Java tutorial
// Copyright 2011-2013, Esko Luontola <www.orfjackal.net> // This software is released under the Apache License 2.0. // The license text is at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 package fi.jumi.core.util; import org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect.FieldUtils; import org.hamcrest.*; import java.lang.reflect.*; import java.util.List; public class EqualityMatchers { public static <T> Matcher<T> deepEqualTo(T expected) { return new TypeSafeMatcher<T>() { @Override protected boolean matchesSafely(T actual) { return findDifference("this", actual, expected) == null; } @Override public void describeTo(Description description) { description.appendText("deep equal to ").appendValue(expected); } @Override protected void describeMismatchSafely(T actual, Description mismatchDescription) { String path = findDifference("this", actual, expected); mismatchDescription.appendText("was different at ").appendValue(path).appendText(" of ") .appendValue(actual); } }; } private static String findDifference(String path, Object obj1, Object obj2) { if (obj1 == null || obj2 == null) { return obj1 == obj2 ? null : path; } if (obj1.getClass() != obj2.getClass()) { return path; } // collections have a custom equals, but we want deep equality on every collection element // TODO: support other collection types? comparing Sets should be order-independent if (obj1 instanceof List) { List<?> col1 = (List<?>) obj1; List<?> col2 = (List<?>) obj2; int size1 = col1.size(); int size2 = col2.size(); if (size1 != size2) { return path + ".size()"; } for (int i = 0; i < Math.min(size1, size2); i++) { String diff = findDifference(path + ".get(" + i + ")", col1.get(i), col2.get(i)); if (diff != null) { return diff; } } return null; } // use custom equals method if exists try { Method equals = obj1.getClass().getMethod("equals", Object.class); if (equals.getDeclaringClass() != Object.class) { return obj1.equals(obj2) ? null : path; } } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); } // arrays if (obj2.getClass().isArray()) { int length1 = Array.getLength(obj1); int length2 = Array.getLength(obj2); if (length1 != length2) { return path + ".length"; } for (int i = 0; i < Math.min(length1, length2); i++) { String diff = findDifference(path + "[" + i + "]", Array.get(obj1, i), Array.get(obj2, i)); if (diff != null) { return diff; } } return null; } // structural equality for (Class<?> cl = obj2.getClass(); cl != null; cl = cl.getSuperclass()) { for (Field field : cl.getDeclaredFields()) { try { String diff = findDifference(path + "." + field.getName(), FieldUtils.readField(field, obj1, true), FieldUtils.readField(field, obj2, true)); if (diff != null) { return diff; } } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); } } } return null; } }