jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.utility/src/org/eclipse/jpt/utility/internal/Tools.java

/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Oracle. All rights reserved.
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
 * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.utility.internal;

/**
 * Various utility methods.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("nls")
public class Tools {

	// ********** object comparison **********

	/**
	 * Return whether the specified values are equal, with the appropriate null checks.
	 */
	public static boolean valuesAreEqual(Object value1, Object value2) {
		return (value1 == null) ? (value2 == null) : value1.equals(value2);
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether the specified values are different, with the appropriate null checks.
	 */
	public static boolean valuesAreDifferent(Object value1, Object value2) {
		return ! valuesAreEqual(value1, value2);
	}


	// ********** System properties **********

	/**
	 * Return whether the current JVM is Sun's.
	 */
	public static boolean jvmIsSun() {
		return jvmIs("Sun");
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether the current JVM is IBM's.
	 */
	public static boolean jvmIsIBM() {
		return jvmIs("IBM");
	}

	private static boolean jvmIs(String jvmVendorName) {
		return System.getProperty("java.vendor").startsWith(jvmVendorName);
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether the current operating system is Microsoft Windows.
	 */
	public static boolean osIsWindows() {
		return osIs("Windows");
	}

	/**
	 * Return whether the current operating system is Linux.
	 */
	public static boolean osIsLinux() {
		return osIs("Linux");
	}

	private static boolean osIs(String osName) {
		return System.getProperty("os.name").indexOf(osName) != -1;
	}


	// ********** constructor **********

	/**
	 * Suppress default constructor, ensuring non-instantiability.
	 */
	private Tools() {
		super();
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

}