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package org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos;

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * @author Markus Fuchs
 */
public class TagStatCountComparator implements Comparator<TagStat>, Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1155112837815739929L;

    private static TagStatCountComparator instance = new TagStatCountComparator();
    
    /**
     * 
     */
    public TagStatCountComparator() {

    }

    /** 
     * Compares two <em>TagStat</em> instances according to their count values.
     * 
     * @throws ClassCastException if arguments are not instances of <em>TagStat</em>
     * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
     */
    public int compare(TagStat st1, TagStat st2) {
        int compVal = st1.getCount() < st2.getCount() ? -1 :
                (st1.getCount() == st2.getCount() ? 0 : 1);
        
        if (compVal == 0) {
            compVal = st1.getName().compareTo(st2.getName());
        }
        return compVal;
    }

    public static TagStatCountComparator getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }
}