ComparisonUtil.java

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package org.gradoop.temporal.model.impl.operators.matching.common.query.predicates.util;

import org.gradoop.flink.model.impl.operators.matching.common.query.predicates.expressions.ComparisonExpression;
import org.gradoop.temporal.model.impl.operators.matching.common.query.predicates.comparables.TemporalComparable;

/**
 * Utility methods for handling objects of type {@link ComparisonExpression}
 */
public class ComparisonUtil {

  /**
   * Checks whether a comparison expression compares temporal elements
   *
   * @param comparison comparison expression to check
   * @return true iff expression wraps a well-formed temporal comparison
   */
  public static boolean isTemporal(ComparisonExpression comparison) {
    return comparison.getLhs() instanceof TemporalComparable &&
      comparison.getRhs() instanceof TemporalComparable;
  }
}