#ifndef _BLASR_COMPARE_STRINGS_HPP_
#define _BLASR_COMPARE_STRINGS_HPP_

#include <pbdata/NucConversion.hpp>

template <typename T>
class DefaultCompareStrings
{
public:
    static int Compare(T lhs, T rhs) { return ThreeBit[lhs] - ThreeBit[rhs]; }

    static int Compare(T *lhs, T *rhs, int length)
    {
        int i;
        int res;
        i = 0;
        T *lhsptr;
        T *rhsptr;
        lhsptr = lhs;
        rhsptr = rhs;
        char *lhsend = lhs + length;
        res = 0;
        while (lhsptr != lhsend and res == 0) {
            res = ThreeBit[*lhsptr] - ThreeBit[*rhsptr];
            ++lhsptr;
            ++rhsptr;
        }
        return res;
    }

    static int Equal(T a, T b)
    {
        //
        // Compare single characters.
        //
        return a == b;
    }
    static int LessThan(T *a, int aLen, T *b, int bLen)
    {
        int minabLen = MIN(aLen, bLen);
        if (minabLen <= 0) return 0;

        int cmpRes = memcmp((void *)a, (void *)b, minabLen);
        if (cmpRes < 0) {
            return 1;
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }

    static int LessThanEqual(T *a, int aLen, T *b, int bLen)
    {
        int minabLen = MIN(aLen, bLen);
        if (minabLen <= 0) return 1;
        int cmpRes = memcmp((void *)a, (void *)b, minabLen);
        if (cmpRes <= 0) {
            return 1;
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }

    static int Equal(T *a, int aLen, T *b, int bLen)
    {
        int minabLen = MIN(aLen, bLen);
        if (minabLen < 0) return 0;
        if (minabLen == 0) return 1;

        int cmpRes = memcmp((void *)a, (void *)b, minabLen);
        if (cmpRes == 0 and aLen <= bLen) {
            return 1;
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }
};

#endif  // _BLASR_COMPARE_STRINGS_HPP_