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package org.apache.commons.httpclient.cookie;
import java.util.Comparator;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.Cookie;
/**
* This cookie comparator ensures that multiple cookies satisfying
* a common criteria are ordered in the <tt>Cookie</tt> header such
* that those with more specific Path attributes precede those with
* less specific.
*
* <p>
* This comparator assumes that Path attributes of two cookies
* path-match a commmon request-URI. Otherwise, the result of the
* comparison is undefined.
* </p>
*
* @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
*
* @since 3.1
*/
public class CookiePathComparator implements Comparator {
private String normalizePath(final Cookie cookie) {
String path = cookie.getPath();
if (path == null) {
path = "/";
}
if (!path.endsWith("/")) {
path = path + "/";
}
return path;
}
public int compare(final Object o1, final Object o2) {
Cookie c1 = (Cookie) o1;
Cookie c2 = (Cookie) o2;
String path1 = normalizePath(c1);
String path2 = normalizePath(c2);
if (path1.equals(path2)) {
return 0;
} else if (path1.startsWith(path2)) {
return -1;
} else if (path2.startsWith(path1)) {
return 1;
} else {
// Does not really matter
return 0;
}
}
}
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