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package com.orientechnologies.common.comparator;

import com.orientechnologies.orient.core.config.OGlobalConfiguration;

import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Creates comparators for classes that does not implement {@link Comparable} but logically can be compared.
 * 
 * @author Andrey Lomakin
 * @since 03.07.12
 */
public class OComparatorFactory {
  public static final OComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new OComparatorFactory();

  private static final boolean           unsafeWasDetected;

  static {
    boolean unsafeDetected = false;

    try {
      Class sunClass = Class.forName("sun.misc.Unsafe");
      unsafeDetected = sunClass != null;
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
      // Ignore
    }

    unsafeWasDetected = unsafeDetected;
  }

  /**
   * Returns {@link Comparator} instance if applicable one exist or null otherwise.
   * 
   * @param clazz
   *          Class of object that is going to be compared.
   * @param 
   *          Class of object that is going to be compared.
   * @return {@link Comparator} instance if applicable one exist or null otherwise.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  public  Comparator getComparator(Class clazz) {
    boolean useUnsafe = OGlobalConfiguration.MEMORY_USE_UNSAFE.getValueAsBoolean();

    if (clazz.equals(byte[].class)) {
      if (useUnsafe && unsafeWasDetected)
        return (Comparator) OUnsafeByteArrayComparator.INSTANCE;

      return (Comparator) OByteArrayComparator.INSTANCE;
    }

    return null;
  }
}