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package com.google.common.base;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
/**
* A strategy for determining whether two instances are considered equivalent. Examples of
* equivalences are the {@linkplain #identity() identity equivalence} and {@linkplain #equals equals
* equivalence}.
*
* @author Bob Lee
* @author Ben Yu
* @author Gregory Kick
* @since 10.0 (mostly source-compatible since 4.0)
*/
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class Equivalence {
/**
* Constructor for use by subclasses.
*/
protected Equivalence() {}
/**
* Returns {@code true} if the given objects are considered equivalent.
*
* The {@code equivalent} method implements an equivalence relation on object references:
*
*
* - It is reflexive: for any reference {@code x}, including null, {@code
* equivalent(x, x)} returns {@code true}.
*
- It is symmetric: for any references {@code x} and {@code y}, {@code
* equivalent(x, y) == equivalent(y, x)}.
*
- It is transitive: for any references {@code x}, {@code y}, and {@code z}, if
* {@code equivalent(x, y)} returns {@code true} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} returns {@code
* true}, then {@code equivalent(x, z)} returns {@code true}.
*
- It is consistent: for any references {@code x} and {@code y}, multiple invocations
* of {@code equivalent(x, y)} consistently return {@code true} or consistently return {@code
* false} (provided that neither {@code x} nor {@code y} is modified).
*
*/
public final boolean equivalent(@Nullable T a, @Nullable T b) {
if (a == b) {
return true;
}
if (a == null || b == null) {
return false;
}
return doEquivalent(a, b);
}
/**
* Returns {@code true} if {@code a} and {@code b} are considered equivalent.
*
* Called by {@link #equivalent}. {@code a} and {@code b} are not the same
* object and are not nulls.
*
* @since 10.0 (previously, subclasses would override equivalent())
*/
protected abstract boolean doEquivalent(T a, T b);
/**
* Returns a hash code for {@code t}.
*
*
The {@code hash} has the following properties:
*
* - It is consistent: for any reference {@code x}, multiple invocations of
* {@code hash(x}} consistently return the same value provided {@code x} remains unchanged
* according to the definition of the equivalence. The hash need not remain consistent from
* one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
*
- It is distributable accross equivalence: for any references {@code x} and {@code y},
* if {@code equivalent(x, y)}, then {@code hash(x) == hash(y)}. It is not necessary
* that the hash be distributable accorss inequivalence. If {@code equivalence(x, y)}
* is false, {@code hash(x) == hash(y)} may still be true.
*
- {@code hash(null)} is {@code 0}.
*
*/
public final int hash(@Nullable T t) {
if (t == null) {
return 0;
}
return doHash(t);
}
/**
* Returns a hash code for non-null object {@code t}.
*
* Called by {@link #hash}.
*
* @since 10.0 (previously, subclasses would override hash())
*/
protected abstract int doHash(T t);
/**
* Returns a new equivalence relation for {@code F} which evaluates equivalence by first applying
* {@code function} to the argument, then evaluating using {@code this}. That is, for any pair of
* non-null objects {@code x} and {@code y}, {@code
* equivalence.onResultOf(function).equivalent(a, b)} is true if and only if {@code
* equivalence.equivalent(function.apply(a), function.apply(b))} is true.
*
*
For example:
*
*
{@code
* Equivalence SAME_AGE = Equivalence.equals().onResultOf(GET_PERSON_AGE);}
*
* {@code function} will never be invoked with a null value.
*
*
Note that {@code function} must be consistent according to {@code this} equivalence
* relation. That is, invoking {@link Function#apply} multiple times for a given value must return
* equivalent results.
* For example, {@code Equivalence.identity().onResultOf(Functions.toStringFunction())} is broken
* because it's not guaranteed that {@link Object#toString}) always returns the same string
* instance.
*
* @since 10.0
*/
public final Equivalence onResultOf(Function function) {
return new FunctionalEquivalence(function, this);
}
/**
* Returns a wrapper of {@code reference} that implements
* {@link Wrapper#equals(Object) Object.equals()} such that
* {@code wrap(this, a).equals(wrap(this, b))} if and only if {@code this.equivalent(a, b)}.
*
* @since 10.0
*/
public final Wrapper wrap(@Nullable S reference) {
return new Wrapper(this, reference);
}
/**
* Wraps an object so that {@link #equals(Object)} and {@link #hashCode()} delegate to an
* {@link Equivalence}.
*
* For example, given an {@link Equivalence} for {@link String strings} named {@code equiv}
* that tests equivalence using their lengths:
*
*
{@code
* equiv.wrap("a").equals(equiv.wrap("b")) // true
* equiv.wrap("a").equals(equiv.wrap("hello")) // false}
*
* Note in particular that an equivalence wrapper is never equal to the object it wraps.
*
*
{@code
* equiv.wrap(obj).equals(obj) // always false}
*
* @since 10.0
*/
public static final class Wrapper implements Serializable {
private final Equivalence super T> equivalence;
@Nullable private final T reference;
private Wrapper(Equivalence super T> equivalence, @Nullable T reference) {
this.equivalence = checkNotNull(equivalence);
this.reference = reference;
}
/** Returns the (possibly null) reference wrapped by this instance. */
@Nullable public T get() {
return reference;
}
/**
* Returns {@code true} if {@link Equivalence#equivalent(Object, Object)} applied to the wrapped
* references is {@code true} and both wrappers use the {@link Object#equals(Object) same}
* equivalence.
*/
@Override public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
if (obj == this) {
return true;
} else if (obj instanceof Wrapper) {
Wrapper> that = (Wrapper>) obj;
/*
* We cast to Equivalence