Sort Ref objects by OrigName and not Name
[egit/charleso.git] / org.spearce.jgit / src / org / spearce / jgit / lib / RefComparator.java
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38 package org.spearce.jgit.lib;
40 import java.util.ArrayList;
41 import java.util.Collection;
42 import java.util.Collections;
43 import java.util.Comparator;
44 import java.util.List;
46 /**
47 * Util for sorting (or comparing) Ref instances by name.
48 * <p>
49 * Useful for command line tools or writing out refs to file.
51 public class RefComparator implements Comparator<Ref> {
53 /** Singleton instance of RefComparator */
54 public static final RefComparator INSTANCE = new RefComparator();
56 public int compare(final Ref o1, final Ref o2) {
57 return o1.getOrigName().compareTo(o2.getOrigName());
60 /**
61 * Sorts the collection of refs, returning a new collection.
63 * @param refs
64 * collection to be sorted
65 * @return sorted collection of refs
67 public static Collection<Ref> sort(final Collection<Ref> refs) {
68 final List<Ref> r = new ArrayList<Ref>(refs);
69 Collections.sort(r, INSTANCE);
70 return r;