function stringifyValue(value: unknown): string {
  if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') {
    return JSON.stringify(value);
  }

  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
    return '[' + value.map(stringifyValue).join(',') + ']';
  }

  const obj = value as Record<string, unknown>;
  const keys = Object.keys(obj).sort();
  const props = keys.map(
    (k) => JSON.stringify(k) + ':' + stringifyValue(obj[k]),
  );

  return '{' + props.join(',') + '}';
}

export function toStringEqual(a: unknown, b: unknown): boolean {
  return stringifyValue(a) === stringifyValue(b);
}