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package feed;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.abdera.model.Entry;
import org.osoa.sca.annotations.Property;

/**
 * Implementation of a Feed Sort service component.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public class SortImpl implements Sort {

    @Property
    public boolean newFirst = true;

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public List<Entry> sort(List<Entry> entries) {
        Entry[] entriesArray = new Entry[entries.size()];
        entriesArray = (Entry[])entries.toArray(entriesArray);
        Arrays.sort(entriesArray, new Comparator() {
            public int compare(final Object xObj, final Object yObj) {
                Date xDate = ((Entry)xObj).getUpdated();
                Date yDate = ((Entry)yObj).getUpdated();
                if (xDate == null)
                    return -1;
                if (newFirst)
                    return yDate.compareTo(xDate);
                else
                    return xDate.compareTo(yDate);
            }
        });
        return Arrays.asList(entriesArray);
    }
}