trunk/ldap/model/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/api/ldap/model/schema/comparators/NumericStringComparator.java

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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.comparators;


import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.directory.api.i18n.I18n;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.LdapComparator;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.PrepareString;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;


/**
 * A class for the numericStringOrderingMatch matchingRule (RFC 4517, par. 4.2.23)
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class NumericStringComparator extends LdapComparator<String>
{
    /** The serial version UID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;

    /** A logger for this class */
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( NumericStringComparator.class );


    /**
     * The IntegerComparator constructor. Its OID is the numericStringOrderingMatch matching
     * rule OID.
     */
    public NumericStringComparator( String oid )
    {
        super( oid );
    }


    /**
     * Implementation of the Compare method
     */
    public int compare( String backendValue, String assertValue )
    {
        LOG.debug( "comparing numericStringOrdering objects '{}' with '{}'", backendValue, assertValue );

        // First, shortcut the process by comparing
        // references. If they are equals, then o1 and o2
        // reference the same object
        if ( backendValue == assertValue )
        {
            return 0;
        }

        // Then, deal with one of o1 or o2 being null
        // Both can't be null, because then they would
        // have been caught by the previous test
        if ( ( backendValue == null ) || ( assertValue == null ) )
        {
            return ( backendValue == null ? -1 : 1 );
        }

        // Both objects must be stored as String for numeric.
        // But we need to normalize the values first.
        try
        {
            backendValue = PrepareString.normalize( backendValue, PrepareString.StringType.NUMERIC_STRING );
        }
        catch ( IOException ioe )
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( I18n.err( I18n.ERR_04224, backendValue ), ioe );
        }
        try
        {
            assertValue = PrepareString.normalize( assertValue, PrepareString.StringType.NUMERIC_STRING );
        }
        catch ( IOException ioe )
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( I18n.err( I18n.ERR_04224, assertValue ), ioe );
        }

        return backendValue.compareTo( assertValue );
    }
}