having one solution for different components of app

web/helpers/userHelper.tsx

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+import { User, UserStatus } from "../models/user";
+
+function getStatusValue(status: UserStatus) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case UserStatus.online:
+      return 10;
+    case UserStatus.busy:
+      return 5;
+    case UserStatus.offline:
+      return 0;
+    default:
+      return -5;
+  }
+}
+
+export function compareStatus(usera: User, userb: User) {
+  return getStatusValue(userb.userStatus) - getStatusValue(usera.userStatus);
+}