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17  package org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  import java.util.Comparator;
21  import java.util.Objects;
22  
23  import org.apache.commons.collections4.ComparatorUtils;
24  import org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer;
25  
26  /**
27   * Decorates another Comparator with transformation behavior. That is, the
28   * return value from the transform operation will be passed to the decorated
29   * {@link Comparator#compare(Object,Object) compare} method.
30   * <p>
31   * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 4.0.
32   * </p>
33   *
34   * @param <I> the type of the input to the function
35   * @param <O> the type of the result of the function
36   * @since 2.1
37   * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer
38   * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators.ComparableComparator
39   */
40  public class TransformingComparator<I, O> implements Comparator<I>, Serializable {
41  
42      /** Serialization version from Collections 4.0. */
43      private static final long serialVersionUID = 3456940356043606220L;
44  
45      /** The decorated comparator. */
46      private final Comparator<O> decorated;
47  
48      /** The transformer being used. */
49      private final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer;
50  
51      /**
52       * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a
53       * {@link ComparableComparator ComparableComparator}.
54       *
55       * @param transformer what will transform the arguments to {@code compare}
56       */
57      public TransformingComparator(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer) {
58          this(transformer, ComparatorUtils.NATURAL_COMPARATOR);
59      }
60  
61      /**
62       * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator.
63       *
64       * @param transformer  what will transform the arguments to {@code compare}
65       * @param decorated  the decorated Comparator
66       */
67      public TransformingComparator(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer,
68                                    final Comparator<O> decorated) {
69          this.decorated = decorated;
70          this.transformer = transformer;
71      }
72  
73      /**
74       * Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.
75       *
76       * @param obj1  the first object to transform then compare
77       * @param obj2  the second object to transform then compare
78       * @return negative if obj1 is less, positive if greater, zero if equal
79       */
80      @Override
81      public int compare(final I obj1, final I obj2) {
82          final O value1 = transformer.apply(obj1);
83          final O value2 = transformer.apply(obj2);
84          return decorated.compare(value1, value2);
85      }
86  
87      /**
88       * Returns {@code true} iff <em>that</em> Object is
89       * a {@link Comparator} whose ordering is known to be
90       * equivalent to mine.
91       * <p>
92       * This implementation returns {@code true}
93       * iff {@code <em>that</em>} is a {@link TransformingComparator}
94       * whose attributes are equal to mine.
95       *
96       * @param object  the object to compare to
97       * @return true if equal
98       */
99      @Override
100     public boolean equals(final Object object) {
101         if (this == object) {
102             return true;
103         }
104         if (null == object) {
105             return false;
106         }
107         if (object.getClass().equals(this.getClass())) {
108             final TransformingComparator<?, ?> comp = (TransformingComparator<?, ?>) object;
109             return Objects.equals(decorated, comp.decorated) &&
110                    Objects.equals(transformer, comp.transformer);
111         }
112         return false;
113     }
114 
115     /**
116      * Implement a hash code for this comparator that is consistent with
117      * {@link #equals(Object) equals}.
118      *
119      * @return a hash code for this comparator.
120      */
121     @Override
122     public int hashCode() {
123         int total = 17;
124         total = total * 37 + (decorated == null ? 0 : decorated.hashCode());
125         return total * 37 + (transformer == null ? 0 : transformer.hashCode());
126     }
127 
128 }
129