BioUtils (Restlet project 2.1.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.restlet.engine.io.BioUtils

```
public final class BioUtils
extends Object
```
Basic IO manipulation utilities.

Author:

Jerome Louvel

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static void`	`copy(InputStream inputStream, OutputStream outputStream)` Copies an input stream to an output stream.
`static void`	`copy(InputStream inputStream, RandomAccessFile randomAccessFile)` Copies an input stream to a random access file.
`static void`	`copy(Reader reader, Writer writer)` Copies characters from a reader to a writer.
`static boolean`	`delete(File file)` Deletes an individual file or an empty directory.
`static boolean`	`delete(File file, boolean recursive)` Deletes an individual file or a directory.
`static boolean`	`delete(File file, boolean recursive, boolean garbageCollect)` Deletes an individual file or a directory.
`static long`	`exhaust(InputStream input)` Exhaust the content of the representation by reading it and silently discarding anything read.
`static long`	`getAvailableSize(Representation representation)` Returns the size effectively available.
`static Reader`	`getReader(InputStream stream, CharacterSet characterSet)` Returns a reader from an input stream and a character set.
`static Reader`	`getReader(WriterRepresentation representation)` Returns a reader from a writer representation.Internally, it uses a writer thread and a pipe stream.
`static InputStream`	`getStream(Reader reader, CharacterSet characterSet)` Returns an input stream based on a given character reader.
`static InputStream`	`getStream(Representation representation)` Returns an input stream based on the given representation's content and its write(OutputStream) method.
`static OutputStream`	`getStream(Writer writer, CharacterSet characterSet)` Returns an output stream based on a given writer.
`static String`	`getText(Representation representation)` Converts the representation to a string value.
`static Writer`	`getWriter(OutputStream outputStream, CharacterSet characterSet)` Returns a writer to the given output stream, using the given character set for encoding to bytes.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(char[] chars)` Converts a char array into a byte array using the default character set.
`static byte[]`	`toByteArray(char[] chars, String charsetName)` Converts a char array into a byte array using the provided character set.
`static char[]`	`toCharArray(byte[] bytes)` Converts a byte array into a character array using the default character set.
`static char[]`	`toCharArray(byte[] bytes, String charsetName)` Converts a byte array into a character array using the default character set.
`static String`	`toHexString(byte[] byteArray)` Converts a byte array into an hexadecimal string.
`static String`	`toString(InputStream inputStream)` Converts an input stream to a string. As this method uses the InputstreamReader class, the default character set is used for decoding the input stream.
`static String`	`toString(InputStream inputStream, CharacterSet characterSet)` Converts an input stream to a string using the specified character set for decoding the input stream.
`static String`	`toString(Reader reader)` Converts a reader to a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - copy
```
public static void copy(InputStream inputStream,
                        OutputStream outputStream)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies an input stream to an output stream. When the reading is done, the input stream is closed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - The input stream.
    
    outputStream - The output stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - copy
```
public static void copy(InputStream inputStream,
                        RandomAccessFile randomAccessFile)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies an input stream to a random access file. When the reading is done, the input stream is closed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - The input stream.
    
    randomAccessFile - The random access file.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - copy
```
public static void copy(Reader reader,
                        Writer writer)
                 throws IOException
```
    Copies characters from a reader to a writer. When the reading is done, the reader is closed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The reader.
    
    writer - The writer.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - delete
```
public static boolean delete(File file)
```
    Deletes an individual file or an empty directory.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - The individual file or directory to delete.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the deletion was successful.
  - delete
```
public static boolean delete(File file,
                             boolean recursive)
```
    Deletes an individual file or a directory. A recursive deletion can be forced as well. Under Windows operating systems, the garbage collector will be invoked once before attempting to delete in order to prevent locking issues.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - The individual file or directory to delete.
    
    recursive - Indicates if directory with content should be deleted recursively as well.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the deletion was successful or if the file or directory didn't exist.
  - delete
```
public static boolean delete(File file,
                             boolean recursive,
                             boolean garbageCollect)
```
    Deletes an individual file or a directory. A recursive deletion can be forced as well. The garbage collector can be run once before attempting to delete, to workaround lock issues under Windows operating systems.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - The individual file or directory to delete.
    
    recursive - Indicates if directory with content should be deleted recursively as well.
    
    garbageCollect - Indicates if the garbage collector should be run.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the deletion was successful or if the file or directory didn't exist.
  - exhaust
```
public static long exhaust(InputStream input)
                    throws IOException
```
    Exhaust the content of the representation by reading it and silently discarding anything read.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - The input stream to exhaust.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of bytes consumed or -1 if unknown.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getAvailableSize
```
public static long getAvailableSize(Representation representation)
```
    Returns the size effectively available. This returns the same value as Representation.getSize() if no range is defined, otherwise it returns the size of the range using Range.getSize().
    
    Parameters:
    
    representation - The representation to evaluate.
    
    Returns:
    
    The available size.
  - getReader
```
public static Reader getReader(InputStream stream,
                               CharacterSet characterSet)
                        throws UnsupportedEncodingException
```
    Returns a reader from an input stream and a character set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - The input stream.
    
    characterSet - The character set. May be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The equivalent reader.
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedEncodingException - if a character set is given, but not supported
  - getReader
```
public static Reader getReader(WriterRepresentation representation)
                        throws IOException
```
    Returns a reader from a writer representation.Internally, it uses a writer thread and a pipe stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    representation - The representation to read from.
    
    Returns:
    
    The character reader.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getStream
```
public static OutputStream getStream(Writer writer,
                                     CharacterSet characterSet)
```
    Returns an output stream based on a given writer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    writer - The writer.
    
    characterSet - The character set used to write on the output stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    the output stream of the writer
  - getStream
```
public static InputStream getStream(Reader reader,
                                    CharacterSet characterSet)
```
    Returns an input stream based on a given character reader.
    
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The character reader.
    
    characterSet - The stream character set.
    
    Returns:
    
    An input stream based on a given character reader.
  - getStream
```
public static InputStream getStream(Representation representation)
```
    Returns an input stream based on the given representation's content and its write(OutputStream) method. Internally, it uses a writer thread and a pipe stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    representation - the representation to get the OutputStream from.
    
    Returns:
    
    A stream with the representation's content.
  - getText
```
public static String getText(Representation representation)
                      throws IOException
```
    Converts the representation to a string value. Be careful when using this method as the conversion of large content to a string fully stored in memory can result in OutOfMemoryErrors being thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    representation - The representation to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    The representation as a string value.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getWriter
```
public static Writer getWriter(OutputStream outputStream,
                               CharacterSet characterSet)
```
    Returns a writer to the given output stream, using the given character set for encoding to bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputStream - The target output stream.
    
    characterSet - The character set for encoding.
    
    Returns:
    
    The wrapping writer.
  - toByteArray
```
public static byte[] toByteArray(char[] chars)
```
    Converts a char array into a byte array using the default character set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    chars - The source characters.
    
    Returns:
    
    The result bytes.
  - toByteArray
```
public static byte[] toByteArray(char[] chars,
                                 String charsetName)
```
    Converts a char array into a byte array using the provided character set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    chars - The source characters.
    
    charsetName - The character set to use.
    
    Returns:
    
    The result bytes.
  - toCharArray
```
public static char[] toCharArray(byte[] bytes)
```
    Converts a byte array into a character array using the default character set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - The source bytes.
    
    Returns:
    
    The result characters.
  - toCharArray
```
public static char[] toCharArray(byte[] bytes,
                                 String charsetName)
```
    Converts a byte array into a character array using the default character set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - The source bytes.
    
    charsetName - The character set to use.
    
    Returns:
    
    The result characters.
  - toHexString
```
public static String toHexString(byte[] byteArray)
```
    Converts a byte array into an hexadecimal string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    byteArray - The byte array to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    The hexadecimal string.
  - toString
```
public static String toString(InputStream inputStream)
```
    Converts an input stream to a string.
    As this method uses the InputstreamReader class, the default character set is used for decoding the input stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - The input stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted string.
    
    See Also:
    
    InputStreamReader, toString(InputStream, CharacterSet)
  - toString
```
public static String toString(InputStream inputStream,
                              CharacterSet characterSet)
```
    Converts an input stream to a string using the specified character set for decoding the input stream. Once read, the input stream is closed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - The input stream.
    
    characterSet - The character set
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted string.
    
    See Also:
    
    InputStreamReader
  - toString
```
public static String toString(Reader reader)
```
    Converts a reader to a string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The characters reader.
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted string.
    
    See Also:
    
    InputStreamReader

Class BioUtils

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

copy

copy

copy

delete

delete

delete

exhaust

getAvailableSize

getReader

getReader

getStream

getStream

getStream

getText

getWriter

toByteArray

toByteArray

toCharArray

toCharArray

toHexString

toString

toString

toString