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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.
+
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+
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+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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+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;
+ }
+}