eql

        fn eql(a: UserProvided, b: UserProvided) bool {
            if (std.meta.activeTag(a) != b) return false;
            return switch (a) {
                .flag => true,
                .scalar => |a_scalar| return mem.eql(u8, a_scalar, b.scalar),
                .list => |a_list| {
                    if (a_list.items.len != b.list.items.len) return false;
                    for (a_list.items, b.list.items) |a_elem, b_elem| {
                        if (!mem.eql(u8, a_elem, b_elem))
                            return false;
                    }
                    return true;
                },
                .map => |a_map| {
                    if (a_map.count() != b.map.count()) return false;
                    for (a_map.keys(), a_map.values(), b.map.keys(), b.map.values()) |a_key, a_val, b_key, b_val| {
                        if (!mem.eql(u8, a_key, b_key)) return false;
                        if (!a_val.eql(b_val.*)) return false;
                    }
                    return true;
                },
                .lazy_path => |a_lazy_path| return a_lazy_path.eql(b.lazy_path),
                .lazy_path_list => |a_lazy_path_list| {
                    if (a_lazy_path_list.items.len != b.lazy_path_list.items.len) return false;
                    for (a_lazy_path_list.items, b.lazy_path_list.items) |a_lp, b_lp| {
                        if (!a_lp.eql(b_lp)) return false;
                    }
                    return true;
                },
            };
        }