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 * Copyright (C) 2015 Asterios Raptis
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package de.alpharogroup.evaluate.object.evaluators;

import de.alpharogroup.evaluate.object.checkers.HashcodeCheck;
import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;

/**
 * The class {@link HashcodeEvaluator} provides algorithms for evaluate the
 * hashcode
 * contract of an given object.
 */
@UtilityClass
public final class HashcodeEvaluator
{

	/**
	 * Evaluate consistency of the given object, that means according to {@link Object#hashCode()}
	 * that this method should evaluate the following contract condition:
	 * 
	 * Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java
	 * application, the {@code hashCode} method must consistently return the same integer, provided
	 * no information used in {@code equals} comparisons on the object is modified. This integer
	 * need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the
	 * same application.
	 * 
	 *
	 * Note: The upper list is taken from the javadoc from {@link Object#hashCode()}
	 *
	 * @param 
	 *            the generic type
	 * @param object
	 *            the object
	 * @return true, if consistency contract condition of {@link Object#hashCode()} is given
	 *         otherwise false
	 */
	public static  boolean evaluateConsistency(T object)
	{
		return !HashcodeCheck.consistency(object).isPresent();
	}

	/**
	 * Evaluate equality of hash code from the given objects that should be equal(if not an
	 * {@link IllegalArgumentException} will be thrown), that means according to
	 * {@link Object#hashCode()} that this method should evaluate the following contract condition:
	 * 
	 * If two objects are equal according to the {@code equals(Object)} method, then calling the
	 * {@code hashCode} method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
	 * 
	 *
	 * @param 
	 *            the generic type
	 * @param object
	 *            the object
	 * @param anotherObject
	 *            the another object
	 * @return true, if equality of hash code from the given objects is given otherwise false
	 */
	public static  boolean evaluateEquality(T object, T anotherObject)
	{
		return !HashcodeCheck.equality(object, anotherObject).isPresent();
	}

	/**
	 * Evaluate unequality of hash code from the given objects that should be unequal(if not an
	 * {@link IllegalArgumentException} will be thrown), that means according to
	 * {@link Object#hashCode()} that this method should evaluate the following contract condition:
	 * 
	 * It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the
	 * {@link java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)} method, then calling the {@code hashCode}
	 * method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the
	 * programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may
	 * improve the performance of hash tables.
	 * 
	 *
	 * @param 
	 *            the generic type
	 * @param object
	 *            the object
	 * @param anotherObject
	 *            the another object
	 * @return true, if unequality of hash code from the given objects is given otherwise false
	 */
	public static  boolean evaluateUnequality(T object, T anotherObject)
	{
		return !HashcodeCheck.unequality(object, anotherObject).isPresent();
	}

}