import MailMessage;
import Comparator;

public class DateComparator 
    implements Comparator {

    public boolean lessThan(Object first, Object second) {

        String date1 = ((MailMessage)first).getField("date");
        String date2 = ((MailMessage)second).getField("date");

        Integer year1 = Integer.valueOf(date1.substring(12,16));
        //        System.out.println(year1);
        Integer year2 = Integer.valueOf(date2.substring(12,16));
        
        if (year1.intValue() < year2.intValue()) return true;
        if (year2.intValue() < year1.intValue()) return false;

        String strMonth1 = date1.substring(8,11);
        String strMonth2 = date2.substring(8,11);

        int month1 = 0;
        int month2 = 0;


        if (strMonth1.equals("Jan")) month1 = 1;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Feb")) month1 = 2;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Mar")) month1 = 3;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Apr")) month1 = 4;
        if (strMonth1.equals("May")) month1 = 5;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Jun")) month1 = 6;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Jul")) month1 = 7;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Aug")) month1 = 8;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Sep")) month1 = 9;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Oct")) month1 = 10;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Nov")) month1 = 11;
        if (strMonth1.equals("Dec")) month1 = 12;

        if (strMonth2.equals("Jan")) month2 = 1;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Feb")) month2 = 2;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Mar")) month2 = 3;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Apr")) month2 = 4;
        if (strMonth2.equals("May")) month2 = 5;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Jun")) month2 = 6;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Jul")) month2 = 7;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Aug")) month2 = 8;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Sep")) month2 = 9;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Oct")) month2 = 10;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Nov")) month2 = 11;
        if (strMonth2.equals("Dec")) month2 = 12;



        if (month1 < month2) {
            System.out.println("Month1: " + month1 + " < " + "Month2: " + month2 + " " + "returning true");
            return true;
        }//if
        if (month1 > month2) {
            System.out.println("Month1: " + month2 + " > " + "Month2:" + month1 + " " + "returning false");
            return false;
        }//if

        Integer day1 = Integer.valueOf(date1.substring(5,7));
        Integer day2 = Integer.valueOf(date2.substring(5,7));

        if (day1.intValue() < day2.intValue()) return true;
        if (day2.intValue() < day1.intValue()) return false;

        Integer time1 = Integer.valueOf(date1.substring(17,19) + date1.substring(20,22) + date1.substring(23,25));
        Integer time2 = Integer.valueOf(date2.substring(17,19) + date2.substring(20,22) + date2.substring(23,25));

        if (time1.intValue() < time2.intValue()) return true;
        if (time2.intValue() < time1.intValue()) return false;         

        return true;

    }

    public boolean equals(Object first, Object second) {

        return true;

    }

} // public class


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