/**
* @param filter the filter
* @param element the element to match
* @return true if the element is matched by the filer
* @since 7.0M2
*/
public static boolean matches(Filter filter, Object element) {
// TODO: add support for more than String
String filterValue = filter.getValue() != null ? String.valueOf(filter.getValue()) : null;
String elementValue = element != null ? String.valueOf(element) : null;
if (filter.getComparison() == COMPARISON.MATCH) {
Pattern patternMatcher = createPatternMatcher(filterValue);
if (matches(patternMatcher, filterValue)) {
return true;
}
} else if (filter.getComparison() == COMPARISON.EQUAL) {
if (elementValue != null && filterValue.toLowerCase().equals(elementValue.toLowerCase())) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
/**
* @param filter the filter
* @param extension the extension to match
* @return true if the extension is matched by the filer
* @since 7.0M2
*/
public static boolean matches(Filter filter, Extension extension) {
Object value = extension.get(filter.getField());
if (value != null) {
return matches(filter, value);
}
// Unknown field
// FIXME: not sure if it's should be true or false in this case
return true;
}