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/* * Copyright 2007 Open Source Applications Foundation * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.osaf.cosmo.model; import java.util.Comparator; import java.util.Date; import org.apache.commons.logging.Log; import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory; /** * Compares instances of {@link AuditableObject} based on their * created or modified dates. */ public class AuditableComparator implements Comparator<AuditableObject> { private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(AuditableComparator.class); public static final int ATTRIBUTE_CREATED = 0; public static final int ATTRIBUTE_MODIFIED = 1; private boolean reverse; private int attribute; public AuditableComparator() { this(false, ATTRIBUTE_MODIFIED); } public AuditableComparator(boolean reverse) { this(reverse, ATTRIBUTE_MODIFIED); } public AuditableComparator(int attribute) { this(false, attribute); } public AuditableComparator(boolean reverse, int attribute) { if (!supports(attribute)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown attribute " + attribute); this.reverse = reverse; this.attribute = attribute; } public int compare(AuditableObject o1, AuditableObject o2) { if (o1.equals(o2)) return 0; if (attribute == ATTRIBUTE_CREATED) return compare(o1.getCreationDate(), o2.getCreationDate()); return compare(o1.getModifiedDate(), o2.getModifiedDate()); } protected int compare(Date d1, Date d2) { if (d1.after(d2)) return reverse ? -1 : 1; return reverse ? 1 : -1; } public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (obj == null) return false; if (obj instanceof AuditableComparator) return true; return super.equals(obj); } public static boolean supports(int attribute) { return (attribute == ATTRIBUTE_CREATED || attribute == ATTRIBUTE_MODIFIED); } }