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package org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.CQL3Type;
import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.TypeSerializer;
import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.UTF8Serializer;

public class UTF8Type extends AbstractType<String>
{
    public static final UTF8Type instance = new UTF8Type();

    UTF8Type() {} // singleton

    public int compare(ByteBuffer o1, ByteBuffer o2)
    {
        return BytesType.bytesCompare(o1, o2);
    }

    public ByteBuffer fromString(String source)
    {
        return decompose(source);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isCompatibleWith(AbstractType<?> previous)
    {
        // Anything that is ascii is also utf8, and they both use bytes
        // comparison
        return this == previous || previous == AsciiType.instance;
    }

    public CQL3Type asCQL3Type()
    {
        return CQL3Type.Native.TEXT;
    }

    public TypeSerializer<String> getSerializer()
    {
        return UTF8Serializer.instance;
    }
}