1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/vfs/Dirent.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/vfs/Dirent.java
index d76756dd9c..c62ff442bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/vfs/Dirent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/vfs/Dirent.java
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.Preconditions;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-/**
- * Directory entry representation returned by {@link Path#readdir}.
- */
-public class Dirent implements Serializable {
-
+/** Directory entry representation returned by {@link Path#readdir}. */
+public final class Dirent implements Serializable, Comparable<Dirent> {
   /** Type of the directory entry */
   public enum Type {
     // A regular file.
@@ -73,4 +70,9 @@ public class Dirent implements Serializable {
   public String toString() {
     return name + "[" + type.toString().toLowerCase() + "]";
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int compareTo(Dirent other) {
+    return this.getName().compareTo(other.getName());
+  }
 }