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package org.b3log.solo.util.comparator;


import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Date;
import org.b3log.solo.model.Article;
import org.json.JSONObject;


/**
 * Article comparator by create date.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://88250.b3log.org">Liang Ding</a>
 * @version 1.0.0.1, Dec 30, 2010
 */
public final class ArticleCreateDateComparator
    implements Comparator<JSONObject> {

    /**
     * Package default constructor.
     */
    ArticleCreateDateComparator() {}

    @Override
    public int compare(final JSONObject article1, final JSONObject article2) {
        try {
            final Date date1 = (Date) article1.get(Article.ARTICLE_CREATE_DATE);
            final Date date2 = (Date) article2.get(Article.ARTICLE_CREATE_DATE);

            return date2.compareTo(date1);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }
    }
}
