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+/*
+BSD 3-Clause License
+
+Copyright (c) 2018, Mungo Carstairs
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+* Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+  contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+  this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
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+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+package intervalstore.impl;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a method to perform binary search of an ordered list for the first
+ * entry that satisfies a supplied condition
+ * 
+ * @author gmcarstairs
+ */
+public final class BinarySearcher
+{
+  private BinarySearcher()
+  {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Performs a binary search of the list to find the index of the first entry
+   * for which the test returns true. Answers the length of the list if there is
+   * no such entry.
+   * <p>
+   * For correct behaviour, the provided list must be ordered consistent with
+   * the test, that is, any entries returning false must precede any entries
+   * returning true. Note that this means that this method is <em>not</em>
+   * usable to search for equality (to find a specific entry), as all unequal
+   * entries will answer false to the test. To do that, use
+   * <code>Collections.binarySearch</code> instead.
+   * 
+   * @param list
+   * @param test
+   * @return
+   * @see java.util.Collections#binarySearch(List, Object)
+   */
+  public static <T> int findFirst(List<? extends T> list,
+          Function<T, Boolean> test)
+  {
+    int start = 0;
+    int end = list.size() - 1;
+    int matched = list.size();
+  
+    while (start <= end)
+    {
+      int mid = (start + end) / 2;
+      T entry = list.get(mid);
+      boolean itsTrue = test.apply(entry);
+      if (itsTrue)
+      {
+        matched = mid;
+        end = mid - 1;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        start = mid + 1;
+      }
+    }
+  
+    return matched;
+  }
+}