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package org.onlab.util;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
/**
* Extends useful methods for comparison to {@link Comparable} interface.
*
* @param type of instance to be compared
*/
public interface RichComparable extends Comparable {
/**
* Compares if this object is less than the specified object.
*
* @param other the object to be compared
* @return true if this object is less than the specified object
*/
default boolean isLessThan(T other) {
return compareTo(checkNotNull(other)) < 0;
}
/**
* Compares if this object is greater than the specified object.
*
* @param other the object to be compared
* @return true if this object is less thant the specified object
*/
default boolean isGreaterThan(T other) {
return compareTo(checkNotNull(other)) > 0;
}
}