks earliest match; with fallthrough runs forward
+--- @generic R
+--- @param valueOrList any|any[]          -- single value OR list of values to test
+--- @param fallthrough boolean|nil         -- true = allow fallthrough; false/nil = stop at first
+--- @param cases SwitchCases
+--- @param ... any
+--- @return R|any
+function lib.switch(valueOrList, fallthrough, cases, ...)
+    local dispatch = _cache[cases]
+    if not dispatch then
+        dispatch = compile(cases)
+        _cache[cases] = dispatch
+    end
+    return dispatch(valueOrList, fallthrough, ...)
+end
+
+return lib.switch