/**
* This method checks the fields available on the UI and if any of those fields are different than
* the DB version, it returns true.
*
* @param dbReportTracking
* @return
*/
public boolean hasBeenUpdated(ReportTracking dbReportTracking) {
boolean retVal = false;
if (dbReportTracking != null) {
if (!StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(this.getPreparerId(), dbReportTracking.getPreparerId())) {
retVal = true;
} else if (!StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(
this.getStatusCode(), dbReportTracking.getStatusCode())) {
retVal = true;
} else if (!StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(
this.getComments(), dbReportTracking.getComments())) {
retVal = true;
} else if (!dateEquals(this.activityDate, dbReportTracking.activityDate)) {
retVal = true;
}
}
return retVal;
}
/**
* This method implements comparable based on the due date;
*
* @see java.lang.Comparable#compareTo(java.lang.Object)
*/
@Override
public int compareTo(ReportTracking o) {
return o == null || o.getDueDate() == null || this.getDueDate() == null
? 0
: this.getDueDate().compareTo(o.getDueDate());
}
