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016
017package com.google.common.collect;
018
019import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
020import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
021
022import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
023import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
024import com.google.common.annotations.J2ktIncompatible;
025import com.google.common.base.Equivalence;
026import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
027import com.google.errorprone.annotations.Immutable;
028import com.google.errorprone.annotations.InlineMe;
029import java.io.Serializable;
030import java.util.Comparator;
031import java.util.Iterator;
032import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
033import java.util.SortedSet;
034import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
035
036/**
037 * A range (or "interval") defines the <i>boundaries</i> around a contiguous span of values of some
038 * {@code Comparable} type; for example, "integers from 1 to 100 inclusive." Note that it is not
039 * possible to <i>iterate</i> over these contained values. To do so, pass this range instance and an
040 * appropriate {@link DiscreteDomain} to {@link ContiguousSet#create}.
041 *
042 * <h3>Types of ranges</h3>
043 *
044 * <p>Each end of the range may be bounded or unbounded. If bounded, there is an associated
045 * <i>endpoint</i> value, and the range is considered to be either <i>open</i> (does not include the
046 * endpoint) or <i>closed</i> (includes the endpoint) on that side. With three possibilities on each
047 * side, this yields nine basic types of ranges, enumerated below. (Notation: a square bracket
048 * ({@code [ ]}) indicates that the range is closed on that side; a parenthesis ({@code ( )}) means
049 * it is either open or unbounded. The construct {@code {x | statement}} is read "the set of all
050 * <i>x</i> such that <i>statement</i>.")
051 *
052 * <blockquote>
053 *
054 * <table>
055 * <caption>Range Types</caption>
056 * <tr><th>Notation        <th>Definition               <th>Factory method
057 * <tr><td>{@code (a..b)}  <td>{@code {x | a < x < b}}  <td>{@link Range#open open}
058 * <tr><td>{@code [a..b]}  <td>{@code {x | a <= x <= b}}<td>{@link Range#closed closed}
059 * <tr><td>{@code (a..b]}  <td>{@code {x | a < x <= b}} <td>{@link Range#openClosed openClosed}
060 * <tr><td>{@code [a..b)}  <td>{@code {x | a <= x < b}} <td>{@link Range#closedOpen closedOpen}
061 * <tr><td>{@code (a..+∞)} <td>{@code {x | x > a}}      <td>{@link Range#greaterThan greaterThan}
062 * <tr><td>{@code [a..+∞)} <td>{@code {x | x >= a}}     <td>{@link Range#atLeast atLeast}
063 * <tr><td>{@code (-∞..b)} <td>{@code {x | x < b}}      <td>{@link Range#lessThan lessThan}
064 * <tr><td>{@code (-∞..b]} <td>{@code {x | x <= b}}     <td>{@link Range#atMost atMost}
065 * <tr><td>{@code (-∞..+∞)}<td>{@code {x}}              <td>{@link Range#all all}
066 * </table>
067 *
068 * </blockquote>
069 *
070 * <p>When both endpoints exist, the upper endpoint may not be less than the lower. The endpoints
071 * may be equal only if at least one of the bounds is closed:
072 *
073 * <ul>
074 *   <li>{@code [a..a]} : a singleton range
075 *   <li>{@code [a..a); (a..a]} : {@linkplain #isEmpty empty} ranges; also valid
076 *   <li>{@code (a..a)} : <b>invalid</b>; an exception will be thrown
077 * </ul>
078 *
079 * <h3>Warnings</h3>
080 *
081 * <ul>
082 *   <li>Use immutable value types only, if at all possible. If you must use a mutable type, <b>do
083 *       not</b> allow the endpoint instances to mutate after the range is created!
084 *   <li>Your value type's comparison method should be {@linkplain Comparable consistent with
085 *       equals} if at all possible. Otherwise, be aware that concepts used throughout this
086 *       documentation such as "equal", "same", "unique" and so on actually refer to whether {@link
087 *       Comparable#compareTo compareTo} returns zero, not whether {@link Object#equals equals}
088 *       returns {@code true}.
089 *   <li>A class which implements {@code Comparable<UnrelatedType>} is very broken, and will cause
090 *       undefined horrible things to happen in {@code Range}. For now, the Range API does not
091 *       prevent its use, because this would also rule out all ungenerified (pre-JDK1.5) data types.
092 *       <b>This may change in the future.</b>
093 * </ul>
094 *
095 * <h3>Other notes</h3>
096 *
097 * <ul>
098 *   <li>All ranges are shallow-immutable.
099 *   <li>Instances of this type are obtained using the static factory methods in this class.
100 *   <li>Ranges are <i>convex</i>: whenever two values are contained, all values in between them
101 *       must also be contained. More formally, for any {@code c1 <= c2 <= c3} of type {@code C},
102 *       {@code r.contains(c1) && r.contains(c3)} implies {@code r.contains(c2)}). This means that a
103 *       {@code Range<Integer>} can never be used to represent, say, "all <i>prime</i> numbers from
104 *       1 to 100."
105 *   <li>When evaluated as a {@link Predicate}, a range yields the same result as invoking {@link
106 *       #contains}.
107 *   <li>Terminology note: a range {@code a} is said to be the <i>maximal</i> range having property
108 *       <i>P</i> if, for all ranges {@code b} also having property <i>P</i>, {@code a.encloses(b)}.
109 *       Likewise, {@code a} is <i>minimal</i> when {@code b.encloses(a)} for all {@code b} having
110 *       property <i>P</i>. See, for example, the definition of {@link #intersection intersection}.
111 *   <li>A {@code Range} is serializable if it has no bounds, or if each bound is serializable.
112 * </ul>
113 *
114 * <h3>Further reading</h3>
115 *
116 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
117 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/RangesExplained">{@code Range}</a>.
118 *
119 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
120 * @author Gregory Kick
121 * @since 10.0
122 */
123@GwtCompatible
124@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // https://github.com/google/guava/issues/989
125@Immutable(containerOf = "C")
126public final class Range<C extends Comparable> extends RangeGwtSerializationDependencies
127    implements Predicate<C>, Serializable {
128  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
129  static <C extends Comparable<?>> Ordering<Range<C>> rangeLexOrdering() {
130    return (Ordering<Range<C>>) RangeLexOrdering.INSTANCE;
131  }
132
133  static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> create(Cut<C> lowerBound, Cut<C> upperBound) {
134    return new Range<>(lowerBound, upperBound);
135  }
136
137  /**
138   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly greater than {@code lower} and strictly less
139   * than {@code upper}.
140   *
141   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than <i>or equal to</i> {@code
142   *     upper}
143   * @throws ClassCastException if {@code lower} and {@code upper} are not mutually comparable
144   * @since 14.0
145   */
146  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> open(C lower, C upper) {
147    return create(Cut.aboveValue(lower), Cut.belowValue(upper));
148  }
149
150  /**
151   * Returns a range that contains all values greater than or equal to {@code lower} and less than
152   * or equal to {@code upper}.
153   *
154   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
155   * @throws ClassCastException if {@code lower} and {@code upper} are not mutually comparable
156   * @since 14.0
157   */
158  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> closed(C lower, C upper) {
159    return create(Cut.belowValue(lower), Cut.aboveValue(upper));
160  }
161
162  /**
163   * Returns a range that contains all values greater than or equal to {@code lower} and strictly
164   * less than {@code upper}.
165   *
166   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
167   * @throws ClassCastException if {@code lower} and {@code upper} are not mutually comparable
168   * @since 14.0
169   */
170  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> closedOpen(C lower, C upper) {
171    return create(Cut.belowValue(lower), Cut.belowValue(upper));
172  }
173
174  /**
175   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly greater than {@code lower} and less than or
176   * equal to {@code upper}.
177   *
178   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
179   * @throws ClassCastException if {@code lower} and {@code upper} are not mutually comparable
180   * @since 14.0
181   */
182  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> openClosed(C lower, C upper) {
183    return create(Cut.aboveValue(lower), Cut.aboveValue(upper));
184  }
185
186  /**
187   * Returns a range that contains any value from {@code lower} to {@code upper}, where each
188   * endpoint may be either inclusive (closed) or exclusive (open).
189   *
190   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code lower} is greater than {@code upper}
191   * @throws ClassCastException if {@code lower} and {@code upper} are not mutually comparable
192   * @since 14.0
193   */
194  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> range(
195      C lower, BoundType lowerType, C upper, BoundType upperType) {
196    checkNotNull(lowerType);
197    checkNotNull(upperType);
198
199    Cut<C> lowerBound =
200        (lowerType == BoundType.OPEN) ? Cut.aboveValue(lower) : Cut.belowValue(lower);
201    Cut<C> upperBound =
202        (upperType == BoundType.OPEN) ? Cut.belowValue(upper) : Cut.aboveValue(upper);
203    return create(lowerBound, upperBound);
204  }
205
206  /**
207   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly less than {@code endpoint}.
208   *
209   * @since 14.0
210   */
211  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> lessThan(C endpoint) {
212    return create(Cut.<C>belowAll(), Cut.belowValue(endpoint));
213  }
214
215  /**
216   * Returns a range that contains all values less than or equal to {@code endpoint}.
217   *
218   * @since 14.0
219   */
220  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> atMost(C endpoint) {
221    return create(Cut.<C>belowAll(), Cut.aboveValue(endpoint));
222  }
223
224  /**
225   * Returns a range with no lower bound up to the given endpoint, which may be either inclusive
226   * (closed) or exclusive (open).
227   *
228   * @since 14.0
229   */
230  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> upTo(C endpoint, BoundType boundType) {
231    switch (boundType) {
232      case OPEN:
233        return lessThan(endpoint);
234      case CLOSED:
235        return atMost(endpoint);
236    }
237    throw new AssertionError();
238  }
239
240  /**
241   * Returns a range that contains all values strictly greater than {@code endpoint}.
242   *
243   * @since 14.0
244   */
245  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> greaterThan(C endpoint) {
246    return create(Cut.aboveValue(endpoint), Cut.<C>aboveAll());
247  }
248
249  /**
250   * Returns a range that contains all values greater than or equal to {@code endpoint}.
251   *
252   * @since 14.0
253   */
254  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> atLeast(C endpoint) {
255    return create(Cut.belowValue(endpoint), Cut.<C>aboveAll());
256  }
257
258  /**
259   * Returns a range from the given endpoint, which may be either inclusive (closed) or exclusive
260   * (open), with no upper bound.
261   *
262   * @since 14.0
263   */
264  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> downTo(C endpoint, BoundType boundType) {
265    switch (boundType) {
266      case OPEN:
267        return greaterThan(endpoint);
268      case CLOSED:
269        return atLeast(endpoint);
270    }
271    throw new AssertionError();
272  }
273
274  private static final Range<Comparable> ALL = new Range<>(Cut.belowAll(), Cut.aboveAll());
275
276  /**
277   * Returns a range that contains every value of type {@code C}.
278   *
279   * @since 14.0
280   */
281  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
282  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> all() {
283    return (Range) ALL;
284  }
285
286  /**
287   * Returns a range that {@linkplain Range#contains(Comparable) contains} only the given value. The
288   * returned range is {@linkplain BoundType#CLOSED closed} on both ends.
289   *
290   * @since 14.0
291   */
292  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> singleton(C value) {
293    return closed(value, value);
294  }
295
296  /**
297   * Returns the minimal range that {@linkplain Range#contains(Comparable) contains} all of the
298   * given values. The returned range is {@linkplain BoundType#CLOSED closed} on both ends.
299   *
300   * @throws ClassCastException if the values are not mutually comparable
301   * @throws NoSuchElementException if {@code values} is empty
302   * @throws NullPointerException if any of {@code values} is null
303   * @since 14.0
304   */
305  public static <C extends Comparable<?>> Range<C> encloseAll(Iterable<C> values) {
306    checkNotNull(values);
307    if (values instanceof SortedSet) {
308      SortedSet<C> set = (SortedSet<C>) values;
309      Comparator<?> comparator = set.comparator();
310      if (Ordering.<C>natural().equals(comparator) || comparator == null) {
311        return closed(set.first(), set.last());
312      }
313    }
314    Iterator<C> valueIterator = values.iterator();
315    C min = checkNotNull(valueIterator.next());
316    C max = min;
317    while (valueIterator.hasNext()) {
318      C value = checkNotNull(valueIterator.next());
319      min = Ordering.<C>natural().min(min, value);
320      max = Ordering.<C>natural().max(max, value);
321    }
322    return closed(min, max);
323  }
324
325  final Cut<C> lowerBound;
326  final Cut<C> upperBound;
327
328  private Range(Cut<C> lowerBound, Cut<C> upperBound) {
329    this.lowerBound = checkNotNull(lowerBound);
330    this.upperBound = checkNotNull(upperBound);
331    if (lowerBound.compareTo(upperBound) > 0
332        || lowerBound == Cut.<C>aboveAll()
333        || upperBound == Cut.<C>belowAll()) {
334      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid range: " + toString(lowerBound, upperBound));
335    }
336  }
337
338  /** Returns {@code true} if this range has a lower endpoint. */
339  public boolean hasLowerBound() {
340    return lowerBound != Cut.belowAll();
341  }
342
343  /**
344   * Returns the lower endpoint of this range.
345   *
346   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded below (that is, {@link
347   *     #hasLowerBound()} returns {@code false})
348   */
349  public C lowerEndpoint() {
350    return lowerBound.endpoint();
351  }
352
353  /**
354   * Returns the type of this range's lower bound: {@link BoundType#CLOSED} if the range includes
355   * its lower endpoint, {@link BoundType#OPEN} if it does not.
356   *
357   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded below (that is, {@link
358   *     #hasLowerBound()} returns {@code false})
359   */
360  public BoundType lowerBoundType() {
361    return lowerBound.typeAsLowerBound();
362  }
363
364  /** Returns {@code true} if this range has an upper endpoint. */
365  public boolean hasUpperBound() {
366    return upperBound != Cut.aboveAll();
367  }
368
369  /**
370   * Returns the upper endpoint of this range.
371   *
372   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded above (that is, {@link
373   *     #hasUpperBound()} returns {@code false})
374   */
375  public C upperEndpoint() {
376    return upperBound.endpoint();
377  }
378
379  /**
380   * Returns the type of this range's upper bound: {@link BoundType#CLOSED} if the range includes
381   * its upper endpoint, {@link BoundType#OPEN} if it does not.
382   *
383   * @throws IllegalStateException if this range is unbounded above (that is, {@link
384   *     #hasUpperBound()} returns {@code false})
385   */
386  public BoundType upperBoundType() {
387    return upperBound.typeAsUpperBound();
388  }
389
390  /**
391   * Returns {@code true} if this range is of the form {@code [v..v)} or {@code (v..v]}. (This does
392   * not encompass ranges of the form {@code (v..v)}, because such ranges are <i>invalid</i> and
393   * can't be constructed at all.)
394   *
395   * <p>Note that certain discrete ranges such as the integer range {@code (3..4)} are <b>not</b>
396   * considered empty, even though they contain no actual values. In these cases, it may be helpful
397   * to preprocess ranges with {@link #canonical(DiscreteDomain)}.
398   */
399  public boolean isEmpty() {
400    return lowerBound.equals(upperBound);
401  }
402
403  /**
404   * Returns {@code true} if {@code value} is within the bounds of this range. For example, on the
405   * range {@code [0..2)}, {@code contains(1)} returns {@code true}, while {@code contains(2)}
406   * returns {@code false}.
407   */
408  public boolean contains(C value) {
409    checkNotNull(value);
410    // let this throw CCE if there is some trickery going on
411    return lowerBound.isLessThan(value) && !upperBound.isLessThan(value);
412  }
413
414  /**
415   * @deprecated Provided only to satisfy the {@link Predicate} interface; use {@link #contains}
416   *     instead.
417   */
418  @InlineMe(replacement = "this.contains(input)")
419  @Deprecated
420  @Override
421  public boolean apply(C input) {
422    return contains(input);
423  }
424
425  /**
426   * Returns {@code true} if every element in {@code values} is {@linkplain #contains contained} in
427   * this range.
428   */
429  public boolean containsAll(Iterable<? extends C> values) {
430    if (Iterables.isEmpty(values)) {
431      return true;
432    }
433
434    // this optimizes testing equality of two range-backed sets
435    if (values instanceof SortedSet) {
436      SortedSet<? extends C> set = (SortedSet<? extends C>) values;
437      Comparator<?> comparator = set.comparator();
438      if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator) || comparator == null) {
439        return contains(set.first()) && contains(set.last());
440      }
441    }
442
443    for (C value : values) {
444      if (!contains(value)) {
445        return false;
446      }
447    }
448    return true;
449  }
450
451  /**
452   * Returns {@code true} if the bounds of {@code other} do not extend outside the bounds of this
453   * range. Examples:
454   *
455   * <ul>
456   *   <li>{@code [3..6]} encloses {@code [4..5]}
457   *   <li>{@code (3..6)} encloses {@code (3..6)}
458   *   <li>{@code [3..6]} encloses {@code [4..4)} (even though the latter is empty)
459   *   <li>{@code (3..6]} does not enclose {@code [3..6]}
460   *   <li>{@code [4..5]} does not enclose {@code (3..6)} (even though it contains every value
461   *       contained by the latter range)
462   *   <li>{@code [3..6]} does not enclose {@code (1..1]} (even though it contains every value
463   *       contained by the latter range)
464   * </ul>
465   *
466   * <p>Note that if {@code a.encloses(b)}, then {@code b.contains(v)} implies {@code
467   * a.contains(v)}, but as the last two examples illustrate, the converse is not always true.
468   *
469   * <p>Being reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive, the {@code encloses} relation defines a
470   * <i>partial order</i> over ranges. There exists a unique {@linkplain Range#all maximal} range
471   * according to this relation, and also numerous {@linkplain #isEmpty minimal} ranges. Enclosure
472   * also implies {@linkplain #isConnected connectedness}.
473   */
474  public boolean encloses(Range<C> other) {
475    return lowerBound.compareTo(other.lowerBound) <= 0
476        && upperBound.compareTo(other.upperBound) >= 0;
477  }
478
479  /**
480   * Returns {@code true} if there exists a (possibly empty) range which is {@linkplain #encloses
481   * enclosed} by both this range and {@code other}.
482   *
483   * <p>For example,
484   *
485   * <ul>
486   *   <li>{@code [2, 4)} and {@code [5, 7)} are not connected
487   *   <li>{@code [2, 4)} and {@code [3, 5)} are connected, because both enclose {@code [3, 4)}
488   *   <li>{@code [2, 4)} and {@code [4, 6)} are connected, because both enclose the empty range
489   *       {@code [4, 4)}
490   * </ul>
491   *
492   * <p>Note that this range and {@code other} have a well-defined {@linkplain #span union} and
493   * {@linkplain #intersection intersection} (as a single, possibly-empty range) if and only if this
494   * method returns {@code true}.
495   *
496   * <p>The connectedness relation is both reflexive and symmetric, but does not form an {@linkplain
497   * Equivalence equivalence relation} as it is not transitive.
498   *
499   * <p>Note that certain discrete ranges are not considered connected, even though there are no
500   * elements "between them." For example, {@code [3, 5]} is not considered connected to {@code [6,
501   * 10]}. In these cases, it may be desirable for both input ranges to be preprocessed with {@link
502   * #canonical(DiscreteDomain)} before testing for connectedness.
503   */
504  public boolean isConnected(Range<C> other) {
505    return lowerBound.compareTo(other.upperBound) <= 0
506        && other.lowerBound.compareTo(upperBound) <= 0;
507  }
508
509  /**
510   * Returns the maximal range {@linkplain #encloses enclosed} by both this range and {@code
511   * connectedRange}, if such a range exists.
512   *
513   * <p>For example, the intersection of {@code [1..5]} and {@code (3..7)} is {@code (3..5]}. The
514   * resulting range may be empty; for example, {@code [1..5)} intersected with {@code [5..7)}
515   * yields the empty range {@code [5..5)}.
516   *
517   * <p>The intersection exists if and only if the two ranges are {@linkplain #isConnected
518   * connected}.
519   *
520   * <p>The intersection operation is commutative, associative and idempotent, and its identity
521   * element is {@link Range#all}).
522   *
523   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code isConnected(connectedRange)} is {@code false}
524   */
525  public Range<C> intersection(Range<C> connectedRange) {
526    int lowerCmp = lowerBound.compareTo(connectedRange.lowerBound);
527    int upperCmp = upperBound.compareTo(connectedRange.upperBound);
528    if (lowerCmp >= 0 && upperCmp <= 0) {
529      return this;
530    } else if (lowerCmp <= 0 && upperCmp >= 0) {
531      return connectedRange;
532    } else {
533      Cut<C> newLower = (lowerCmp >= 0) ? lowerBound : connectedRange.lowerBound;
534      Cut<C> newUpper = (upperCmp <= 0) ? upperBound : connectedRange.upperBound;
535
536      // create() would catch this, but give a confusing error message
537      checkArgument(
538          newLower.compareTo(newUpper) <= 0,
539          "intersection is undefined for disconnected ranges %s and %s",
540          this,
541          connectedRange);
542
543      // TODO(kevinb): all the precondition checks in the constructor are redundant...
544      return create(newLower, newUpper);
545    }
546  }
547
548  /**
549   * Returns the maximal range lying between this range and {@code otherRange}, if such a range
550   * exists. The resulting range may be empty if the two ranges are adjacent but non-overlapping.
551   *
552   * <p>For example, the gap of {@code [1..5]} and {@code (7..10)} is {@code (5..7]}. The resulting
553   * range may be empty; for example, the gap between {@code [1..5)} {@code [5..7)} yields the empty
554   * range {@code [5..5)}.
555   *
556   * <p>The gap exists if and only if the two ranges are either disconnected or immediately adjacent
557   * (any intersection must be an empty range).
558   *
559   * <p>The gap operation is commutative.
560   *
561   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this range and {@code otherRange} have a nonempty
562   *     intersection
563   * @since 27.0
564   */
565  public Range<C> gap(Range<C> otherRange) {
566    /*
567     * For an explanation of the basic principle behind this check, see
568     * https://stackoverflow.com/a/35754308/28465
569     *
570     * In that explanation's notation, our `overlap` check would be `x1 < y2 && y1 < x2`. We've
571     * flipped one part of the check so that we're using "less than" in both cases (rather than a
572     * mix of "less than" and "greater than"). We've also switched to "strictly less than" rather
573     * than "less than or equal to" because of *handwave* the difference between "endpoints of
574     * inclusive ranges" and "Cuts."
575     */
576    if (lowerBound.compareTo(otherRange.upperBound) < 0
577        && otherRange.lowerBound.compareTo(upperBound) < 0) {
578      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
579          "Ranges have a nonempty intersection: " + this + ", " + otherRange);
580    }
581
582    boolean isThisFirst = this.lowerBound.compareTo(otherRange.lowerBound) < 0;
583    Range<C> firstRange = isThisFirst ? this : otherRange;
584    Range<C> secondRange = isThisFirst ? otherRange : this;
585    return create(firstRange.upperBound, secondRange.lowerBound);
586  }
587
588  /**
589   * Returns the minimal range that {@linkplain #encloses encloses} both this range and {@code
590   * other}. For example, the span of {@code [1..3]} and {@code (5..7)} is {@code [1..7)}.
591   *
592   * <p><i>If</i> the input ranges are {@linkplain #isConnected connected}, the returned range can
593   * also be called their <i>union</i>. If they are not, note that the span might contain values
594   * that are not contained in either input range.
595   *
596   * <p>Like {@link #intersection(Range) intersection}, this operation is commutative, associative
597   * and idempotent. Unlike it, it is always well-defined for any two input ranges.
598   */
599  public Range<C> span(Range<C> other) {
600    int lowerCmp = lowerBound.compareTo(other.lowerBound);
601    int upperCmp = upperBound.compareTo(other.upperBound);
602    if (lowerCmp <= 0 && upperCmp >= 0) {
603      return this;
604    } else if (lowerCmp >= 0 && upperCmp <= 0) {
605      return other;
606    } else {
607      Cut<C> newLower = (lowerCmp <= 0) ? lowerBound : other.lowerBound;
608      Cut<C> newUpper = (upperCmp >= 0) ? upperBound : other.upperBound;
609      return create(newLower, newUpper);
610    }
611  }
612
613  /**
614   * Returns the canonical form of this range in the given domain. The canonical form has the
615   * following properties:
616   *
617   * <ul>
618   *   <li>equivalence: {@code a.canonical().contains(v) == a.contains(v)} for all {@code v} (in
619   *       other words, {@code ContiguousSet.create(a.canonical(domain), domain).equals(
620   *       ContiguousSet.create(a, domain))}
621   *   <li>uniqueness: unless {@code a.isEmpty()}, {@code ContiguousSet.create(a,
622   *       domain).equals(ContiguousSet.create(b, domain))} implies {@code
623   *       a.canonical(domain).equals(b.canonical(domain))}
624   *   <li>idempotence: {@code a.canonical(domain).canonical(domain).equals(a.canonical(domain))}
625   * </ul>
626   *
627   * <p>Furthermore, this method guarantees that the range returned will be one of the following
628   * canonical forms:
629   *
630   * <ul>
631   *   <li>[start..end)
632   *   <li>[start..+∞)
633   *   <li>(-∞..end) (only if type {@code C} is unbounded below)
634   *   <li>(-∞..+∞) (only if type {@code C} is unbounded below)
635   * </ul>
636   */
637  public Range<C> canonical(DiscreteDomain<C> domain) {
638    checkNotNull(domain);
639    Cut<C> lower = lowerBound.canonical(domain);
640    Cut<C> upper = upperBound.canonical(domain);
641    return (lower == lowerBound && upper == upperBound) ? this : create(lower, upper);
642  }
643
644  /**
645   * Returns {@code true} if {@code object} is a range having the same endpoints and bound types as
646   * this range. Note that discrete ranges such as {@code (1..4)} and {@code [2..3]} are <b>not</b>
647   * equal to one another, despite the fact that they each contain precisely the same set of values.
648   * Similarly, empty ranges are not equal unless they have exactly the same representation, so
649   * {@code [3..3)}, {@code (3..3]}, {@code (4..4]} are all unequal.
650   */
651  @Override
652  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) {
653    if (object instanceof Range) {
654      Range<?> other = (Range<?>) object;
655      return lowerBound.equals(other.lowerBound) && upperBound.equals(other.upperBound);
656    }
657    return false;
658  }
659
660  /** Returns a hash code for this range. */
661  @Override
662  public int hashCode() {
663    return lowerBound.hashCode() * 31 + upperBound.hashCode();
664  }
665
666  /**
667   * Returns a string representation of this range, such as {@code "[3..5)"} (other examples are
668   * listed in the class documentation).
669   */
670  @Override
671  public String toString() {
672    return toString(lowerBound, upperBound);
673  }
674
675  private static String toString(Cut<?> lowerBound, Cut<?> upperBound) {
676    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(16);
677    lowerBound.describeAsLowerBound(sb);
678    sb.append("..");
679    upperBound.describeAsUpperBound(sb);
680    return sb.toString();
681  }
682
683  // We declare accessors so that we can use method references like `Range::lowerBound`.
684
685  Cut<C> lowerBound() {
686    return lowerBound;
687  }
688
689  Cut<C> upperBound() {
690    return upperBound;
691  }
692
693  Object readResolve() {
694    if (this.equals(ALL)) {
695      return all();
696    } else {
697      return this;
698    }
699  }
700
701  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // this method may throw CCE
702  static int compareOrThrow(Comparable left, Comparable right) {
703    return left.compareTo(right);
704  }
705
706  /** Needed to serialize sorted collections of Ranges. */
707  private static class RangeLexOrdering extends Ordering<Range<?>> implements Serializable {
708    static final Ordering<?> INSTANCE = new RangeLexOrdering();
709
710    @Override
711    public int compare(Range<?> left, Range<?> right) {
712      return ComparisonChain.start()
713          .compare(left.lowerBound, right.lowerBound)
714          .compare(left.upperBound, right.upperBound)
715          .result();
716    }
717
718    @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
719  }
720
721  @GwtIncompatible @J2ktIncompatible private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
722}