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package org.apache.commons.fileupload.util.mime;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

Utility class to decode MIME texts.
Since:1.3
/** * Utility class to decode MIME texts. * * @since 1.3 */
public final class MimeUtility {
The US-ASCII charset identifier constant.
/** * The {@code US-ASCII} charset identifier constant. */
private static final String US_ASCII_CHARSET = "US-ASCII";
The marker to indicate text is encoded with BASE64 algorithm.
/** * The marker to indicate text is encoded with BASE64 algorithm. */
private static final String BASE64_ENCODING_MARKER = "B";
The marker to indicate text is encoded with QuotedPrintable algorithm.
/** * The marker to indicate text is encoded with QuotedPrintable algorithm. */
private static final String QUOTEDPRINTABLE_ENCODING_MARKER = "Q";
If the text contains any encoded tokens, those tokens will be marked with "=?".
/** * If the text contains any encoded tokens, those tokens will be marked with "=?". */
private static final String ENCODED_TOKEN_MARKER = "=?";
If the text contains any encoded tokens, those tokens will terminate with "=?".
/** * If the text contains any encoded tokens, those tokens will terminate with "=?". */
private static final String ENCODED_TOKEN_FINISHER = "?=";
The linear whitespace chars sequence.
/** * The linear whitespace chars sequence. */
private static final String LINEAR_WHITESPACE = " \t\r\n";
Mappings between MIME and Java charset.
/** * Mappings between MIME and Java charset. */
private static final Map<String, String> MIME2JAVA = new HashMap<String, String>(); static { MIME2JAVA.put("iso-2022-cn", "ISO2022CN"); MIME2JAVA.put("iso-2022-kr", "ISO2022KR"); MIME2JAVA.put("utf-8", "UTF8"); MIME2JAVA.put("utf8", "UTF8"); MIME2JAVA.put("ja_jp.iso2022-7", "ISO2022JP"); MIME2JAVA.put("ja_jp.eucjp", "EUCJIS"); MIME2JAVA.put("euc-kr", "KSC5601"); MIME2JAVA.put("euckr", "KSC5601"); MIME2JAVA.put("us-ascii", "ISO-8859-1"); MIME2JAVA.put("x-us-ascii", "ISO-8859-1"); }
Hidden constructor, this class must not be instantiated.
/** * Hidden constructor, this class must not be instantiated. */
private MimeUtility() { // do nothing }
Decode a string of text obtained from a mail header into its proper form. The text generally will consist of a string of tokens, some of which may be encoded using base64 encoding.
Params:
  • text – The text to decode.
Throws:
Returns:The decoded text string.
/** * Decode a string of text obtained from a mail header into * its proper form. The text generally will consist of a * string of tokens, some of which may be encoded using * base64 encoding. * * @param text The text to decode. * * @return The decoded text string. * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException if the detected encoding in the input text is not supported. */
public static String decodeText(String text) throws UnsupportedEncodingException { // if the text contains any encoded tokens, those tokens will be marked with "=?". If the // source string doesn't contain that sequent, no decoding is required. if (text.indexOf(ENCODED_TOKEN_MARKER) < 0) { return text; } int offset = 0; int endOffset = text.length(); int startWhiteSpace = -1; int endWhiteSpace = -1; StringBuilder decodedText = new StringBuilder(text.length()); boolean previousTokenEncoded = false; while (offset < endOffset) { char ch = text.charAt(offset); // is this a whitespace character? if (LINEAR_WHITESPACE.indexOf(ch) != -1) { // whitespace found startWhiteSpace = offset; while (offset < endOffset) { // step over the white space characters. ch = text.charAt(offset); if (LINEAR_WHITESPACE.indexOf(ch) != -1) { // whitespace found offset++; } else { // record the location of the first non lwsp and drop down to process the // token characters. endWhiteSpace = offset; break; } } } else { // we have a word token. We need to scan over the word and then try to parse it. int wordStart = offset; while (offset < endOffset) { // step over the non white space characters. ch = text.charAt(offset); if (LINEAR_WHITESPACE.indexOf(ch) == -1) { // not white space offset++; } else { break; } //NB: Trailing whitespace on these header strings will just be discarded. } // pull out the word token. String word = text.substring(wordStart, offset); // is the token encoded? decode the word if (word.startsWith(ENCODED_TOKEN_MARKER)) { try { // if this gives a parsing failure, treat it like a non-encoded word. String decodedWord = decodeWord(word); // are any whitespace characters significant? Append 'em if we've got 'em. if (!previousTokenEncoded && startWhiteSpace != -1) { decodedText.append(text.substring(startWhiteSpace, endWhiteSpace)); startWhiteSpace = -1; } // this is definitely a decoded token. previousTokenEncoded = true; // and add this to the text. decodedText.append(decodedWord); // we continue parsing from here...we allow parsing errors to fall through // and get handled as normal text. continue; } catch (ParseException e) { // just ignore it, skip to next word } } // this is a normal token, so it doesn't matter what the previous token was. Add the white space // if we have it. if (startWhiteSpace != -1) { decodedText.append(text.substring(startWhiteSpace, endWhiteSpace)); startWhiteSpace = -1; } // this is not a decoded token. previousTokenEncoded = false; decodedText.append(word); } } return decodedText.toString(); }
Parse a string using the RFC 2047 rules for an "encoded-word" type. This encoding has the syntax: encoded-word = "=?" charset "?" encoding "?" encoded-text "?="
Params:
  • word – The possibly encoded word value.
Throws:
Returns:The decoded word.
/** * Parse a string using the RFC 2047 rules for an "encoded-word" * type. This encoding has the syntax: * * encoded-word = "=?" charset "?" encoding "?" encoded-text "?=" * * @param word The possibly encoded word value. * * @return The decoded word. * @throws ParseException * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException */
private static String decodeWord(String word) throws ParseException, UnsupportedEncodingException { // encoded words start with the characters "=?". If this not an encoded word, we throw a // ParseException for the caller. if (!word.startsWith(ENCODED_TOKEN_MARKER)) { throw new ParseException("Invalid RFC 2047 encoded-word: " + word); } int charsetPos = word.indexOf('?', 2); if (charsetPos == -1) { throw new ParseException("Missing charset in RFC 2047 encoded-word: " + word); } // pull out the character set information (this is the MIME name at this point). String charset = word.substring(2, charsetPos).toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH); // now pull out the encoding token the same way. int encodingPos = word.indexOf('?', charsetPos + 1); if (encodingPos == -1) { throw new ParseException("Missing encoding in RFC 2047 encoded-word: " + word); } String encoding = word.substring(charsetPos + 1, encodingPos); // and finally the encoded text. int encodedTextPos = word.indexOf(ENCODED_TOKEN_FINISHER, encodingPos + 1); if (encodedTextPos == -1) { throw new ParseException("Missing encoded text in RFC 2047 encoded-word: " + word); } String encodedText = word.substring(encodingPos + 1, encodedTextPos); // seems a bit silly to encode a null string, but easy to deal with. if (encodedText.length() == 0) { return ""; } try { // the decoder writes directly to an output stream. ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream(encodedText.length()); byte[] encodedData = encodedText.getBytes(US_ASCII_CHARSET); // Base64 encoded? if (encoding.equals(BASE64_ENCODING_MARKER)) { Base64Decoder.decode(encodedData, out); } else if (encoding.equals(QUOTEDPRINTABLE_ENCODING_MARKER)) { // maybe quoted printable. QuotedPrintableDecoder.decode(encodedData, out); } else { throw new UnsupportedEncodingException("Unknown RFC 2047 encoding: " + encoding); } // get the decoded byte data and convert into a string. byte[] decodedData = out.toByteArray(); return new String(decodedData, javaCharset(charset)); } catch (IOException e) { throw new UnsupportedEncodingException("Invalid RFC 2047 encoding"); } }
Translate a MIME standard character set name into the Java equivalent.
Params:
  • charset – The MIME standard name.
Returns:The Java equivalent for this name.
/** * Translate a MIME standard character set name into the Java * equivalent. * * @param charset The MIME standard name. * * @return The Java equivalent for this name. */
private static String javaCharset(String charset) { // nothing in, nothing out. if (charset == null) { return null; } String mappedCharset = MIME2JAVA.get(charset.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)); // if there is no mapping, then the original name is used. Many of the MIME character set // names map directly back into Java. The reverse isn't necessarily true. if (mappedCharset == null) { return charset; } return mappedCharset; } }