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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.skyframe;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

/**
 * A value for ensuring that an error for a cycle/chain is reported exactly once. This is achieved
 * by forcing the same value key for two logically equivalent errors and letting Skyframe do its
 * magic.
 */
class ChainUniquenessUtils {

  private ChainUniquenessUtils() {}

  /**
   * Create a canonicalized representation of the cycle specified by {@code chain}. {@code chain}
   * must be non-empty.
   */
  static <T> ImmutableList<T> canonicalize(ImmutableList<T> cycle) {
    int minPos = 0;
    String minString = cycle.get(0).toString();
    for (int i = 1; i < cycle.size(); i++) {
      // TODO(bazel-team): Is the toString representation stable enough?
      String candidateString = cycle.get(i).toString();
      if (candidateString.compareTo(minString) < 0) {
        minPos = i;
        minString = candidateString;
      }
    }
    ImmutableList.Builder<T> builder = ImmutableList.builder();
    for (int i = 0; i < cycle.size(); i++) {
      int pos = (minPos + i) % cycle.size();
      builder.add(cycle.get(pos));
    }
    return builder.build();
  }
}