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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 input type to the transformer
35   * @param <O> the output type from the transformer
36   *
37   * @since 2.1
38   *
39   * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.Transformer
40   * @see org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators.ComparableComparator
41   */
42  public class TransformingComparator<I, O> implements Comparator<I>, Serializable {
43  
44      /** Serialization version from Collections 4.0. */
45      private static final long serialVersionUID = 3456940356043606220L;
46  
47      /** The decorated comparator. */
48      private final Comparator<O> decorated;
49  
50      /** The transformer being used. */
51      private final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer;
52  
53      /**
54       * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a
55       * {@link ComparableComparator ComparableComparator}.
56       *
57       * @param transformer what will transform the arguments to {@code compare}
58       */
59      public TransformingComparator(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer) {
60          this(transformer, ComparatorUtils.NATURAL_COMPARATOR);
61      }
62  
63      /**
64       * Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator.
65       *
66       * @param transformer  what will transform the arguments to {@code compare}
67       * @param decorated  the decorated Comparator
68       */
69      public TransformingComparator(final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer,
70                                    final Comparator<O> decorated) {
71          this.decorated = decorated;
72          this.transformer = transformer;
73      }
74  
75      /**
76       * Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.
77       *
78       * @param obj1  the first object to transform then compare
79       * @param obj2  the second object to transform then compare
80       * @return negative if obj1 is less, positive if greater, zero if equal
81       */
82      @Override
83      public int compare(final I obj1, final I obj2) {
84          final O value1 = this.transformer.transform(obj1);
85          final O value2 = this.transformer.transform(obj2);
86          return this.decorated.compare(value1, value2);
87      }
88  
89      /**
90       * Returns {@code true} iff <i>that</i> Object is
91       * a {@link Comparator} whose ordering is known to be
92       * equivalent to mine.
93       * <p>
94       * This implementation returns {@code true}
95       * iff {@code <i>that</i>} is a {@link TransformingComparator}
96       * whose attributes are equal to mine.
97       *
98       * @param object  the object to compare to
99       * @return true if equal
100      */
101     @Override
102     public boolean equals(final Object object) {
103         if (this == object) {
104             return true;
105         }
106         if (null == object) {
107             return false;
108         }
109         if (object.getClass().equals(this.getClass())) {
110             final TransformingComparator<?, ?> comp = (TransformingComparator<?, ?>) object;
111             return Objects.equals(decorated, comp.decorated) &&
112                    Objects.equals(transformer, comp.transformer);
113         }
114         return false;
115     }
116 
117     /**
118      * Implement a hash code for this comparator that is consistent with
119      * {@link #equals(Object) equals}.
120      *
121      * @return a hash code for this comparator.
122      */
123     @Override
124     public int hashCode() {
125         int total = 17;
126         total = total * 37 + (decorated == null ? 0 : decorated.hashCode());
127         return total * 37 + (transformer == null ? 0 : transformer.hashCode());
128     }
129 
130 }
131