  /** `Object#toString` result shortcuts */
  var argsClass = '[object Arguments]',
    arrayClass = '[object Array]',
    boolClass = '[object Boolean]',
    dateClass = '[object Date]',
    errorClass = '[object Error]',
    funcClass = '[object Function]',
    numberClass = '[object Number]',
    objectClass = '[object Object]',
    regexpClass = '[object RegExp]',
    stringClass = '[object String]';

  var toString = Object.prototype.toString,
    hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,  
    supportsArgsClass = toString.call(arguments) == argsClass, // For less <IE9 && FF<4
    suportNodeClass,
    errorProto = Error.prototype,
    objectProto = Object.prototype,
    propertyIsEnumerable = objectProto.propertyIsEnumerable;

  try {
    suportNodeClass = !(toString.call(document) == objectClass && !({ 'toString': 0 } + ''));
  } catch(e) {
    suportNodeClass = true;
  }

  var shadowedProps = [
    'constructor', 'hasOwnProperty', 'isPrototypeOf', 'propertyIsEnumerable', 'toLocaleString', 'toString', 'valueOf'
  ];

  var nonEnumProps = {};
  nonEnumProps[arrayClass] = nonEnumProps[dateClass] = nonEnumProps[numberClass] = { 'constructor': true, 'toLocaleString': true, 'toString': true, 'valueOf': true };
  nonEnumProps[boolClass] = nonEnumProps[stringClass] = { 'constructor': true, 'toString': true, 'valueOf': true };
  nonEnumProps[errorClass] = nonEnumProps[funcClass] = nonEnumProps[regexpClass] = { 'constructor': true, 'toString': true };
  nonEnumProps[objectClass] = { 'constructor': true };

  var support = {};
  (function () {
    var ctor = function() { this.x = 1; },
      props = [];

    ctor.prototype = { 'valueOf': 1, 'y': 1 };
    for (var key in new ctor) { props.push(key); }      
    for (key in arguments) { }

    // Detect if `name` or `message` properties of `Error.prototype` are enumerable by default.
    support.enumErrorProps = propertyIsEnumerable.call(errorProto, 'message') || propertyIsEnumerable.call(errorProto, 'name');

    // Detect if `prototype` properties are enumerable by default.
    support.enumPrototypes = propertyIsEnumerable.call(ctor, 'prototype');

    // Detect if `arguments` object indexes are non-enumerable
    support.nonEnumArgs = key != 0;

    // Detect if properties shadowing those on `Object.prototype` are non-enumerable.
    support.nonEnumShadows = !/valueOf/.test(props);
  }(1));

  function isObject(value) {
    // check if the value is the ECMAScript language type of Object
    // http://es5.github.io/#x8
    // and avoid a V8 bug
    // https://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2291
    var type = typeof value;
    return value && (type == 'function' || type == 'object') || false;
  }

  function keysIn(object) {
    var result = [];
    if (!isObject(object)) {
      return result;
    }
    if (support.nonEnumArgs && object.length && isArguments(object)) {
      object = slice.call(object);
    }
    var skipProto = support.enumPrototypes && typeof object == 'function',
        skipErrorProps = support.enumErrorProps && (object === errorProto || object instanceof Error);

    for (var key in object) {
      if (!(skipProto && key == 'prototype') &&
          !(skipErrorProps && (key == 'message' || key == 'name'))) {
        result.push(key);
      }
    }

    if (support.nonEnumShadows && object !== objectProto) {
      var ctor = object.constructor,
          index = -1,
          length = shadowedProps.length;

      if (object === (ctor && ctor.prototype)) {
        var className = object === stringProto ? stringClass : object === errorProto ? errorClass : toString.call(object),
            nonEnum = nonEnumProps[className];
      }
      while (++index < length) {
        key = shadowedProps[index];
        if (!(nonEnum && nonEnum[key]) && hasOwnProperty.call(object, key)) {
          result.push(key);
        }
      }
    }
    return result;
  }

  function internalFor(object, callback, keysFunc) {
    var index = -1,
      props = keysFunc(object),
      length = props.length;

    while (++index < length) {
      var key = props[index];
      if (callback(object[key], key, object) === false) {
        break;
      }
    }
    return object;
  }   

  function internalForIn(object, callback) {
    return internalFor(object, callback, keysIn);
  }

  function isNode(value) {
    // IE < 9 presents DOM nodes as `Object` objects except they have `toString`
    // methods that are `typeof` "string" and still can coerce nodes to strings
    return typeof value.toString != 'function' && typeof (value + '') == 'string';
  }

  function isArguments(value) {
    return (value && typeof value == 'object') ? toString.call(value) == argsClass : false;
  }

  // fallback for browsers that can't detect `arguments` objects by [[Class]]
  if (!supportsArgsClass) {
    isArguments = function(value) {
      return (value && typeof value == 'object') ? hasOwnProperty.call(value, 'callee') : false;
    };
  }

  function isFunction(value) {
    return typeof value == 'function' || false;
  }

  // fallback for older versions of Chrome and Safari
  if (isFunction(/x/)) {
    isFunction = function(value) {
      return typeof value == 'function' && toString.call(value) == funcClass;
    };
  }        

  var isEqual = Rx.internals.isEqual = function (x, y) {
    return deepEquals(x, y, [], []); 
  };

  /** @private
   * Used for deep comparison
   **/
  function deepEquals(a, b, stackA, stackB) {
    // exit early for identical values
    if (a === b) {
      // treat `+0` vs. `-0` as not equal
      return a !== 0 || (1 / a == 1 / b);
    }

    var type = typeof a,
        otherType = typeof b;

    // exit early for unlike primitive values
    if (a === a && (a == null || b == null ||
        (type != 'function' && type != 'object' && otherType != 'function' && otherType != 'object'))) {
      return false;
    }

    // compare [[Class]] names
    var className = toString.call(a),
        otherClass = toString.call(b);

    if (className == argsClass) {
      className = objectClass;
    }
    if (otherClass == argsClass) {
      otherClass = objectClass;
    }
    if (className != otherClass) {
      return false;
    }
    switch (className) {
      case boolClass:
      case dateClass:
        // coerce dates and booleans to numbers, dates to milliseconds and booleans
        // to `1` or `0` treating invalid dates coerced to `NaN` as not equal
        return +a == +b;

      case numberClass:
        // treat `NaN` vs. `NaN` as equal
        return (a != +a)
          ? b != +b
          // but treat `-0` vs. `+0` as not equal
          : (a == 0 ? (1 / a == 1 / b) : a == +b);

      case regexpClass:
      case stringClass:
        // coerce regexes to strings (http://es5.github.io/#x15.10.6.4)
        // treat string primitives and their corresponding object instances as equal
        return a == String(b);
    }
    var isArr = className == arrayClass;
    if (!isArr) {

      // exit for functions and DOM nodes
      if (className != objectClass || (!support.nodeClass && (isNode(a) || isNode(b)))) {
        return false;
      }
      // in older versions of Opera, `arguments` objects have `Array` constructors
      var ctorA = !support.argsObject && isArguments(a) ? Object : a.constructor,
          ctorB = !support.argsObject && isArguments(b) ? Object : b.constructor;

      // non `Object` object instances with different constructors are not equal
      if (ctorA != ctorB &&
            !(hasOwnProperty.call(a, 'constructor') && hasOwnProperty.call(b, 'constructor')) &&
            !(isFunction(ctorA) && ctorA instanceof ctorA && isFunction(ctorB) && ctorB instanceof ctorB) &&
            ('constructor' in a && 'constructor' in b)
          ) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    // assume cyclic structures are equal
    // the algorithm for detecting cyclic structures is adapted from ES 5.1
    // section 15.12.3, abstract operation `JO` (http://es5.github.io/#x15.12.3)
    var initedStack = !stackA;
    stackA || (stackA = []);
    stackB || (stackB = []);

    var length = stackA.length;
    while (length--) {
      if (stackA[length] == a) {
        return stackB[length] == b;
      }
    }
    var size = 0;
    result = true;

    // add `a` and `b` to the stack of traversed objects
    stackA.push(a);
    stackB.push(b);

    // recursively compare objects and arrays (susceptible to call stack limits)
    if (isArr) {
      // compare lengths to determine if a deep comparison is necessary
      length = a.length;
      size = b.length;
      result = size == length;

      if (result) {
        // deep compare the contents, ignoring non-numeric properties
        while (size--) {
          var index = length,
              value = b[size];

          if (!(result = deepEquals(a[size], value, stackA, stackB))) {
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }
    else {
      // deep compare objects using `forIn`, instead of `forOwn`, to avoid `Object.keys`
      // which, in this case, is more costly
      internalForIn(b, function(value, key, b) {
        if (hasOwnProperty.call(b, key)) {
          // count the number of properties.
          size++;
          // deep compare each property value.
          return (result = hasOwnProperty.call(a, key) && deepEquals(a[key], value, stackA, stackB));
        }
      });

      if (result) {
        // ensure both objects have the same number of properties
        internalForIn(a, function(value, key, a) {
          if (hasOwnProperty.call(a, key)) {
            // `size` will be `-1` if `a` has more properties than `b`
            return (result = --size > -1);
          }
        });
      }
    }
    stackA.pop();
    stackB.pop();

    return result;
  }