ComparatorUtil.java

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package com.intellij.util.containers;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import java.util.Comparator;

public class ComparatorUtil {
  private ComparatorUtil() {
  }

  public static <Type, Aspect> Comparator<Type> compareBy(final Convertor<Type, Aspect> aspect, final Comparator<Aspect> comparator) {
    return new Comparator<Type>() {
      @Override
      public int compare(Type element1, Type element2) {
        return comparator.compare(aspect.convert(element1), aspect.convert(element2));
      }
    };
  }

  public static <T extends Comparable<T>> T max(T o1, T o2) {
    return o1.compareTo(o2) >= 0 ? o1 : o2;
  }

  public static <T extends Comparable<T>> T min(T o1, T o2) {
    return o1.compareTo(o2) >= 0 ? o2 : o1;
  }

  public static <T> boolean equalsNullable(@Nullable T a, @Nullable T b) {
    if (a == null) {
      return b == null;
    } else {
      return b != null && a.equals(b);
    }
  }
}