diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 mobile/android/base/background/db/Tab.java
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+++ b/mobile/android/base/background/db/Tab.java	Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.background.db;
+
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.Tabs;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.Utils;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.repositories.android.RepoUtils;
+
+import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+
+// Immutable.
+public class Tab {
+  public final String    title;
+  public final String    icon;
+  public final JSONArray history;
+  public final long      lastUsed;
+
+  public Tab(String title, String icon, JSONArray history, long lastUsed) {
+    this.title    = title;
+    this.icon     = icon;
+    this.history  = history;
+    this.lastUsed = lastUsed;
+  }
+
+  public ContentValues toContentValues(String clientGUID, int position) {
+    ContentValues out = new ContentValues();
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.POSITION,    position);
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.CLIENT_GUID, clientGUID);
+
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.FAVICON,   this.icon);
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.LAST_USED, this.lastUsed);
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.TITLE,     this.title);
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.URL,       (String) this.history.get(0));
+    out.put(BrowserContract.Tabs.HISTORY,   this.history.toJSONString());
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    if (!(o instanceof Tab)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    final Tab other = (Tab) o;
+
+    if (!RepoUtils.stringsEqual(this.title, other.title)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (!RepoUtils.stringsEqual(this.icon, other.icon)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!(this.lastUsed == other.lastUsed)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return Utils.sameArrays(this.history, other.history);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract a <code>Tab</code> from a cursor row.
+   * <p>
+   * Caller is responsible for creating, positioning, and closing the cursor.
+   *
+   * @param cursor
+   *          to inspect.
+   * @return <code>Tab</code> instance.
+   */
+  public static Tab fromCursor(final Cursor cursor) {
+    final String title = RepoUtils.getStringFromCursor(cursor, Tabs.TITLE);
+    final String icon = RepoUtils.getStringFromCursor(cursor, Tabs.FAVICON);
+    final JSONArray history = RepoUtils.getJSONArrayFromCursor(cursor, Tabs.HISTORY);
+    final long lastUsed = RepoUtils.getLongFromCursor(cursor, Tabs.LAST_USED);
+
+    return new Tab(title, icon, history, lastUsed);
+  }
+}