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package org.neo4j.values;

/**
 * Defines the result of a ternary comparison.
 * 
 * In a ternary comparison the result may not only be greater than, equal or smaller than but the
 * result can also be undefined.
 */
public enum Comparison {
    GREATER_THAN {
        @Override
        public int value() {
            return 1;
        }
    },
    EQUAL {
        @Override
        public int value() {
            return 0;
        }
    },
    SMALLER_THAN {
        @Override
        public int value() {
            return -1;
        }
    },
    UNDEFINED;

    /**
     * Integer representation of comparison
     * 
     * Returns a positive integer if {@link Comparison#GREATER_THAN} than, negative integer for
     * {@link Comparison#SMALLER_THAN},
     * and zero for {@link Comparison#EQUAL}
     *
     * @return a positive number if result is greater than, a negative number if the result is smaller than or zero
     * if equal.
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the result is undefined.
     */
    public int value() {
        throw new IllegalStateException("This value is undefined and can't handle primitive comparisons");
    }

    /**
     * Maps an integer value to comparison result.
     *
     * @param i the integer to be mapped to a Comparison
     * @return {@link Comparison#GREATER_THAN} than if positive, {@link Comparison#SMALLER_THAN} if negative or
     * {@link Comparison#EQUAL} if zero
     */
    public static Comparison from(int i) {
        if (i > 0) {
            return GREATER_THAN;
        } else if (i < 0) {
            return SMALLER_THAN;
        } else {
            return EQUAL;
        }
    }
}