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package org.bouncycastle.util.encoders; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.OutputStream; import org.bouncycastle.util.Strings; /** * Utility class for converting Base64 data to bytes and back again. */ public class Base64 { private static final Encoder encoder = new Base64Encoder(); public static String toBase64String(byte[] data) { return toBase64String(data, 0, data.length); } public static String toBase64String(byte[] data, int off, int length) { byte[] encoded = encode(data, off, length); return Strings.fromByteArray(encoded); } /** * encode the input data producing a base 64 encoded byte array. * * @return a byte array containing the base 64 encoded data. */ public static byte[] encode(byte[] data) { return encode(data, 0, data.length); } /** * encode the input data producing a base 64 encoded byte array. * * @return a byte array containing the base 64 encoded data. */ public static byte[] encode(byte[] data, int off, int length) { int len = (length + 2) / 3 * 4; ByteArrayOutputStream bOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream(len); try { encoder.encode(data, off, length, bOut); } catch (Exception e) { throw new EncoderException("exception encoding base64 string: " + e.getMessage(), e); } return bOut.toByteArray(); } /** * Encode the byte data to base 64 writing it to the given output stream. * * @return the number of bytes produced. */ public static int encode(byte[] data, OutputStream out) throws IOException { return encoder.encode(data, 0, data.length, out); } /** * Encode the byte data to base 64 writing it to the given output stream. * * @return the number of bytes produced. */ public static int encode(byte[] data, int off, int length, OutputStream out) throws IOException { return encoder.encode(data, off, length, out); } /** * decode the base 64 encoded input data. It is assumed the input data is valid. * * @return a byte array representing the decoded data. */ public static byte[] decode(byte[] data) { int len = data.length / 4 * 3; ByteArrayOutputStream bOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream(len); try { encoder.decode(data, 0, data.length, bOut); } catch (Exception e) { throw new DecoderException("unable to decode base64 data: " + e.getMessage(), e); } return bOut.toByteArray(); } /** * decode the base 64 encoded String data - whitespace will be ignored. * * @return a byte array representing the decoded data. */ public static byte[] decode(String data) { int len = data.length() / 4 * 3; ByteArrayOutputStream bOut = new ByteArrayOutputStream(len); try { encoder.decode(data, bOut); } catch (Exception e) { throw new DecoderException("unable to decode base64 string: " + e.getMessage(), e); } return bOut.toByteArray(); } /** * decode the base 64 encoded String data writing it to the given output stream, * whitespace characters will be ignored. * * @return the number of bytes produced. */ public static int decode(String data, OutputStream out) throws IOException { return encoder.decode(data, out); } /** * Decode to an output stream; * * @param base64Data The source data. * @param start Start position. * @param length the length. * @param out The output stream to write to. */ public static int decode(byte[] base64Data, int start, int length, OutputStream out) { try { return encoder.decode(base64Data, start, length, out); } catch (Exception e) { throw new DecoderException("unable to decode base64 data: " + e.getMessage(), e); } } }