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package org.apache.hadoop.io.serial.lib.avro;

import org.apache.avro.Schema;
import org.apache.avro.io.BinaryData;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.serial.RawComparator;

/**
 * <p>
 * A {@link RawComparator} that uses Avro to extract data from the
 * source stream and compare their contents without explicit
 * deserialization.
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public class AvroComparator implements RawComparator {

  private final Schema schema;

  public AvroComparator(final Schema s) {
    this.schema = s;
  }

  public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
    return BinaryData.compare(b1, s1, b2, s2, schema);
  }

}