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package org.apache.jetspeed.services.rest.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * PaginationUtils
 * 
 * @version $Id$
 */
public class PaginationUtils
{
    
    private PaginationUtils()
    {
        
    }
    
    public static List<? extends Object> subList(final List<? extends Object> list, int beginIndex, int maxResults)
    {
        if (beginIndex < 0 || (beginIndex == 0 && maxResults < 0))
        {
            return list;
        }
        else if (beginIndex >= list.size())
        {
            return Collections.emptyList();
        }
        else
        {
            if (maxResults < 0)
            {
                return list.subList(beginIndex, list.size());
            }
            else
            {
                return list.subList(beginIndex, Math.min(list.size(), beginIndex + maxResults));
            }
        }
    }
    
    public static Collection<? extends Object> subCollection(final Collection<? extends Object> collection, int beginIndex, int maxResults)
    {
        if (collection instanceof List)
        {
            return subList((List<? extends Object>) collection, beginIndex, maxResults);
        }
        else
        {
            return subList(new ArrayList<Object>(collection), beginIndex, maxResults);
        }
    }
    
}