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package groovy.util;

import groovy.lang.Closure;
import java.util.Comparator;
import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.DefaultTypeTransformation;

/**
 * A Comparator which uses a closure to compare 2 values being equal
 * 
 * @author James Strachan
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public class ClosureComparator implements Comparator {

    Closure closure;

    public ClosureComparator(Closure closure) {
        this.closure = closure;
    }

    public int compare(T object1, T object2) {
        Object value = closure.call(new Object[] {object1, object2});
        return DefaultTypeTransformation.intUnbox(value);
    }
}