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package io.crate.operation.scalar.conditional;

import io.crate.metadata.FunctionInfo;
import io.crate.data.Input;

import java.util.Comparator;

abstract class ConditionalCompareFunction extends ConditionalFunction implements Comparator {

    ConditionalCompareFunction(FunctionInfo info) {
        super(info);
    }

    @Override
    public Object evaluate(Input... args) {
        assert args != null : "args must not be null";
        assert args.length > 0 : "number of args must be > 1";

        if (args.length == 1) {
            return args[0].value();
        }

        Object result = null;
        for (Input input : args) {
            result = extrema(result, input.value());
        }

        return result;
    }

    private Object extrema(Object value1, Object value2) {
        if (value1 == null) {
            return value2;
        } else if (value2 == null) {
            return value1;
        }
        return compare(value1, value2) < 0 ? value1 : value2;
    }
}