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20  package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.comparators;
21  
22  
23  import org.apache.directory.api.i18n.I18n;
24  import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.LdapComparator;
25  import org.slf4j.Logger;
26  import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
27  
28  
29  /**
30   * Compares two objects taking into account that one might be a Comparable.
31   * 
32   * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
33   * @param <T> the type, must extend {@link Comparable}
34   */
35  public class ComparableComparator<T> extends LdapComparator<Comparable<T>>
36  {
37      /** The serial version UID */
38      private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;
39  
40      /** A logger for this class */
41      private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( ComparableComparator.class );
42  
43  
44      /**
45       * The ComparableComparator constructor.
46       *
47       * @param oid the comparator OID
48       */
49      public ComparableComparator( String oid )
50      {
51          super( oid );
52      }
53  
54  
55      /**
56       * Compares two objects taking into account that one may be a Comparable. If
57       * the first is a comparable then its compareTo operation is called and the
58       * result returned as is. If the first is not a Comparable but the second is
59       * then its compareTo method is called and the result is returned after
60       * being negated. If none are comparable the hashCode of o1 minus the
61       * hashCode of o2 is returned.
62       *
63       * @param o1 the first comparable
64       * @param o2 the second comparable
65       * @return {@inheritDoc}
66       */
67      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
68      public int compare( Comparable<T> o1, Comparable<T> o2 )
69      {
70          LOG.debug( "comparing objects '{}' with '{}'", o1, o2 );
71  
72          if ( ( o1 == null ) && ( o2 == null ) )
73          {
74              return 0;
75          }
76  
77          if ( o1 instanceof Comparable<?> )
78          {
79              if ( o2 == null )
80              {
81                  return -1;
82              }
83              else
84              {
85                  // TODO: check type parameter
86                  return o1.compareTo( ( T ) o2 );
87              }
88          }
89  
90          if ( o2 == null )
91          {
92              return 1;
93          }
94          else if ( o2 instanceof Comparable<?> )
95          {
96              if ( o1 == null )
97              {
98                  return -1;
99              }
100             else
101             {
102                 // TODO: check type parameter
103                 return -o2.compareTo( ( T ) o1 );
104             }
105         }
106 
107         // before https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-928 it was
108         // return o1.hashCode() - o2.hashCode();
109 
110         // now we will blow a stack trace if none of the objects are Comparable
111         throw new IllegalArgumentException( I18n.err( I18n.ERR_04217, o1, o2 ) );
112     }
113 }