TransformingComparator.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Objects;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.ComparatorUtils;
import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;

/**
 * Decorates another Comparator with transformation behavior. That is, the
 * return value from the transform operation will be passed to the decorated
 * {@link Comparator#compare(Object,Object) compare} method.
 * <p>
 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 4.0.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <I> the type of the input to the function
 * @param <O> the type of the result of the function
 * @since 2.1
 * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer
 * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators.ComparableComparator
 */
public class TransformingComparator<I, O> implements Comparator<I>, Serializable {

    /** Serialization version from Collections 4.0. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3456940356043606220L;

    /** The decorated comparator. */
    private final Comparator<O> decorated;

    /** The transformer being used. */
    private final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer;

    /**
     * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a
     * {@link ComparableComparator ComparableComparator}.
     *
     * @param transformer what will transform the arguments to {@code compare}
     */
    public TransformingComparator(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer) {
        this(transformer, ComparatorUtils.NATURAL_COMPARATOR);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator.
     *
     * @param transformer  what will transform the arguments to {@code compare}
     * @param decorated  the decorated Comparator
     */
    public TransformingComparator(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer,
                                  final Comparator<O> decorated) {
        this.decorated = decorated;
        this.transformer = transformer;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.
     *
     * @param obj1  the first object to transform then compare
     * @param obj2  the second object to transform then compare
     * @return negative if obj1 is less, positive if greater, zero if equal
     */
    @Override
    public int compare(final I obj1, final I obj2) {
        final O value1 = transformer.apply(obj1);
        final O value2 = transformer.apply(obj2);
        return decorated.compare(value1, value2);
    }

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} iff <em>that</em> Object is
     * a {@link Comparator} whose ordering is known to be
     * equivalent to mine.
     * <p>
     * This implementation returns {@code true}
     * iff {@code <em>that</em>} is a {@link TransformingComparator}
     * whose attributes are equal to mine.
     *
     * @param object  the object to compare to
     * @return true if equal
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(final Object object) {
        if (this == object) {
            return true;
        }
        if (null == object) {
            return false;
        }
        if (object.getClass().equals(this.getClass())) {
            final TransformingComparator<?, ?> comp = (TransformingComparator<?, ?>) object;
            return Objects.equals(decorated, comp.decorated) &&
                   Objects.equals(transformer, comp.transformer);
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Implement a hash code for this comparator that is consistent with
     * {@link #equals(Object) equals}.
     *
     * @return a hash code for this comparator.
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int total = 17;
        total = total * 37 + (decorated == null ? 0 : decorated.hashCode());
        return total * 37 + (transformer == null ? 0 : transformer.hashCode());
    }

}