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016
017package com.google.common.collect;
018
019import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
020import static com.google.common.collect.CollectPreconditions.checkNonnegative;
021
022import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
023import java.util.Comparator;
024import java.util.Iterator;
025import java.util.List;
026import java.util.Optional;
027import java.util.stream.Collector;
028import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
029import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
030
031/**
032 * Provides static methods for working with {@link Comparator} instances. For many other helpful
033 * comparator utilities, see either {@code Comparator} itself (for Java 8+), or {@code
034 * com.google.common.collect.Ordering} (otherwise).
035 *
036 * <h3>Relationship to {@code Ordering}</h3>
037 *
038 * <p>In light of the significant enhancements to {@code Comparator} in Java 8, the overwhelming
039 * majority of usages of {@code Ordering} can be written using only built-in JDK APIs. This class is
040 * intended to "fill the gap" and provide those features of {@code Ordering} not already provided by
041 * the JDK.
042 *
043 * @since 21.0
044 * @author Louis Wasserman
045 */
046@GwtCompatible
047public final class Comparators {
048  private Comparators() {}
049
050  /**
051   * Returns a new comparator which sorts iterables by comparing corresponding elements pairwise
052   * until a nonzero result is found; imposes "dictionary order." If the end of one iterable is
053   * reached, but not the other, the shorter iterable is considered to be less than the longer one.
054   * For example, a lexicographical natural ordering over integers considers {@code [] < [1] < [1,
055   * 1] < [1, 2] < [2]}.
056   *
057   * <p>Note that {@code Collections.reverseOrder(lexicographical(comparator))} is not equivalent to
058   * {@code lexicographical(Collections.reverseOrder(comparator))} (consider how each would order
059   * {@code [1]} and {@code [1, 1]}).
060   */
061  // Note: 90% of the time we don't add type parameters or wildcards that serve only to "tweak" the
062  // desired return type. However, *nested* generics introduce a special class of problems that we
063  // think tip it over into being worthwhile.
064  public static <T extends @Nullable Object, S extends T> Comparator<Iterable<S>> lexicographical(
065      Comparator<T> comparator) {
066    return new LexicographicalOrdering<S>(checkNotNull(comparator));
067  }
068
069  /**
070   * Returns {@code true} if each element in {@code iterable} after the first is greater than or
071   * equal to the element that preceded it, according to the specified comparator. Note that this is
072   * always true when the iterable has fewer than two elements.
073   */
074  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> boolean isInOrder(
075      Iterable<? extends T> iterable, Comparator<T> comparator) {
076    checkNotNull(comparator);
077    Iterator<? extends T> it = iterable.iterator();
078    if (it.hasNext()) {
079      T prev = it.next();
080      while (it.hasNext()) {
081        T next = it.next();
082        if (comparator.compare(prev, next) > 0) {
083          return false;
084        }
085        prev = next;
086      }
087    }
088    return true;
089  }
090
091  /**
092   * Returns {@code true} if each element in {@code iterable} after the first is <i>strictly</i>
093   * greater than the element that preceded it, according to the specified comparator. Note that
094   * this is always true when the iterable has fewer than two elements.
095   */
096  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> boolean isInStrictOrder(
097      Iterable<? extends T> iterable, Comparator<T> comparator) {
098    checkNotNull(comparator);
099    Iterator<? extends T> it = iterable.iterator();
100    if (it.hasNext()) {
101      T prev = it.next();
102      while (it.hasNext()) {
103        T next = it.next();
104        if (comparator.compare(prev, next) >= 0) {
105          return false;
106        }
107        prev = next;
108      }
109    }
110    return true;
111  }
112
113  /**
114   * Returns a {@code Collector} that returns the {@code k} smallest (relative to the specified
115   * {@code Comparator}) input elements, in ascending order, as an unmodifiable {@code List}. Ties
116   * are broken arbitrarily.
117   *
118   * <p>For example:
119   *
120   * <pre>{@code
121   * Stream.of("foo", "quux", "banana", "elephant")
122   *     .collect(least(2, comparingInt(String::length)))
123   * // returns {"foo", "quux"}
124   * }</pre>
125   *
126   * <p>This {@code Collector} uses O(k) memory and takes expected time O(n) (worst-case O(n log
127   * k)), as opposed to e.g. {@code Stream.sorted(comparator).limit(k)}, which currently takes O(n
128   * log n) time and O(n) space.
129   *
130   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code k < 0}
131   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 22.0 in guava-jre)
132   */
133  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
134  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
135  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Collector<T, ?, List<T>> least(
136      int k, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
137    checkNonnegative(k, "k");
138    checkNotNull(comparator);
139    return Collector.of(
140        () -> TopKSelector.<T>least(k, comparator),
141        TopKSelector::offer,
142        TopKSelector::combine,
143        TopKSelector::topK,
144        Collector.Characteristics.UNORDERED);
145  }
146
147  /**
148   * Returns a {@code Collector} that returns the {@code k} greatest (relative to the specified
149   * {@code Comparator}) input elements, in descending order, as an unmodifiable {@code List}. Ties
150   * are broken arbitrarily.
151   *
152   * <p>For example:
153   *
154   * <pre>{@code
155   * Stream.of("foo", "quux", "banana", "elephant")
156   *     .collect(greatest(2, comparingInt(String::length)))
157   * // returns {"elephant", "banana"}
158   * }</pre>
159   *
160   * <p>This {@code Collector} uses O(k) memory and takes expected time O(n) (worst-case O(n log
161   * k)), as opposed to e.g. {@code Stream.sorted(comparator.reversed()).limit(k)}, which currently
162   * takes O(n log n) time and O(n) space.
163   *
164   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code k < 0}
165   * @since 33.2.0 (available since 22.0 in guava-jre)
166   */
167  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
168  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using streams.
169  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Collector<T, ?, List<T>> greatest(
170      int k, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
171    return least(k, comparator.reversed());
172  }
173
174  /**
175   * Returns a comparator of {@link Optional} values which treats {@link Optional#empty} as less
176   * than all other values, and orders the rest using {@code valueComparator} on the contained
177   * value.
178   *
179   * @since 33.4.0 (but since 22.0 in the JRE flavor)
180   */
181  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
182  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using Optional.
183  public static <T> Comparator<Optional<T>> emptiesFirst(Comparator<? super T> valueComparator) {
184    checkNotNull(valueComparator);
185    return Comparator.<Optional<T>, @Nullable T>comparing(
186        o -> orElseNull(o), Comparator.nullsFirst(valueComparator));
187  }
188
189  /**
190   * Returns a comparator of {@link Optional} values which treats {@link Optional#empty} as greater
191   * than all other values, and orders the rest using {@code valueComparator} on the contained
192   * value.
193   *
194   * @since 33.4.0 (but since 22.0 in the JRE flavor)
195   */
196  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
197  @IgnoreJRERequirement // Users will use this only if they're already using Optional.
198  public static <T> Comparator<Optional<T>> emptiesLast(Comparator<? super T> valueComparator) {
199    checkNotNull(valueComparator);
200    return Comparator.<Optional<T>, @Nullable T>comparing(
201        o -> orElseNull(o), Comparator.nullsLast(valueComparator));
202  }
203
204  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker")
205  @IgnoreJRERequirement // helper for emptiesFirst+emptiesLast
206  /*
207   * If we make these calls inline inside the lambda inside emptiesFirst()/emptiesLast(), we get an
208   * Animal Sniffer error, despite the @IgnoreJRERequirement annotation there. For details, see
209   * ImmutableSortedMultiset.
210   */
211  @CheckForNull
212  private static <T> T orElseNull(Optional<T> optional) {
213    return optional.orElse(null);
214  }
215
216  /**
217   * Returns the minimum of the two values. If the values compare as 0, the first is returned.
218   *
219   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code minimum} of some values depends on the type
220   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on
221   * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#comparators">{@code
222   * Comparators}</a>.
223   *
224   * @param a first value to compare, returned if less than or equal to b.
225   * @param b second value to compare.
226   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i>.
227   * @since 30.0
228   */
229  public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> T min(T a, T b) {
230    return (a.compareTo(b) <= 0) ? a : b;
231  }
232
233  /**
234   * Returns the minimum of the two values, according to the given comparator. If the values compare
235   * as equal, the first is returned.
236   *
237   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code minimum} of some values depends on the type
238   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on
239   * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#comparators">{@code
240   * Comparators}</a>.
241   *
242   * @param a first value to compare, returned if less than or equal to b
243   * @param b second value to compare.
244   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the given
245   *     comparator.
246   * @since 30.0
247   */
248  @ParametricNullness
249  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T min(
250      @ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
251    return (comparator.compare(a, b) <= 0) ? a : b;
252  }
253
254  /**
255   * Returns the maximum of the two values. If the values compare as 0, the first is returned.
256   *
257   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code maximum} of some values depends on the type
258   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on
259   * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#comparators">{@code
260   * Comparators}</a>.
261   *
262   * @param a first value to compare, returned if greater than or equal to b.
263   * @param b second value to compare.
264   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i>.
265   * @since 30.0
266   */
267  public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> T max(T a, T b) {
268    return (a.compareTo(b) >= 0) ? a : b;
269  }
270
271  /**
272   * Returns the maximum of the two values, according to the given comparator. If the values compare
273   * as equal, the first is returned.
274   *
275   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code maximum} of some values depends on the type
276   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on
277   * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#comparators">{@code
278   * Comparators}</a>.
279   *
280   * @param a first value to compare, returned if greater than or equal to b.
281   * @param b second value to compare.
282   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the given
283   *     comparator.
284   * @since 30.0
285   */
286  @ParametricNullness
287  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T max(
288      @ParametricNullness T a, @ParametricNullness T b, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
289    return (comparator.compare(a, b) >= 0) ? a : b;
290  }
291}