BaseSessionComparator.java

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package org.apache.catalina.manager.util;

import java.util.Comparator;

import org.apache.catalina.Session;

/**
 * Comparator which permits to compare on a session's content
 * @author Cédrik LIME
 */
public abstract class BaseSessionComparator implements Comparator {

    /**
     * 
     */
    public BaseSessionComparator() {
        super();
    }

    public abstract Comparable getComparableObject(Session session);

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
     */
    public final int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
        Comparable c1 = getComparableObject((Session)o1);
        Comparable c2 = getComparableObject((Session)o2);
        return c1==null ? (c2==null ? 0 : -1) : (c2==null ? 1 : c1.compareTo(c2));
    }
}