IndexByContributedDate.java

/*
*   EuroCarbDB, a framework for carbohydrate bioinformatics
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*   Last commit: $Rev: 1147 $ by $Author: glycoslave $ on $Date:: 2009-06-04 #$  
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package org.eurocarbdb.dataaccess.indexes;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Collections;

import org.eurocarbdb.dataaccess.EurocarbObject;
import org.eurocarbdb.dataaccess.Contributed;
import org.eurocarbdb.dataaccess.core.Contributor;

import org.hibernate.Criteria;
import org.hibernate.criterion.Order;


/**
*   Allows the sorting and comparison of any objects that implement the 
*   {@link Contributed} interface by date contributed.
*
*   @see Contributed.getDateEntered()
*
*   @author mjh
*   @version $Rev: 1147 $
*/
public class IndexByContributedDate<T extends Contributed> implements Index<T>
{
    
    public void apply( Criteria query )
    {
        query.addOrder( Order.asc("dateEntered") );
    }
    
    
    public void apply( List<T> results )
    {
        Collections.sort( results, this );
    }    
    
    
    /** Compares {@link Contributed.getDateEntered()} by date, most recent sorts highest. */
    public int compare( T cont1, T cont2 ) 
    {
        return cont1.getContributor()
                    .getDateEntered()
                    .compareTo( cont2.getContributor().getDateEntered() );
    }
    
    
    /** Returns Contributed.class */
    public Class<Contributed> getIndexableType()
    {
        return Contributed.class;
    }

    
    /** Returns "date". */
    public String getName()
    {
        return "date";
    }
    
    
    /** Returns "Date contributed". */
    public String getTitle()
    {
        return "Date contributed";
    }
    
    
    /** Returns a short textual description of this Index. */
    public String getDescription()
    {
        return "Orders results by most to least recently contributed";
    }
    
}