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 * $Id: LeaseComparator.java,v 1.1 2010/06/18 16:47:12 smhuang Exp $
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 * Date         Author  Changes
 * 3/01/2000    jima    Created
 */
package org.exolab.jms.lease;

import java.util.Comparator;


/**
 * The LeaseComparator is usedto sort leases based on the expiration
 * time
 *
 * @version     $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2010/06/18 16:47:12 $
 * @author      <a href="mailto:jima@exoffice.com">Jim Alateras</a>
 **/
public class LeaseComparator
    implements Comparator {

    /**
     * Compare two objects and return 0 if they are equal, a negative integer
     * if the first argument is less than the second argument and a positive
     * number if the first argument is greater than the second argument
     * <p>
     * It will throw ClassCastException if either obj1 or obj2 are not of type
     * BaseLease
     *
     * @param       obj1            first object to compare
     * @param       obj2            second object to compare
     * @return      int
     */
    public int compare(Object obj1, Object obj2) {
        int result = 0;

        if ((obj1 instanceof BaseLease) &&
            (obj2 instanceof BaseLease)) {
            BaseLease lease1 = (BaseLease) obj1;
            BaseLease lease2 = (BaseLease) obj2;

            if (lease1.getExpiryTime() != lease2.getExpiryTime()) {
                if (lease1.getExpiryTime() < lease2.getExpiryTime()) {
                    result = -1;
                } else {
                    result = 1;
                }
            }
        } else {
            throw new ClassCastException("obj1 is of type " +
                obj1.getClass().getName() + " obj2 is of type " +
                obj2.getClass().getName());
        }

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Return true if the specified comparator matches this object and
     * false otherwise
     *
     * @param           comparator      comparator to test
     * @return          boolean         true if they are the same
     */
    public boolean equals(Object comparator) {
        return comparator instanceof LeaseComparator;
    }
}


