ObjectTimestampPair.java

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package com.meidusa.amoeba.net.poolable.copy;

public class ObjectTimestampPair implements Comparable<ObjectTimestampPair> {
        Object value;
        long tstamp;

        ObjectTimestampPair(Object val) {
            this(val, System.currentTimeMillis());
        }

        ObjectTimestampPair(Object val, long time) {
            value = val;
            tstamp = time;
        }

        public String toString() {
            return value + ";" + tstamp;
        }

        public int compareTo(ObjectTimestampPair other) {
            final long tstampdiff = this.tstamp - other.tstamp;
            if (tstampdiff == 0) {
                // make sure the natural ordering is consistent with equals
                // see java.lang.Comparable Javadocs
                return System.identityHashCode(this) - System.identityHashCode(other);
            } else {
                // handle int overflow
                return (int)Math.min(Math.max(tstampdiff, Integer.MIN_VALUE), Integer.MAX_VALUE);
            }
        }
    }