CompositeVectorComparator.java

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package org.apache.arrow.algorithm.sort;

import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;

/**
 * A composite vector comparator compares a number of vectors by a number of inner comparators.
 *
 * <p>It works by first using the first comparator, if a non-zero value is returned, it simply
 * returns it. Otherwise, it uses the second comparator, and so on, until a non-zero value is
 * produced, or all inner comparators have been used.
 */
public class CompositeVectorComparator extends VectorValueComparator<ValueVector> {

  private final VectorValueComparator[] innerComparators;

  public CompositeVectorComparator(VectorValueComparator[] innerComparators) {
    this.innerComparators = innerComparators;
  }

  @Override
  public int compareNotNull(int index1, int index2) {
    // short-cut for scenarios when the caller can be sure that the vectors are non-nullable.
    for (int i = 0; i < innerComparators.length; i++) {
      int result = innerComparators[i].compareNotNull(index1, index2);
      if (result != 0) {
        return result;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }

  @Override
  public int compare(int index1, int index2) {
    for (int i = 0; i < innerComparators.length; i++) {
      int result = innerComparators[i].compare(index1, index2);
      if (result != 0) {
        return result;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }

  @Override
  public VectorValueComparator<ValueVector> createNew() {
    VectorValueComparator[] newInnerComparators =
        new VectorValueComparator[innerComparators.length];
    for (int i = 0; i < innerComparators.length; i++) {
      newInnerComparators[i] = innerComparators[i].createNew();
    }
    return new CompositeVectorComparator(newInnerComparators);
  }
}