public static Node compare()

in tools/javac/ApiComparator.java [200:228]

• 24 lines of code
• 6 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

    public static Node compare(Api.Field a, Api.Field b) {
        Node node = new Node(a, b);
        if (node.diff == Diff.ADDED) {
            node.compatibility = Compatibility.MINOR;
        } else if (node.diff == Diff.REMOVED) {
            node.compatibility = Compatibility.MAJOR;
            node.messages.add(Message.BREAKING_CHANGES);
        } else {

            // Breaking changes
            node.check(!Objects.equals(a.type, b.type), "changed type");
            node.check(!Objects.equals(a.constantValue, b.constantValue), "changed value");
            if (node.diff != Diff.NONE) {
                node.compatibility = Compatibility.MAJOR;
                node.messages.add(Message.BREAKING_CHANGES);
                return node;
            }

            if (compareModifiers(node, a.modifiers, b.modifiers)) return node;

            // Compatible changes
            node.check(a.deprecation != b.deprecation, "changed deprecation state");
            if (node.diff != Diff.NONE) {
                node.compatibility = Compatibility.MINOR;
                return node;
            }
        }
        return node;
    }