ComparableMeasurement.java

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package org.orekit.estimation.measurements;

import org.orekit.time.TimeStamped;


/** Base interface for comparing measurements regardless of their type.
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @since 9.2
 */
public interface ComparableMeasurement extends TimeStamped, Comparable<ComparableMeasurement> {

    /** Get the observed value.
     * <p>
     * The observed value is the value that was measured by the instrument.
     * </p>
     * @return observed value
     */
    double[] getObservedValue();

    /** {@inheritDoc}
     * <p>
     * Measurements comparison is primarily chronological, but measurements
     * with the same date are sorted based on the observed value. Even if they
     * have the same value too, they will <em>not</em> be considered equal if they
     * correspond to different instances. This allows to store measurements in
     * {@link java.util.SortedSet SortedSet} without losing any measurements, even
     * redundant ones.
     * </p>
     */
    @Override
    default int compareTo(final ComparableMeasurement other) {

        if (this == other) {
            // only case where measurements are considered equal
            return 0;
        }

        // Compare date first
        int result = getDate().compareTo(other.getDate());
        if (result == 0) {
            // Simultaneous measurements, we compare the size of the measurements
            final double[] thisV  = getObservedValue();
            final double[] otherV = other.getObservedValue();

            // "Bigger" measurements after "smaller" measurement
            if (thisV.length > otherV.length) {
                result = +1;
            } else if (thisV.length < otherV.length) {
                result = -1;
            } else {
                // Measurements have same size
                // Compare the first different value
                // "Bigger" measurements after "smaller" measurement
                for (int i = 0; i < thisV.length && result == 0; ++i) {
                    result = Double.compare(thisV[i], otherV[i]);
                }
                if (result == 0) {
                    // Measurements have the same value,
                    // but we do not want them to appear as equal
                    // we set up an arbitrary order
                    result = -1;
                }
            }
        }

        return result;

    }

}