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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.comparators;


import org.apache.directory.api.i18n.I18n;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.LdapComparator;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;


/**
 * Compares two objects taking into account that one might be a Comparable.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @param <T> the type, must extend {@link Comparable}
 */
public class ComparableComparator<T> extends LdapComparator<Comparable<T>>
{
    /** The serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;

    /** A logger for this class */
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( ComparableComparator.class );


    /**
     * The ComparableComparator constructor.
     *
     * @param oid the comparator OID
     */
    public ComparableComparator( String oid )
    {
        super( oid );
    }


    /**
     * Compares two objects taking into account that one may be a Comparable. If
     * the first is a comparable then its compareTo operation is called and the
     * result returned as is. If the first is not a Comparable but the second is
     * then its compareTo method is called and the result is returned after
     * being negated. If none are comparable the hashCode of o1 minus the
     * hashCode of o2 is returned.
     *
     * @param o1 the first comparable
     * @param o2 the second comparable
     * @return {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public int compare( Comparable<T> o1, Comparable<T> o2 )
    {
        if ( LOG.isDebugEnabled() )
        {
            LOG.debug( I18n.msg( I18n.MSG_13755_COMPARING_OBJECTS, o1, o2 ) );
        }

        if ( o1 == null )
        {
            if ( o2 == null )
            {
                return 0;
            }
            else
            {
                return -1;
            }
        }

        if ( o2 == null )
        {
            return 1;
        }

        return o1.compareTo( ( T ) o2 );
    }
}
