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018
019package org.apache.hadoop.io.serializer;
020
021import java.io.IOException;
022import java.io.Serializable;
023
024import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
025import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
026import org.apache.hadoop.io.RawComparator;
027
028/**
029 * <p>
030 * A {@link RawComparator} that uses a {@link JavaSerialization}
031 * {@link Deserializer} to deserialize objects that are then compared via
032 * their {@link Comparable} interfaces.
033 * </p>
034 * @param <T>
035 * @see JavaSerialization
036 */
037@InterfaceAudience.Public
038@InterfaceStability.Unstable
039public class JavaSerializationComparator<T extends Serializable&Comparable<T>>
040  extends DeserializerComparator<T> {
041
042  @InterfaceAudience.Private
043  public JavaSerializationComparator() throws IOException {
044    super(new JavaSerialization.JavaSerializationDeserializer<T>());
045  }
046
047  @InterfaceAudience.Private
048  public int compare(T o1, T o2) {
049    return o1.compareTo(o2);
050  }
051
052}