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package org.slage.framework;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Tools is an abstract class consisting of several static functions. Most of
 * these methods are simple string formatting algorithms. However, as Tools is
 * something of a home for homeless methods, you will also find such gems as
 * file reading and downloading.
 */
public abstract class Tools {

    /** Logger instance */
    protected static final org.apache.commons.logging.Log LOG = org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory
            .getLog(Tools.class);

    /** Declared here for reuse in TrimFloat() */
    private static DecimalFormat nf = new DecimalFormat();

    /** Cache JVM version for speed */
    private static float fJVMVersion = -1.0f;

    /**
     * Create a Comparator for alphabetizing strings
     */
    public static final Comparator alphabetizer = new Comparator() {
        public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
            return o1.toString().compareTo(o2.toString());
        }
    };

    /**
     * Alphabetize a list by its toStrings().
     * 
     * @param list the list to alphabetize
     */
    public static void Alphabetize(java.util.List list) {
        java.util.Collections.sort(list, alphabetizer);
    }

    /** Capitalize the first letter of a word 
    *  @param word word to capitalize
    *  @return word with first letter capitalized and the rest not */
    public static String capitalize(String word) {
        return new String(Character.toUpperCase(word.charAt(0)) + word.toLowerCase().substring(1));
    }

    /** Compare two Longs for compareTo() methods, such that we protect against
    overflowing the resultant integer with a long value and returning an incorrect
    comparison.
     *
    @param l1 long to compare
    @param l2 long to compare
    @return -1 if l1 is smaller, 0 if l1 == l2, or 1 if l2 is smaller */
    public static int compareLongs(long l1, long l2) {
        long l = l1 - l2;
        if (l == 0)
            return 0;
        return (l < 0 ? -1 : 1);
    }

    /** Compare two floats for compareTo() methods, such that we protect against
    rounding errors that return an incorrect comparison.
     *
    @param f1 float to compare
    @param f2 float to compare
    @return -1 if l1 is smaller, 0 if l1 == l2, or 1 if l2 is smaller */
    public static int compareFloats(float f1, float f2) {
        float f = f1 - f2;
        if (f == 0)
            return 0;
        return (f < 0 ? -1 : 1);
    }

    /**
     * Download a file.
     * 
     * @param strURL URL of the file as a string
     * @param strDestinationFile File to save URL to
     * @return true if the download completed successfully, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean DownloadURL(String strURL, String strDestinationFile) {

        // Convert the URL string to a URL object...
        URL urlFile = null;
        try {
            urlFile = new URL(strURL);
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return false;
        }

        // Set up the input streams
        String strRead = new String();
        BufferedReader bReader = null;
        InputStream is = null;
        try {
            is = urlFile.openStream();
            bReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
        } catch (IOException e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return false;
        }

        // Open the output streams...
        BufferedWriter bFileOut = null;
        FileWriter fWriter = null;
        try {
            fWriter = new FileWriter(strDestinationFile);
            bFileOut = new BufferedWriter(fWriter);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return false;
        }

        // Download the file
        try {
            while ((strRead = bReader.readLine()) != null) {
                try {
                    bFileOut.write(strRead + '\n');
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    LOG.error(e);
                    return false;
                }

            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return false;
        }

        try {
            bFileOut.flush();
            bFileOut.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Shorthand method to get the file separator for this platform.
     * 
     * @return file separator for this platform
     */
    public static String GetFileSeparator() {
        return System.getProperty("file.separator");
    }

    /**
     * Shorthand method to get the name of the OS we're running on.
     * 
     * @return name of the OS we're running on
     */
    public static String GetOS() {
        return System.getProperty("os.name");
    }

    /**
     * Get the current running version of the JVM as a float.
     * 
     * @return JVM version as a float
     */
    public static float getJavaVersion() {
        if (fJVMVersion < 0) {
            String strVer = System.getProperty("java.version");
            StringBuffer strNew = new StringBuffer();
            int iDecimals = 0;

            // trim out underscores and count periods
            for (int i = 0; i < strVer.length(); i++) {
                if (strVer.charAt(i) == '.') {
                    iDecimals++;

                    // only allow one decimal
                    if (iDecimals > 1) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    strNew.append('.');
                }

                // trim out underscores, etc.
                if (Character.isDigit(strVer.charAt(i))) {
                    strNew.append(strVer.charAt(i));
                }
            }
            fJVMVersion = Float.parseFloat(strNew.toString());
        }
        return fJVMVersion;
    }

    /**
     * Generate a path for the appropriate OS, excluding the file name.
     * 
     * @param strPath a path with . (period) delimited folders. For example,
     *        "Core.Message".
     * @return the system specific absolute path
     */
    public static String GetRelativePath(String strPath) {
        String currentDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        if (strPath == null) {
            return currentDirectory;
        }

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(currentDirectory);
        sb.append(GetFileSeparator());

        // For some reason, replaceAll crashes...
        for (int i = 0; i < strPath.length(); i++) {
            if (strPath.charAt(i) == '.') {
                sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
            } else {
                sb.append(strPath.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a cross-platform absolute file path. Place '?' wherever you would
     * need the system file separator.
     * 
     * @param strPath a '?' delimited path name (including file name)
     * @return the absolute, cross-platform path to the file
     */
    public static String GetQMarkDelimitedPath(String strPath) {

        if (strPath == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String currentDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        if (strPath == null) {
            return currentDirectory;
        }

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(currentDirectory);
        sb.append(GetFileSeparator());

        // For some reason, replaceAll crashes...
        for (int i = 0; i < strPath.length(); i++) {
            if (strPath.charAt(i) == '?') {
                sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
            } else {
                sb.append(strPath.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns a cross-platform relative file path to the root classpath. Place '?' wherever you would
     * need the system file separator.
     * 
     * @param strPath a '?' delimited path name (including file name)
     * @return the relative, cross-platform path to the file
     */
    public static String GetRelativeQMarkDelimitedPath(String strPath) {

        if (strPath == null) {
            return null;
        }

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();

        // For some reason, replaceAll crashes...
        for (int i = 0; i < strPath.length(); i++) {
            if (strPath.charAt(i) == '?') {
                sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
            } else {
                sb.append(strPath.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Get a '?' delimited relative file path by starting with a localized
     * absolute path. This function will trim off the path to the working
     * directory and then replace file separators with ? characters (which can
     * then be read back into cross platform paths using GetQMarkDelimitedPath().
     * 
     * @param strPath an absolute file path (including file name if appropriate)
     * @return the '?' delimted relative path
     */
    public static String BuildQMarkDelimitedPath(String strPath) {

        if (strPath == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String currentDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        if (strPath.startsWith(currentDirectory)) {
            strPath = strPath.substring(currentDirectory.length());
        }

        if (strPath.startsWith(GetFileSeparator())) {
            strPath = strPath.substring(GetFileSeparator().length());
        }

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(strPath);

        // For some reason, replaceAll crashes...
        for (int i = 0; i < strPath.length(); i++) {
            if (sb.charAt(i) == GetFileSeparator().charAt(0)) {
                sb.setCharAt(i, '?');
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Generate a path to the file for the appropriate OS
     * 
     * @param strPath a path with '.' delimited folders (ex. Core.Message)
     * @return the system specific absolute path
     */
    public static String GetFile(String strPath, String strFile) {
        String currentDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        if (strPath == null) {
            return currentDirectory;
        }

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(currentDirectory);
        sb.append(GetFileSeparator());

        // For some reason, replaceAll crashes... \
        int i = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < strPath.length(); i++) {
            if (strPath.charAt(i) == '.') {
                sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
            } else {
                sb.append(strPath.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
        sb.append(strFile);

        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a file called <i>fileName</i> in the location specified by the
     * users home directory and <i>parentPath</i>.
     * 
     * @param parentPath the parent directory for the file
     * @param fileName the name of the file to create
     * @return the newly created file
     */
    public static File createFile(String parentPath, String fileName) {
        String currentDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir");

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(currentDirectory);
        sb.append(GetFileSeparator());

        // For some reason, replaceAll crashes... \
        int i = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < parentPath.length(); i++) {
            if (parentPath.charAt(i) == '.') {
                sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
            } else {
                sb.append(parentPath.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        sb.append(GetFileSeparator());
        sb.append(fileName);

        return new File(sb.toString());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the parent directory portion of the provided absolute file <i>path</i>
     * as a String. Note that the file specified by the path must exist, otherwise
     * an exception will be thrown.
     * 
     * @param path the pathway to the file
     * @return the absolute parent directory path
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the path does not specify an existing
     *         file
     */
    public static String getParentDir(String path) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        File file = new File(path);
        if (!file.exists()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Tools.getParentDir(): The provided path does not specify an existing file");
        }
        return file.getParent();
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the Number is an integer type
     * 
     * @param I a Number that might be an integer type
     * @return 'true' if it's an integer type
     */
    public static boolean isIntegerType(Number I) {
        return (I instanceof Byte || I instanceof Short || I instanceof Integer || I instanceof Long);
    }

    /**
     * Check if an integer is a power of 2. We do this by seeing if exactly one
     * bit in the integer is turned on.
     * 
     * @param i integer to check
     * @return true if the image is a power of 2, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isPowerOf2(int i) {
        boolean bPower = false;
        for (int x = 0; x < 32 /* size of int */; x++) {
            if (((i >> x) & 1) == 1) {
                // if it's true we've already found a bit on, so there's more
                // than one
                if (bPower == true) {
                    return false;
                }

                // if it's false, we've not found a bit on yet, so turn it on
                if (bPower == false) {
                    bPower = true;
                }
            }
        }

        return bPower;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method because Matt can never remember which order the classes
     * in java.lang.Class.isAssignableFrom go :)
     * 
     * @param classBase class we want to check for superclass-ness
     * @param classChild class we think might be a subclass of classBase
     * @return true if classChild is a subclass/subinterface of classBase
     */
    public static boolean IsSubclass(Class classBase, Class classChild) {
        return classBase.isAssignableFrom(classChild);
    }

    /**
     * Write to a file (replacing contents)
     * 
     * @param strFile file path to write
     * @param strText contents of file
     */
    public static void writeFile(String strFile, String strText) {
        BufferedWriter bwOutput = null;
        try {
            File fileWrite = new File(strFile);
            bwOutput = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(fileWrite));
            bwOutput.write(strText);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            LOG.error(e);
        } finally {
            try {
                bwOutput.flush();
                bwOutput.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                LOG.error(e);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Read a file into a String and returns it.
     * 
     * @param strFile file name to read
     * @return contents of the file as a String
     */
    public static String ReadFile(String strFile) {
        BufferedReader brInput = null;
        StringBuffer sbContents = null;
        try {
            File fileRead = new File(strFile);
            sbContents = new StringBuffer();

            brInput = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileRead));
            String strLine = null;
            while ((strLine = brInput.readLine()) != null) {
                sbContents.append(strLine);
                sbContents.append(System.getProperty("line.separator"));
            }

        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return null;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            LOG.error(e);
            return null;
        } finally {
            try {
                if (brInput != null) {
                    brInput.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                LOG.error(e);
            }
        }
        return sbContents.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Replaces spaces with underscores for purposes of XML-izing strings.
     * 
     * @param strSource string with spaces
     * @return string with underscores
     */
    public static String ReplaceSpaces(String strSource) {
        StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = 0; i < strSource.length(); i++) {
            if (strSource.charAt(i) == ' ') {
                buff.append('_');
            } else {
                buff.append(strSource.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        return buff.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Replaces underscores with spaces for purposes of de-XML-izing strings.
     * 
     * @param strSource string with underscores
     * @return string with spaces
     */
    public static String ReplaceUnderscores(String strSource) {
        StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = 0; i < strSource.length(); i++) {
            if (strSource.charAt(i) == '_') {
                buff.append(' ');
            } else {
                buff.append(strSource.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        return buff.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Trim a floating-point number into a more attractive string for printing.
     * 
     * @param fVal Float
     * @return String representation with the specified parameters
     */
    public static String TrimFloat(float fVal) {
        return TrimFloat(fVal, 0, 3, false);
    }

    /**
     * Trim a floating-point number into a more attractive string for printing.
     * 
     * @param fVal Float
     * @param iMin Minimum digits after decimal
     * @param iMax maximum digits after decimal
     * @param bShowDecimal if 'true', always show decimal point
     * @return String representation with the specified parameters
     */
    public static String TrimFloat(float fVal, int iMin, int iMax, boolean bShowDecimal) {
        nf.setMaximumFractionDigits(iMax);
        nf.setMinimumFractionDigits(iMin);
        nf.setDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown(bShowDecimal);
        return nf.format(fVal);
    }

    /**
     * Don't show a constructor for this class
     */
    private Tools() {
        //
    }
}

/*******************************************************************************
 * BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK **** Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
 * 
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
 * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
 * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
 * 
 * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
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 * 
 * The Original Code is Slage.
 * 
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is The SQ7.org project. Portions
 * created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2005 the Initial
 * Developer. All Rights Reserved.
 * 
 * Contributor(s): Matt Holden (Matt@sq7.org) Travis Savo (Travis@sq7.org)
 * Robert Wenner (Robert@sq7.org) Jared Cope (Jared@sq7.org) Colin Davis
 * (Colin@sq7.org)
 * 
 * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
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