java comparison

String a = new String("hello");
String b = new String("hello");
 
a == b;       // false — 2 objects khác nhau trong heap
a.equals(b);  // true — nội dung giống nhau
 
// String pool exception
String c = "hello";
String d = "hello";
c == d;       // true — cùng reference trong String pool (compile-time optimization)
 
// Integer caching (-128 to 127)
Integer x = 127;
Integer y = 127;
x == y;       // true — cached
 
Integer m = 128;
Integer n = 128;
m == n;       // false — ngoài cache range, different objects
m.equals(n);  // true
 
// Best practice: LUÔN dùng equals() cho objects, == chỉ cho primitives và null check
Objects.equals(a, b);  // Null-safe equals

// final — constant/immutable
final int MAX = 100;              // Variable: không reassign được
final class Utility { }           // Class: không extend được
final void process() { }          // Method: không override được
 
// final trong modern Java: effectively final cho lambdas
String name = "John";  // Effectively final (không reassign)
Runnable r = () -> System.out.println(name);  // OK
 
// finally — cleanup code (luôn chạy sau try/catch)
try {
   connection = dataSource.getConnection();
   // ... do work
} catch (SQLException e) {
   log.error("DB error", e);
} finally {
   if (connection != null) connection.close();  // LUÔN chạy
}
// Modern: try-with-resources thay thế finally cho AutoCloseable
 
// finalize — DEPRECATED (Java 9+), deprecated for removal từ Java 18 (JEP 421), DO NOT USE
// Chạy trước GC collect object — unpredictable timing, performance killer
// Thay thế: Cleaner API hoặc try-with-resources

// Interface — contract, "can do" relationship (CAN-DO behavior)
public interface Auditable {
   LocalDateTime getCreatedAt();
   String getCreatedBy();
 
   // Default method (Java 8+): behavior chung, override được
   default String getAuditInfo() {
       return getCreatedBy() + " at " + getCreatedAt();
   }
 
   // Static method
   static Auditable empty() { return new EmptyAuditable(); }
}
 
// Abstract class — shared implementation, "is-a" relationship
@MappedSuperclass
public abstract class BaseEntity {
   @Id
   private UUID id;
   private LocalDateTime createdAt;
 
   // Concrete method: shared behavior
   public boolean isNew() { return id == null; }
 
   // Abstract method: subclass must implement
   public abstract String getEntityType();
 
   // Constructor (interface KHÔNG có)
   // (Đừng gán id ở đây: isNew() ở trên sẽ luôn trả về false)
   protected BaseEntity() { this.createdAt = LocalDateTime.now(); }
 
   // State (fields) — interface chỉ có constants
   private int version;
}
 
// Class implement nhiều interfaces, extend chỉ 1 abstract class
public class Product extends BaseEntity implements Auditable, Serializable { }

// Checked Exception — compiler FORCE bạn handle (extends Exception)
// "Recoverable errors" — caller có thể xử lý
public class InsufficientFundsException extends Exception {
   private final BigDecimal balance;
   private final BigDecimal amount;
 
   public InsufficientFundsException(BigDecimal balance, BigDecimal amount) {
       super("Insufficient funds: balance=" + balance + ", amount=" + amount);
       this.balance = balance;
       this.amount = amount;
   }
}
 
// Phải try-catch hoặc throws
public void transfer(BigDecimal amount) throws InsufficientFundsException {
   if (balance.compareTo(amount) < 0) throw new InsufficientFundsException(balance, amount);
}
 
// Unchecked Exception — compiler KHÔNG force handle (extends RuntimeException)
// "Programming errors" — caller thường không thể recover
public class ProductNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
   public ProductNotFoundException(UUID id) {
       super("Product not found: " + id);
   }
}
 
// Không cần try-catch
public ProductDTO getById(UUID id) {
   return repo.findById(id).orElseThrow(() -> new ProductNotFoundException(id));
}

// HashMap — fastest, unordered, NOT thread-safe
Map<String, Product> cache = new HashMap<>();
// O(1) get/put, null keys/values allowed
// ❌ KHÔNG dùng trong multi-threaded context
 
// ConcurrentHashMap — thread-safe, NO locks on reads
Map<String, Product> concurrentCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
// Thread-safe, null keys/values NOT allowed
// Java 7: segment-level locking; Java 8+: CAS + synchronized trên từng bin
// ✅ Dùng cho shared state giữa threads
 
// LinkedHashMap — insertion order preserved
Map<String, Product> orderedMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
// Access order mode → LRU cache implementation
Map<String, Product> lruCache = new LinkedHashMap<>(16, 0.75f, true) {
   @Override
   protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Map.Entry<String, Product> eldest) {
       return size() > 100;  // Max 100 entries
   }
};
 
// TreeMap — sorted by key (Red-Black tree)
Map<String, Product> sortedMap = new TreeMap<>();
// O(log n) get/put, keys must be Comparable
// Use case: range queries, "give me all products between A-M"
NavigableMap<LocalDate, BigDecimal> dailyRevenue = new TreeMap<>();
dailyRevenue.subMap(startDate, endDate);  // Range query, [startDate, endDate) — không gồm endDate

// ArrayList — dynamic array, default choice 99% of the time
List<Product> products = new ArrayList<>();
// O(1) random access, O(1) amortized add, O(n) insert/remove middle
// Cache-friendly (contiguous memory)
 
// LinkedList — doubly-linked list, RARELY better choice
List<Product> linkedProducts = new LinkedList<>();
// O(n) random access, O(1) add/remove at head/tail
// ❌ Almost NEVER faster than ArrayList in practice (cache misses)
// Only use case: frequent add/remove at both ends (Deque interface)
 
// CopyOnWriteArrayList — thread-safe, optimized for reads
List<EventListener> listeners = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
// Every write creates new internal array copy → expensive writes
// Reads never block, never throw ConcurrentModificationException
// ✅ Use for: listener lists, rarely-modified collections read by many threads

// synchronized — implicit lock, simple
public class Counter {
   private int count = 0;
 
   public synchronized void increment() { count++; }
   public synchronized int get() { return count; }
   // Pros: Simple, auto-release
   // Cons: No tryLock, no timeout, no fairness control
}
 
// ReentrantLock — explicit lock, more control
public class AdvancedCounter {
   private final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock(true); // fair
   private int count = 0;
 
   public void increment() throws InterruptedException {  // tryLock có timeout ném InterruptedException
       if (lock.tryLock(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {  // Timeout!
           try { count++; }
           finally { lock.unlock(); }  // Manual unlock
       } else {
           // Không lấy được lock: phải xử lý, đừng lặng lẽ bỏ qua lần tăng
           throw new IllegalStateException("Timeout waiting for lock");
       }
   }
   // Pros: tryLock, timeout, fairness, multiple conditions
   // Cons: Verbose, must remember unlock in finally
}
 
// volatile — visibility guarantee, NO atomicity
public class Flag {
   private volatile boolean running = true;  // Visible across threads immediately
 
   public void stop() { running = false; }  // Write visible to all readers
   public void run() { while (running) { /* work */ } }
   // Pros: Lightweight, no locking
   // Cons: Only works for single write/read — NOT for compound operations (count++)
}
 
// AtomicInteger — lock-free atomic operations (CAS)
public class AtomicCounter {
   private final AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger(0);
 
   public void increment() { count.incrementAndGet(); }  // Atomic!
   public int get() { return count.get(); }
   // Pros: Lock-free, high performance under contention
   // Cons: Only single variable, no compound atomicity
}

@Component          // Generic Spring bean (utility, helper)
@Service            // Business logic layer — KHÔNG có behavior đặc biệt, chỉ semantic
@Repository         // Data access layer — Exception translation (DataAccessException)
@Controller         // Web layer — view resolution
@RestController     // Web layer — = @Controller + @ResponseBody
@Configuration      // Config class — CGLIB proxy, @Bean method interception

// PUT — replace TOÀN BỘ resource (idempotent)
// Client gửi complete representation
@PutMapping("/{id}")
public ProductDTO update(@PathVariable UUID id, @Valid @RequestBody UpdateProductRequest request) {
   // request PHẢI chứa TẤT CẢ fields
   // Fields không gửi = set null/default
   Product product = productRepository.findById(id).orElseThrow();
   product.setName(request.getName());       // Bắt buộc
   product.setPrice(request.getPrice());     // Bắt buộc
   product.setDescription(request.getDescription()); // null nếu không gửi → xóa description
   return toDTO(productRepository.save(product));
}
 
// PATCH — update MỘT PHẦN resource (chỉ fields gửi lên)
// Client gửi partial representation
@PatchMapping("/{id}")
public ProductDTO patch(@PathVariable UUID id, @RequestBody Map<String, Object> updates) {
   Product product = productRepository.findById(id).orElseThrow();
 
   // Chỉ update fields có trong request
   updates.forEach((key, value) -> {
       switch (key) {
           case "name" -> product.setName((String) value);
           case "price" -> product.setPrice(new BigDecimal(value.toString()));
           case "description" -> product.setDescription((String) value);
       }
   });
 
   return toDTO(productRepository.save(product));
}

// @PathVariable — resource identifier, part of URL path
// GET /api/products/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
@GetMapping("/{id}")
public ProductDTO get(@PathVariable UUID id) { ... }
// Khi nào: identifying specific resource
 
// @RequestParam — filtering, pagination, search criteria
// GET /api/products?status=ACTIVE&page=0&size=20&keyword=laptop
@GetMapping
public Page<ProductDTO> list(
   @RequestParam(required = false) ProductStatus status,
   @RequestParam(defaultValue = "0") int page) { ... }
// Khi nào: optional filters, query parameters
 
// @RequestBody — JSON payload (POST/PUT/PATCH body)
// POST /api/products  with JSON body
@PostMapping
public ProductDTO create(@Valid @RequestBody CreateProductRequest request) { ... }
// Khi nào: sending complex object, create/update operations

// Comparable — "natural ordering" (defined IN the class)
public class Product implements Comparable<Product> {
   private String name;
   private BigDecimal price;
 
   @Override
   public int compareTo(Product other) {
       return this.name.compareTo(other.name);  // Natural order: by name
   }
}
Collections.sort(products);  // Uses compareTo
 
// Comparator — "custom ordering" (defined OUTSIDE the class)
// Nhiều cách sort khác nhau cho cùng 1 class
Comparator<Product> byPrice = Comparator.comparing(Product::getPrice);
Comparator<Product> byPriceDesc = Comparator.comparing(Product::getPrice).reversed();
Comparator<Product> byNameThenPrice = Comparator.comparing(Product::getName)
   .thenComparing(Product::getPrice);
 
// Null-safe
Comparator<Product> nullSafe = Comparator.comparing(
   Product::getCategory, Comparator.nullsLast(Comparator.naturalOrder()));
 
products.sort(byPrice);
products.stream().sorted(byNameThenPrice).toList();

// String concatenation (+) — compiler optimizes simple cases
String result = "Hello " + name + "!";
// Java 9+: compiler uses invokedynamic → efficient cho simple cases
// ❌ KHÔNG dùng trong loops
 
// ❌ Anti-pattern: concatenation in loop
String csv = "";
for (Product p : products) {
   csv += p.getName() + ",";  // Tạo new String object mỗi iteration → O(n²)
}
 
// ✅ StringBuilder — NOT thread-safe, fast (single-threaded)
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (Product p : products) {
   sb.append(p.getName()).append(",");
}
String csv = sb.toString();
 
// StringBuffer — thread-safe (synchronized), slower
StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();  // Legacy, HIẾM KHI cần
// Chỉ khi nhiều threads cùng build 1 string (rất rare)
 
// ✅ Modern approach: String.join / Collectors
String csv = products.stream()
   .map(Product::getName)
   .collect(Collectors.joining(","));
 
String csv = String.join(",", names);