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Zip URLConnection

     
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import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;


/**
 * A <code>URLConnection</code> which loads its content from a specified zip
 * entry within a local file.
 */

public class ZipURLConnection extends URLConnection{



  /**
   * The zip file.
   */

  private final File file;



  /**
   * The name of the zip entry within the zip file.
   */

  private final String zipEntryName;



  /**
   * The <code>ZipFile</code> object for the zip file. Created when
   * <code>connect()</code> is called.
   */

  private ZipFile zipFile = null;



  /**
   * The <code>ZipEntry</code> object for the entry in the zip file. Created
   * when <code>connect()</code> is called.
   */

  private ZipEntry zipEntry = null;



  /**
   * Creates a new <code>ZipURLConnection</code> for the specified zip entry
   * within the specified <code>File</code>.
   */

  public ZipURLConnection(URL url, File file, String zipEntryName){
    super(url);

    this.file = file;
    this.zipEntryName = zipEntryName;
  }



  /**
   * Attempts to open the zip entry.
   */

  public void connect() throws IOException{
    this.zipFile = new ZipFile(file);
    this.zipEntry = zipFile.getEntry(zipEntryName);
    if (zipEntry == null)
      throw new IOException("Entry " + zipEntryName + " not found in file " + file);
    this.connected = true;
  }



  /**
   * Returns the <code>InputStream</code> that reads from this connection.
   */

  public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException{
    if (!connected)
      connect();

    return zipFile.getInputStream(zipEntry);
  }



  /**
   * Returns the length of the uncompressed zip entry.
   */

  public int getContentLength(){
    if (!connected)
      return -1;

    return (int)zipEntry.getSize();
  }


}

   
    
    
    
    
  








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