Merge pull request #5 from aurasphere/master

Update from master
2018-02-22 21:00:13 +01:00
parent 1f45a316cc 7c873655ed
commit 4aa706ed8d
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+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>checker-plugin</artifactId>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>checker-plugin</name>
+    <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+
+    <!-- https://checkerframework.org/manual/#maven -->
+
+    <properties>
+        <!-- These properties will be set by the Maven Dependency plugin -->
+        <annotatedJdk>${org.checkerframework:jdk8:jar}</annotatedJdk>
+        <!-- Uncomment to use the Type Annotations compiler. -->
+        <!--
+        <typeAnnotationsJavac>${org.checkerframework:compiler:jar}</typeAnnotationsJavac>
+        -->
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+
+
+        <!-- Annotations from the Checker Framework: nullness, interning, locking, ... -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jdk8</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- The Type Annotations compiler. Uncomment if using annotations in comments. -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>compiler</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <!-- This plugin will set properties values using dependency information -->
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <!--
+                            Goal that sets a property pointing to the artifact file for each project dependency.
+                            For each dependency (direct and transitive) a project property will be set which
+                            follows the:
+
+                               groupId:artifactId:type:[classifier]
+
+                            form and contains the path to the resolved artifact. -->
+                            <goal>properties</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <!-- Uncomment the following line to use the type annotations compiler. -->
+                    <!-- <fork>true</fork> -->
+                    <compilerArguments>
+                        <Xmaxerrs>10000</Xmaxerrs>
+                        <Xmaxwarns>10000</Xmaxwarns>
+                    </compilerArguments>
+                    <annotationProcessors>
+                        <!-- Add all the checkers you want to enable here -->
+                        <annotationProcessor>org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.NullnessChecker</annotationProcessor>
+                        <annotationProcessor>org.checkerframework.checker.interning.InterningChecker</annotationProcessor>
+                        <annotationProcessor>org.checkerframework.checker.fenum.FenumChecker</annotationProcessor>
+                        <annotationProcessor>org.checkerframework.checker.formatter.FormatterChecker</annotationProcessor>
+                        <annotationProcessor>org.checkerframework.checker.regex.RegexChecker</annotationProcessor>
+                    </annotationProcessors>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-AprintErrorStack</arg>
+
+                        <!-- location of the annotated JDK, which comes from a Maven dependency -->
+                        <arg>-Xbootclasspath/p:${annotatedJdk}</arg>
+                        <!--
+                        -->
+
+                        <!-- Uncomment the following line to use the type annotations compiler. -->
+                        <!--
+                        <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${typeAnnotationsJavac}</arg>
+                        -->
+                        <!-- Uncomment the following line to turn type-checking warnings into errors. -->
+                        <arg>-Awarns</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
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+package com.baeldung.typechecker;
+
+import org.checkerframework.checker.fenum.qual.Fenum;
+
+//@SuppressWarnings("fenum:assignment.type.incompatible")
+public class FakeNumExample {
+
+    // Here we use some String constants to represents countries.
+    static final @Fenum("country") String ITALY = "IT";
+    static final @Fenum("country") String US = "US";
+    static final @Fenum("country") String UNITED_KINGDOM = "UK";
+
+    // Here we use other String constants to represent planets instead.
+    static final @Fenum("planet") String MARS = "Mars";
+    static final @Fenum("planet") String EARTH = "Earth";
+    static final @Fenum("planet") String VENUS = "Venus";
+
+    // Now we write this method and we want to be sure that
+    // the String parameter has a value of a country, not that is just a String.
+    void greetCountries(@Fenum("country") String country) {
+        System.out.println("Hello " + country);
+    }
+
+    // Similarly we're enforcing here that the provided
+    // parameter is a String that represent a planet.
+    void greetPlanets(@Fenum("planet") String planet) {
+        System.out.println("Hello " + planet);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        FakeNumExample obj = new FakeNumExample();
+
+        // This will fail because we pass a planet-String to a method that
+        // accept a country-String.
+        obj.greetCountries(MARS);
+
+        // Here the opposite happens.
+        obj.greetPlanets(US);
+    }
+
+}
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+package com.baeldung.typechecker;
+
+public class FormatExample {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        // Just enabling org.checkerframework.checker.formatter.FormatterChecker
+        // we can be sure at compile time that the format strings we pass to format()
+        // are correct. Normally we would have those errors raised just at runtime.
+        // All those formats are in fact wrong.
+
+        String.format("%y", 7);           // error: invalid format string
+
+        String.format("%d", "a string");  // error: invalid argument type for %d
+
+        String.format("%d %s", 7);        // error: missing argument for %s
+
+        String.format("%d", 7, 3);        // warning: unused argument 3
+
+        String.format("{0}", 7);          // warning: unused argument 7, because {0} is wrong syntax
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.baeldung.typechecker;
+
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.KeyFor;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class KeyForExample {
+
+    private final Map<String, String> config = new HashMap<>();
+
+    KeyForExample() {
+
+        // Here we initialize a map to store
+        // some config data.
+        config.put("url", "http://1.2.3.4");
+        config.put("name", "foobaz");
+    }
+
+    public void dumpPort() {
+
+        // Here, we want to dump the port value stored in the
+        // config, so we declare that this key has to be
+        // present in the config map.
+        // Obviously that will fail because such key is not present
+        // in the map.
+        @KeyFor("config") String key = "port";
+        System.out.println( config.get(key) );
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.baeldung.typechecker;
+
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+public class MonotonicNotNullExample {
+
+    // The idea is we need this field to be to lazily initialized,
+    // so it starts as null but once it becomes not null
+    // it cannot return null.
+    // In these cases, we can use @MonotonicNonNull
+    @MonotonicNonNull private Date firstCall;
+
+    public Date getFirstCall() {
+        if (firstCall == null) {
+            firstCall = new Date();
+        }
+        return firstCall;
+    }
+
+    public void reset() {
+        // This is reported as error because
+        // we wrongly set the field back to null.
+        firstCall = null;
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.baeldung.typechecker;
+
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+
+public class NonNullExample {
+
+    // This method's parameter is annotated in order
+    // to tell the pluggable type system that it can never be null.
+    private static int countArgs(@NonNull String[] args) {
+        return args.length;
+    }
+
+    // This method's parameter is annotated in order
+    // to tell the pluggable type system that it may be null.
+    public static void main(@Nullable String[] args) {
+
+        // Here lies a potential error,
+        // because we pass a potential null reference to a method
+        // that does not accept nulls.
+        // The Checker Framework will spot this problem at compile time
+        // instead of runtime.
+        System.out.println(countArgs(args));
+
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.baeldung.typechecker;
+
+import org.checkerframework.checker.regex.qual.Regex;
+
+public class RegexExample {
+
+    // For some reason we want to be sure that this regex
+    // contains at least one capturing group.
+    // However, we do an error and we forgot to define such
+    // capturing group in it.
+    @Regex(1) private static String findNumbers = "\\d*";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String message = "My phone number is +3911223344.";
+        message.matches(findNumbers);
+    }
+
+}
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+# Groovy
+
+## Relevant articles:
+
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>core-groovy</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-modules</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <url>http://jcenter.bintray.com</url>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+            <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4.13</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+            <artifactId>groovy-sql</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4.13</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
+                <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>addSources</goal>
+                            <goal>addTestSources</goal>
+                            <goal>compile</goal>
+                            <goal>compileTests</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.19.1</version>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
+                        <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>junit5</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
+                            <goal>verify</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <includes>
+                                <include>**/*Test5.java</include>
+                            </includes>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <kotlin-maven-plugin.version>1.1.2</kotlin-maven-plugin.version>
+        <kotlin-test-junit.version>1.1.2</kotlin-test-junit.version>
+        <kotlin-stdlib.version>1.1.2</kotlin-stdlib.version>
+        <kotlin-reflect.version>1.1.2</kotlin-reflect.version>
+        <kotlinx.version>0.15</kotlinx.version>
+        <mockito-kotlin.version>1.5.0</mockito-kotlin.version>
+
+        <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.0</junit.jupiter.version>
+        <junit.platform.version>1.0.0</junit.platform.version>
+        <junit.vintage.version>4.12.0</junit.vintage.version>
+        <junit4.version>4.12</junit4.version>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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+package com.baeldung.groovy.sql
+
+import groovy.sql.GroovyResultSet
+import groovy.sql.GroovyRowResult
+import groovy.sql.Sql
+import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
+import static org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class SqlTest {
+
+    final Map dbConnParams = [url: 'jdbc:hsqldb:mem:testDB', user: 'sa', password: '', driver: 'org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver']
+
+    @Test
+    void whenNewSqlInstance_thenDbIsAccessed() {
+        def sql = Sql.newInstance(dbConnParams)
+        sql.close()
+        sql.close()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenTableDoesNotExist_thenSelectFails() {
+        try {
+            Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+                sql.eachRow('select * from PROJECT') {}
+            }
+
+            fail("An exception should have been thrown")
+        } catch (ignored) {
+            //Ok
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenTableCreated_thenSelectIsPossible() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            def result = sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_1 (id integer not null, name varchar(50), url varchar(100))'
+
+            assertEquals(0, sql.updateCount)
+            assertFalse(result)
+
+            result = sql.execute('select * from PROJECT_1')
+
+            assertTrue(result)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenIdentityColumn_thenInsertReturnsNewId() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_2 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            def ids = sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_2 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+
+            assertEquals(0, ids[0][0])
+
+            ids = sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_2 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+
+            assertEquals(1, ids[0][0])
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenUpdate_thenNumberOfAffectedRows() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_3 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_3 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_3 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+            def count = sql.executeUpdate("UPDATE PROJECT_3 SET URL = 'https://' + URL")
+
+            assertEquals(2, count)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenEachRow_thenResultSetHasProperties() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_4 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_4 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'https://github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_4 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'https://github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+
+            sql.eachRow("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_4") { GroovyResultSet rs ->
+                assertNotNull(rs.name)
+                assertNotNull(rs.url)
+                assertNotNull(rs[0])
+                assertNotNull(rs[1])
+                assertNotNull(rs[2])
+                assertEquals(rs.name, rs['name'])
+                assertEquals(rs.url, rs['url'])
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenPagination_thenSubsetIsReturned() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_5 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_5 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_5 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+            def rows = sql.rows('SELECT * FROM PROJECT_5 ORDER BY NAME', 1, 1)
+
+            assertEquals(1, rows.size())
+            assertEquals('REST with Spring', rows[0].name)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenParameters_thenReplacement() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_6 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            sql.execute('INSERT INTO PROJECT_6 (NAME, URL) VALUES (?, ?)', 'tutorials', 'github.com/eugenp/tutorials')
+            sql.execute("INSERT INTO PROJECT_6 (NAME, URL) VALUES (:name, :url)", [name: 'REST with Spring', url: 'github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring'])
+
+            def rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_6 WHERE NAME = 'tutorials'")
+
+            assertEquals(1, rows.size())
+
+            rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_6 WHERE NAME = 'REST with Spring'")
+
+            assertEquals(1, rows.size())
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenParametersInGString_thenReplacement() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_7 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            sql.execute "INSERT INTO PROJECT_7 (NAME, URL) VALUES (${'tutorials'}, ${'github.com/eugenp/tutorials'})"
+            def name = 'REST with Spring'
+            def url = 'github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring'
+            sql.execute "INSERT INTO PROJECT_7 (NAME, URL) VALUES (${name}, ${url})"
+
+            def rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_7 WHERE NAME = 'tutorials'")
+
+            assertEquals(1, rows.size())
+
+            rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_7 WHERE NAME = 'REST with Spring'")
+
+            assertEquals(1, rows.size())
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenTransactionRollback_thenNoDataInserted() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.withTransaction {
+                sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_8 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+                sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_8 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'https://github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+                sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_8 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'https://github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+                sql.rollback()
+
+                def rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_8")
+
+                assertEquals(0, rows.size())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenTransactionRollbackThenCommit_thenOnlyLastInserted() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.withTransaction {
+                sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_9 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+                sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_9 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'https://github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+                sql.rollback()
+                sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_9 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'https://github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+                sql.rollback()
+                sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_9 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'https://github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+                sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_9 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'https://github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+            }
+
+            def rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_9")
+
+            assertEquals(2, rows.size())
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenException_thenTransactionIsRolledBack() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            try {
+                sql.withTransaction {
+                    sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_10 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+                    sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_10 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'https://github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+                    throw new Exception('rollback')
+                }
+            } catch (ignored) {}
+
+            def rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_10")
+
+            assertEquals(0, rows.size())
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenCachedConnection_whenException_thenDataIsPersisted() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            try {
+                sql.cacheConnection {
+                    sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_11 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+                    sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_11 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'https://github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+                    throw new Exception('This does not rollback')
+                }
+            } catch (ignored) {}
+
+            def rows = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_11")
+
+            assertEquals(1, rows.size())
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*@Test
+    void whenModifyResultSet_thenDataIsChanged() {
+        Sql.withInstance(dbConnParams) { Sql sql ->
+            sql.execute 'create table PROJECT_5 (ID IDENTITY, NAME VARCHAR (50), URL VARCHAR (100))'
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_5 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('tutorials', 'github.com/eugenp/tutorials')")
+            sql.executeInsert("INSERT INTO PROJECT_5 (NAME, URL) VALUES ('REST with Spring', 'github.com/eugenp/REST-With-Spring')")
+
+            sql.eachRow("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_5 FOR UPDATE ") { GroovyResultSet rs ->
+                rs['name'] = "The great ${rs.name}!" as String
+                rs.updateRow()
+            }
+
+            sql.eachRow("SELECT * FROM PROJECT_5") { GroovyResultSet rs ->
+                assertTrue(rs.name.startsWith('The great '))
+            }
+        }
+    }*/
+
+}
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 - [Fail-Safe Iterator vs Fail-Fast Iterator](http://www.baeldung.com/java-fail-safe-vs-fail-fast-iterator)
+- [Shuffling Collections In Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-shuffle-collection)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class ShufflingCollectionsUnitTest {
    }

    @Test
-    public void whenShufflingMapKeys_thenValuesAreShuffled() {
+    public void whenShufflingMapEntries_thenValuesAreShuffled() {
        Map<Integer, String> studentsById = new HashMap<>();
        studentsById.put(1, "Foo");
        studentsById.put(2, "Bar");
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ public class ShufflingCollectionsUnitTest {
        System.out.println("Students before shuffling:");
        System.out.println(studentsById.values());

-        List<Integer> shuffledStudentIds = new ArrayList<>(studentsById.keySet());
-        Collections.shuffle(shuffledStudentIds);
+        List<Map.Entry<Integer, String>> shuffledStudentEntries = new ArrayList<>(studentsById.entrySet());
+        Collections.shuffle(shuffledStudentEntries);

-        List<String> shuffledStudents = shuffledStudentIds.stream()
-          .map(id -> studentsById.get(id))
-          .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        List<String> shuffledStudents = shuffledStudentEntries.stream()
+                .map(Map.Entry::getValue)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        System.out.println("Students after shuffling");
        System.out.println(shuffledStudents);
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.baeldung.casting;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class Animal {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Animal.class);
+
+    public void eat() {
+        LOGGER.info("animal is eating");
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.baeldung.casting;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class AnimalFeeder {
+
+    public void feed(List<Animal> animals) {
+        animals.forEach(animal -> {
+            animal.eat();
+            if (animal instanceof Cat) {
+                ((Cat) animal).meow();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public void uncheckedFeed(List<Animal> animals) {
+        animals.forEach(animal -> {
+            animal.eat();
+            ((Cat) animal).meow();
+        });
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.baeldung.casting;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class Cat extends Animal implements Mew {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Cat.class);
+
+    public void eat() {
+        LOGGER.info("cat is eating");
+    }
+
+    public void meow() {
+        LOGGER.info("meow");
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.baeldung.casting;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class Dog extends Animal {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Dog.class);
+
+    public void eat() {
+        LOGGER.info("dog is eating");
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.casting;
+
+public interface Mew {
+    public void meow();
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public abstract class AuthenticationProcessor {
+
+    // next element in chain or responsibility
+    public AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor;
+    
+    public AuthenticationProcessor(AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor) {
+        this.nextProcessor = nextProcessor;
+    }
+
+    public abstract boolean isAuthorized(AuthenticationProvider authProvider);
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public interface AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class OAuthAuthenticationProcessor extends AuthenticationProcessor {
+
+    public OAuthAuthenticationProcessor(AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor) {
+        super(nextProcessor);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuthorized(AuthenticationProvider authProvider) {
+
+        if (authProvider instanceof OAuthTokenProvider) {
+            return Boolean.TRUE;
+        } else if (nextProcessor != null) {
+            return nextProcessor.isAuthorized(authProvider);
+        } else {
+            return Boolean.FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class OAuthTokenProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class SamlAuthenticationProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor extends AuthenticationProcessor {
+
+    public UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor(AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor) {
+        super(nextProcessor);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuthorized(AuthenticationProvider authProvider) {
+        if (authProvider instanceof UsernamePasswordProvider) {
+            return Boolean.TRUE;
+        } else if (nextProcessor != null) {
+            return nextProcessor.isAuthorized(authProvider);
+        } else {
+            return Boolean.FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class UsernamePasswordProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+package com.baeldung.java.list;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
+public class CustomList<E> implements List<E> {
+    private Object[] internal = {};
+
+    @Override
+    public void add(int index, E element) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public E remove(int index) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean remove(Object object) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return internal.length;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return internal.length == 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean add(E element) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // internal = new Object[1];
+        // internal[0] = element;
+        // return true;
+
+        Object[] temp = new Object[internal.length + 1];
+        System.arraycopy(internal, 0, temp, 0, internal.length);
+        temp[internal.length] = element;
+        internal = temp;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public E get(int index) {
+        return (E) internal[index];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean contains(Object object) {
+        // return false
+
+        for (Object element : internal) {
+            if (object.equals(element)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> collection) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // for (Object element : collection) {
+        //     if (element.equals(internal[0])) {
+        //         return true;
+        //     }
+        // }
+        // return false;
+
+        for (Object element : collection)
+            if (!contains(element)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public E set(int index, E element) {
+        E oldElement = (E) internal[index];
+        internal[index] = element;
+        return oldElement;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clear() {
+        internal = new Object[0];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int indexOf(Object object) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // if (object.equals(internal[0])) {
+        //     return 0;
+        // }
+        // return -1;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < internal.length; i++) {
+            if (object.equals(internal[i])) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int lastIndexOf(Object object) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // if (object.equals(internal[0])) {
+        //     return 0;
+        // }
+        // return -1;
+
+        for (int i = internal.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (object.equals(internal[i])) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public List<E> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // return (List<E>) Arrays.asList(internal);
+
+        Object[] temp = new Object[toIndex - fromIndex];
+        System.arraycopy(internal, fromIndex, temp, 0, temp.length);
+        return (List<E>) Arrays.asList(temp);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object[] toArray() {
+        return Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public <T> T[] toArray(T[] array) {
+        // the first cycle
+        // array[0] = (T) internal[0];
+        // return array;
+
+        // the second cycle
+        // if (array.length < internal.length) {
+        //     return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length, array.getClass());
+        // }
+        // return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length, array.getClass());
+
+        if (array.length < internal.length) {
+            return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(internal, internal.length, array.getClass());
+        }
+
+        System.arraycopy(internal, 0, array, 0, internal.length);
+        if (array.length > internal.length) {
+            array[internal.length] = null;
+        }
+        return array;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterator<E> iterator() {
+        return new CustomIterator();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListIterator<E> listIterator() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ListIterator<E> listIterator(int index) {
+        // ignored for brevity
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private class CustomIterator implements Iterator<E> {
+        int index;
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean hasNext() {
+            // the first cycle
+            // return true;
+
+            return index != internal.length;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        @Override
+        public E next() {
+            // the first cycle
+            // return (E) CustomList.this.internal[0];
+
+            E element = (E) CustomList.this.internal[index];
+            index++;
+            return element;
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package com.baeldung.casting;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class CastingTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenPrimitiveConverted_thenValueChanged() {
+        double myDouble = 1.1;
+        int myInt = (int) myDouble;
+        assertNotEquals(myDouble, myInt);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUpcast_thenInstanceUnchanged() {
+        Cat cat = new Cat();
+        Animal animal = cat;
+        animal = (Animal) cat;
+        assertTrue(animal instanceof Cat);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUpcastToObject_thenInstanceUnchanged() {
+        Object object = new Animal();
+        assertTrue(object instanceof Animal);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUpcastToInterface_thenInstanceUnchanged() {
+        Mew mew = new Cat();
+        assertTrue(mew instanceof Cat);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUpcastToAnimal_thenOverridenMethodsCalled() {
+        List<Animal> animals = new ArrayList<>();
+        animals.add(new Cat());
+        animals.add(new Dog());
+        new AnimalFeeder().feed(animals);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenDowncastToCat_thenMeowIsCalled() {
+        Animal animal = new Cat();
+        ((Cat) animal).meow();
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = ClassCastException.class)
+    public void whenDownCastWithoutCheck_thenExceptionThrown() {
+        List<Animal> animals = new ArrayList<>();
+        animals.add(new Cat());
+        animals.add(new Dog());
+        new AnimalFeeder().uncheckedFeed(animals);
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class ChainOfResponsibilityTest {
+
+    private static AuthenticationProcessor getChainOfAuthProcessor() {
+
+        AuthenticationProcessor oAuthProcessor = new OAuthAuthenticationProcessor(null);
+        AuthenticationProcessor unamePasswordProcessor = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor(oAuthProcessor);
+        return unamePasswordProcessor;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenOAuthProvider_whenCheckingAuthorized_thenSuccess() {
+        AuthenticationProcessor authProcessorChain = getChainOfAuthProcessor();
+        boolean isAuthorized = authProcessorChain.isAuthorized(new OAuthTokenProvider());
+        assertTrue(isAuthorized);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenUsernamePasswordProvider_whenCheckingAuthorized_thenSuccess() {
+        AuthenticationProcessor authProcessorChain = getChainOfAuthProcessor();
+        boolean isAuthorized = authProcessorChain.isAuthorized(new UsernamePasswordProvider());
+        assertTrue(isAuthorized);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenSamlAuthProvider_whenCheckingAuthorized_thenFailure() {
+        AuthenticationProcessor authProcessorChain = getChainOfAuthProcessor();
+        boolean isAuthorized = authProcessorChain.isAuthorized(new SamlAuthenticationProvider());
+        assertTrue(!isAuthorized);
+    }
+
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+package com.baeldung.java.list;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CustomListUnitTest {
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenAddToSpecifiedIndex_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        new CustomList<>().add(0, null);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenAddAllToTheEnd_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.addAll(collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenAddAllToSpecifiedIndex_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.addAll(0, collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRemoveAtSpecifiedIndex_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.remove(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRemoveSpecifiedElement_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.remove("baeldung");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRemoveAll_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.removeAll(collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void whenRetainAll_thenExceptionIsThrown() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.retainAll(collection);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenSize_thenZeroIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+
+        assertEquals(0, list.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenIsEmpty_thenTrueIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+
+        assertTrue(list.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenElementIsAdded_thenGetReturnsThatElement() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        boolean succeeded = list.add("baeldung");
+        Object element = list.get(0);
+
+        assertTrue(succeeded);
+        assertEquals("baeldung", element);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenAnotherIsAdded_thenGetReturnsBoth() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        boolean succeeded1 = list.add("baeldung");
+        boolean succeeded2 = list.add(".com");
+        Object element1 = list.get(0);
+        Object element2 = list.get(1);
+
+        assertTrue(succeeded1);
+        assertTrue(succeeded2);
+        assertEquals("baeldung", element1);
+        assertEquals(".com", element2);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenEmptyList_whenContains_thenFalseIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+
+        assertFalse(list.contains(null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenContains_thenTrueIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertTrue(list.contains("baeldung"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenContainsAll_thenTrueIsReturned() {
+        Collection<Object> collection = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertTrue(list.containsAll(collection));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenContainsAll_thenEitherTrueOrFalseIsReturned() {
+        Collection<Object> collection1 = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection1.add("baeldung");
+        collection1.add(".com");
+        Collection<Object> collection2 = new ArrayList<>();
+        collection2.add("baeldung");
+
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertFalse(list.containsAll(collection1));
+        assertTrue(list.containsAll(collection2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenSet_thenOldElementIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        Object element = list.set(0, null);
+
+        assertEquals("baeldung", element);
+        assertNull(list.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenClear_thenAllElementsAreRemoved() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.clear();
+
+        assertTrue(list.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenIndexOf_thenIndexZeroIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertEquals(0, list.indexOf("baeldung"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenList_whenIndexOf_thenPositiveIndexOrMinusOneIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".com");
+        list.add(".com");
+
+        assertEquals(1, list.indexOf(".com"));
+        assertEquals(-1, list.indexOf("com"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLastIndexOf_thenIndexZeroIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+
+        assertEquals(0, list.lastIndexOf("baeldung"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLastIndexOf_thenPositiveIndexOrMinusOneIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".com");
+
+        assertEquals(1, list.lastIndexOf("baeldung"));
+        assertEquals(-1, list.indexOf("com"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenSubListZeroToOne_thenListContainingFirstElementIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        List<Object> subList = list.subList(0, 1);
+
+        assertEquals("baeldung", subList.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenSubListOneToTwo_thenListContainingSecondElementIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".");
+        list.add("com");
+        List<Object> subList = list.subList(1, 2);
+
+        assertEquals(1, subList.size());
+        assertEquals(".", subList.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithElements_whenToArray_thenArrayContainsThose() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        list.add(".com");
+        Object[] array = list.toArray();
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new Object[] { "baeldung", ".com" }, array);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithAnElement_whenToArray_thenInputArrayIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        String[] input = new String[1];
+        String[] output = list.toArray(input);
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "baeldung" }, input);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenToArrayIsCalledWithEmptyInputArray_thenNewArrayIsReturned() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        String[] input = {};
+        String[] output = list.toArray(input);
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "baeldung" }, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenToArrayIsCalledWithLargerInput_thenOutputHasTrailingNull() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        String[] input = new String[2];
+        String[] output = list.toArray(input);
+
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "baeldung", null }, output);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenListWithOneElement_whenIterator_thenThisElementIsNext() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        Iterator<Object> iterator = list.iterator();
+
+        assertTrue(iterator.hasNext());
+        assertEquals("baeldung", iterator.next());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenIteratorNextIsCalledTwice_thenTheSecondReturnsFalse() {
+        List<Object> list = new CustomList<>();
+        list.add("baeldung");
+        Iterator<Object> iterator = list.iterator();
+
+        iterator.next();
+        assertFalse(iterator.hasNext());
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package com.baeldung.string;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class StringComparisonTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingComparisonOperator_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        String string1 = "using comparison operator";
+        String string2 = "using comparison operator";
+        String string3 = new String("using comparison operator");
+
+        assertThat(string1 == string2).isTrue();
+        assertThat(string1 == string3).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingEqualsMethod_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        String string1 = "using equals method";
+        String string2 = "using equals method";
+
+        String string3 = "using EQUALS method";
+        String string4 = new String("using equals method");
+
+        assertThat(string1.equals(string2)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(string1.equals(string4)).isTrue();
+
+        assertThat(string1.equals(null)).isFalse();
+        assertThat(string1.equals(string3)).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingEqualsIgnoreCase_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        String string1 = "using equals ignore case";
+        String string2 = "USING EQUALS IGNORE CASE";
+
+        assertThat(string1.equalsIgnoreCase(string2)).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingCompareTo_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        String author = "author";
+        String book = "book";
+        String duplicateBook = "book";
+
+        assertThat(author.compareTo(book)).isEqualTo(-1);
+        assertThat(book.compareTo(author)).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(duplicateBook.compareTo(book)).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingCompareToIgnoreCase_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        String author = "Author";
+        String book = "book";
+        String duplicateBook = "BOOK";
+
+        assertThat(author.compareToIgnoreCase(book)).isEqualTo(-1);
+        assertThat(book.compareToIgnoreCase(author)).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(duplicateBook.compareToIgnoreCase(book)).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingObjectsEqualsMethod_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        String string1 = "using objects equals";
+        String string2 = "using objects equals";
+        String string3 = new String("using objects equals");
+
+        assertThat(Objects.equals(string1, string2)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(Objects.equals(string1, string3)).isTrue();
+
+        assertThat(Objects.equals(null, null)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(Objects.equals(null, string1)).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingEqualsOfApacheCommons_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equals(null, null)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equals(null, "equals method")).isFalse();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equals("equals method", "equals method")).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equals("equals method", "EQUALS METHOD")).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingEqualsIgnoreCaseOfApacheCommons_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(null, null)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(null, "equals method")).isFalse();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase("equals method", "equals method")).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase("equals method", "EQUALS METHOD")).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingEqualsAnyOf_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAny(null, null, null)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAny("equals any", "equals any", "any")).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAny("equals any", null, "equals any")).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAny(null, "equals", "any")).isFalse();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAny("equals any", "EQUALS ANY", "ANY")).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingEqualsAnyIgnoreCase_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase(null, null, null)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase("equals any", "equals any", "any")).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase("equals any", null, "equals any")).isTrue();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase(null, "equals", "any")).isFalse();
+        assertThat(StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase(
+                "equals any ignore case", "EQUALS ANY IGNORE CASE", "any")).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingCompare_thenComparingStringsWithNulls(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare(null, null)).isEqualTo(0);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare(null, "abc")).isEqualTo(-1);
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare("abc", "bbc")).isEqualTo(-1);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare("bbc", "abc")).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare("abc", "abc")).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingCompareIgnoreCase_ThenComparingStringsWithNulls(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compareIgnoreCase(null, null)).isEqualTo(0);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compareIgnoreCase(null, "abc")).isEqualTo(-1);
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compareIgnoreCase("Abc", "bbc")).isEqualTo(-1);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compareIgnoreCase("bbc", "ABC")).isEqualTo(1);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compareIgnoreCase("abc", "ABC")).isEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUsingCompareWithNullIsLessOption_ThenComparingStrings(){
+
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare(null, "abc", true)).isEqualTo(-1);
+        assertThat(StringUtils.compare(null, "abc", false)).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
+}
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 - [Sealed Classes in Kotlin](http://www.baeldung.com/kotlin-sealed-classes)
 - [JUnit 5 for Kotlin Developers](http://www.baeldung.com/junit-5-kotlin)
 - [Extension Methods in Kotlin](http://www.baeldung.com/kotlin-extension-methods)
-
+- [Infix Functions in Kotlin](http://www.baeldung.com/kotlin-infix-functions)
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