[TEXT-8] Change (R) StringMetric.compare(CS left, CS right) to "apply" so that it is consistent with BiFunction.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jonathan Baker
• Created: 02/Mar/15 12:13
• Updated: 17/Mar/17 12:29
• Resolved: 20/Mar/15 02:40

Description

Whenever commons-text supports Java 8, StringMetric<R> should extend BiFunction<CharSequence, CharSequence, R>. Renaming "compare" to "apply" now will make that transition smoother later.