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-rw-r--r--src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/CardComparator.java126
-rw-r--r--src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/ComparatorDelegates.java39
-rw-r--r--src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/SpecialFields.java8
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diff --git a/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/CardComparator.java b/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/CardComparator.java
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+package eu.equalparts.cardbase.comparator;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+
+import eu.equalparts.cardbase.Cardbase;
+import eu.equalparts.cardbase.data.Card;
+
+/**
+ * I'm new to this reflection business, so bear with me.
+ * <br><br>
+ * The idea here is to avoid having to write one class
+ * for each comparable field in {@code Card}. The program
+ * can dynamically instantiate them as cards are compared
+ * by different fields.
+ * <br><br>
+ * This class uses reflection to determine if the specified
+ * field is comparable with itself upon construction, and throws
+ * an {@code IllegalArgumentException} if that is not the case.
+ *
+ * @author Eduardo Pedroni
+ *
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
+public class CardComparator implements Comparator<Card> {
+
+ public enum Order {
+ NATURAL, REVERSE;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * The field being compared.
+ */
+ private Field fieldToCompare;
+
+ private BiFunction<Comparable, Comparable, Integer> comparisonDelegate = this::defaultComparison;
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new comparator for the specified field only. This class
+ * will only be constructed successfully if the field comes from
+ * {@code Card} and can be compared to itself (i.e. implements
+ * {@code Comparable<T>} where T is its own type.
+ * <br>
+ * For reference, {@code String} and {@code Integer} are both self comparable.
+ *
+ * @param fieldToCompare the field this comparator will use to compare cards, as declared in {@code Card}.
+ */
+ public CardComparator(Field fieldToCompare) {
+ if (fieldToCompare.getDeclaringClass().equals(Card.class) &&
+ isSelfComparable(fieldToCompare.getType())) {
+
+ this.fieldToCompare = fieldToCompare;
+
+ // if annotated with a special comparator, set the comparison delegate here
+ this.comparisonDelegate = ComparatorDelegates::compareManaCost;
+
+ } else {
+ System.out.println(fieldToCompare.isAccessible());
+ System.out.println(fieldToCompare.getDeclaringClass().equals(Card.class));
+ System.out.println(isSelfComparable(fieldToCompare.getType()));
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException("The field provided is not valid.");
+ }
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public int compare(Card o1, Card o2) {
+ /*
+ * we've already checked that the field is self comparable,
+ * so we are now free to cast to whatever type it is and compare.
+ */
+ try {
+ Comparable field1 = (Comparable) fieldToCompare.get(o1);
+ Comparable field2 = (Comparable) fieldToCompare.get(o2);
+
+ return comparisonDelegate.apply(field1, field2);
+ } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+ System.out.println("Error: class Card does not define field" + fieldToCompare.getName() + ".");
+ if (Cardbase.DEBUG) e.printStackTrace();
+ } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+ System.out.println("Error: field " + fieldToCompare.getName() + " in Card is not visible.");
+ if (Cardbase.DEBUG) e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+
+ // fallback, this shouldn't happen
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * The standard comparison operation, which uses the field's own {@code compareTo()}
+ * method.
+ *
+ * @param field1 the first object to be compared.
+ * @param field2 the second object to be compared.
+ * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the
+ * first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the
+ * second.
+ */
+ private int defaultComparison(Comparable field1, Comparable field2) {
+ return field1.compareTo(field2);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Use reflection to determine if the specified class can be compared with itself.
+ *
+ * @param type the type to analyse.
+ * @return true if the type can be compared to itself using {@code compareTo()}, false otherwise.
+ */
+ private boolean isSelfComparable(Class<?> type) {
+
+ // go through all interfaces implemented by this class
+ for (Type implementedInterface : type.getGenericInterfaces()) {
+ // check if any parameterised interface found is "Comparable"
+ if (implementedInterface instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+ ParameterizedType genericInterface = (ParameterizedType) implementedInterface;
+ if (genericInterface.getRawType().equals(Comparable.class)) {
+ // check that the type argument of comparable is the same as the field type itself
+ return genericInterface.getActualTypeArguments()[0].equals(type);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return false;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/ComparatorDelegates.java b/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/ComparatorDelegates.java
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+package eu.equalparts.cardbase.comparator;
+
+
+abstract class ComparatorDelegates {
+
+ private ComparatorDelegates() {}
+
+ public static Integer compareManaCost(Comparable<String> field1, Comparable<String> field2) {
+ // avoid casting syntax nightmare
+ String mc1 = (String) field1, mc2 = (String) field2;
+
+ // first by number of colours
+ int mc1count = 0, mc2count = 0;
+ if (mc1.contains("W")) mc1count++;
+ if (mc1.contains("U")) mc1count++;
+ if (mc1.contains("B")) mc1count++;
+ if (mc1.contains("R")) mc1count++;
+ if (mc1.contains("G")) mc1count++;
+
+ if (mc2.contains("W")) mc2count++;
+ if (mc2.contains("U")) mc2count++;
+ if (mc2.contains("B")) mc2count++;
+ if (mc2.contains("R")) mc2count++;
+ if (mc2.contains("G")) mc2count++;
+
+ if (mc1count != mc2count)
+ return (mc1count < mc2count) ? -1 : ((mc1count == mc2count) ? 0 : 1);
+
+ // next by colour wheel
+
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+}
+/*
+ * first by number of colours
+ * next by colour wheel: white > blue > black > red > green
+ * next by cmc
+ */ \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/SpecialFields.java b/src/eu/equalparts/cardbase/comparator/SpecialFields.java
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+package eu.equalparts.cardbase.comparator;
+
+
+public class SpecialFields {
+
+ public @interface ManaCost {}
+
+}