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Re-use the repeated parts of the resolved field when generating Comparator #20

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The generated comparator can use several nested fields, which may have a common parent. Ideally, we would like to re-reference these common parts to enhance readability.

Consider the following comparator:

java.util.Comparator.comparing((Traveler traveler) -> traveler.getResidence().getRegion())
        .thenComparing((Traveler traveler) -> traveler.getResidence().getAddress().getIsActual())
        .thenComparing((Traveler traveler) -> traveler.getResidence().getAddress().getCity())
        .thenComparing((Traveler traveler) -> traveler.getResidence().getName().getStructure())
        .thenComparing((Traveler traveler) -> traveler.getResidence().getName());

The following parts are used several times:

  1. traveler.getResidence().getAddress() - two invocations.
  2. traveler.getResidence().getName() - two invocations.
  3. traveler.getResidence() - four invocations.

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