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 * Copyright (C) 2012 The Guava Authors
 *
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package com.google.common.collect;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * An ordering that treats all references as equals, even nulls.
 *
 * @author Emily Soldal
 */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
final class AllEqualOrdering extends Ordering<@Nullable Object> implements Serializable {
  static final AllEqualOrdering INSTANCE = new AllEqualOrdering();

  @Override
  public int compare(@CheckForNull Object left, @CheckForNull Object right) {
    return 0;
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends @Nullable Object> List<E> sortedCopy(Iterable<E> iterable) {
    return Lists.newArrayList(iterable);
  }

  @Override
  public <E> ImmutableList<E> immutableSortedCopy(Iterable<E> iterable) {
    return ImmutableList.copyOf(iterable);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  @Override
  public <S extends @Nullable Object> Ordering<S> reverse() {
    return (Ordering<S>) this;
  }

  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "Ordering.allEqual()";
  }

  private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
}
