trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/processor/SortProcessor.java

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package org.apache.camel.processor;

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

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Expression;
import org.apache.camel.Message;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;
import org.apache.camel.util.CastUtils;

/**
 * A processor that sorts the expression using a comparator
 */
public class SortProcessor implements Processor {

    private final Expression expression;
    private final Comparator<Object> comparator;

    public SortProcessor(Expression expression, Comparator<Object> comparator) {
        this.expression = expression;
        this.comparator = comparator;
    }

    public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
        Message in = exchange.getIn();

        List<Object> list = CastUtils.cast(expression.evaluate(exchange, List.class));
        Collections.sort(list, comparator);

        if (exchange.getPattern().isOutCapable()) {
            Message out = exchange.getOut();
            out.copyFrom(in);
            out.setBody(list);
        } else {
            in.setBody(list);
        }
    }

    public String toString() {
        return "Sort[" + expression + "]";
    }
}