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 * 4. Products derived from this Software may not be called "JDBM"
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 * 5. Due credit should be given to the JDBM Project
 *    (http://jdbm.sourceforge.net/).
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 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE JDBM PROJECT AND CONTRIBUTORS
 * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT
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 * CEES DE GROOT OR ANY CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
 * INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
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 *
 * Copyright 2001 (C) Alex Boisvert. All Rights Reserved.
 * Contributions are Copyright (C) 2001 by their associated contributors.
 *
 */

package jdbm.helper;

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

/**
 * Comparator for objects which have been serialized into byte arrays.
 * In effect, it wraps another Comparator which compares object and provides
 * transparent deserialization from byte array to object.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:boisvert@intalio.com">Alex Boisvert</a>
 * @version $Id: ObjectBAComparator.java,v 1.1 2002/05/31 06:33:20 boisvert Exp $
 */
public final class ObjectBAComparator
    implements Comparator, Serializable
{

    /**
     * Version id for serialization.
     */
    final static long serialVersionUID = 1L;


    /**
     * Wrapped comparator.
     */
    private Comparator _comparator;


    /**
     * Construct an ObjectByteArrayComparator which wraps an Object Comparator.
     *
     * @param comparator Object comparator.
     */
    public ObjectBAComparator( Comparator comparator )
    {
        if ( comparator == null ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Argument 'comparator' is null" );
        }

        _comparator = comparator;
    }


    /**
     * Compare two objects.
     *
     * @param obj1 First object
     * @param obj2 Second object
     * @return 1 if obj1 > obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, -1 if obj1 < obj2
     */
     public int compare( Object obj1, Object obj2 )
     {
        if ( obj1 == null ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Argument 'obj1' is null" );
        }

        if ( obj2 == null ) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Argument 'obj2' is null" );
        }

        try {
            obj1 = Serialization.deserialize( (byte /*@checkers.inference.reim.quals.Mutable*/[]) obj1 );
            obj2 = Serialization.deserialize( (byte /*@checkers.inference.reim.quals.Mutable*/[]) obj2 );

            return _comparator.compare( obj1, obj2 );
        } catch ( IOException except ) {
            throw new WrappedRuntimeException( except );
        } catch ( ClassNotFoundException except ) {
            throw new WrappedRuntimeException( except );
        }
     }


    /**
     * Compare two byte arrays.
     */
    public static int compareByteArray( byte[] thisKey, byte[] otherKey )
    {
        int len = Math.min( thisKey.length, otherKey.length );

        // compare the byte arrays
        for ( int i=0; i<len; i++ ) {
            if ( thisKey[i] >= 0 ) {
                if ( otherKey[i] >= 0 ) {
                    // both positive
                    if ( thisKey[i] < otherKey[i] ) {
                        return -1;
                    } else if ( thisKey[i] > otherKey[i] ) {
                        return 1;
                    }
                } else {
                    // otherKey is negative => greater (because MSB is 1)
                    return -1;
                }
            } else {
                if ( otherKey[i] >= 0 ) {
                    // thisKey is negative => greater (because MSB is 1)
                    return 1;
                } else {
                    // both negative
                    if ( thisKey[i] < otherKey[i] ) {
                        return -1;
                    } else if ( thisKey[i] > otherKey[i] ) {
                        return 1;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if ( thisKey.length == otherKey.length) {
            return 0;
        }
        if ( thisKey.length < otherKey.length ) {
            return -1;
        }
        return 1;
    }

}
