httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/cookie/CookiePriorityComparator.java

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package org.apache.hc.client5.http.cookie;

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.Contract;
import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;

/**
 * This cookie comparator ensures that cookies with longer paths take precedence over
 * cookies with shorter path. Among cookies with equal path length cookies with ealier
 * creation time take precedence over cookies with later creation time
 *
 * @since 4.4
 */
@Contract(threading = ThreadingBehavior.STATELESS)
public class CookiePriorityComparator implements Comparator<Cookie> {

    public static final CookiePriorityComparator INSTANCE = new CookiePriorityComparator();

    private int getPathLength(final Cookie cookie) {
        final String path = cookie.getPath();
        return path != null ? path.length() : 1;
    }

    @Override
    public int compare(final Cookie c1, final Cookie c2) {
        final int l1 = getPathLength(c1);
        final int l2 = getPathLength(c2);
        final int result = l2 - l1;
        if (result == 0) {
            final Date d1 = c1.getCreationDate();
            final Date d2 = c2.getCreationDate();
            if (d1 != null && d2 != null) {
                return (int) (d1.getTime() - d2.getTime());
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

}