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package org.apache.commons.io.input;

import static org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils.EOF;

import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;

A functional, light weight Reader that emulates a reader of a specified size.

This implementation provides a light weight object for testing with an Reader where the contents don't matter.

One use case would be for testing the handling of large Reader as it can emulate that scenario without the overhead of actually processing large numbers of characters - significantly speeding up test execution times.

This implementation returns a space from the method that reads a character and leaves the array unchanged in the read methods that are passed a character array. If alternative data is required the processChar() and processChars() methods can be implemented to generate data, for example:

 public class TestReader extends NullReader {
     public TestReader(int size) {
         super(size);
     }
     protected char processChar() {
         return ... // return required value here
     }
     protected void processChars(char[] chars, int offset, int length) {
         for (int i = offset; i < length; i++) {
             chars[i] = ... // set array value here
         }
     }
 }
Since:1.3
Version:$Id$
/** * A functional, light weight {@link Reader} that emulates * a reader of a specified size. * <p> * This implementation provides a light weight * object for testing with an {@link Reader} * where the contents don't matter. * <p> * One use case would be for testing the handling of * large {@link Reader} as it can emulate that * scenario without the overhead of actually processing * large numbers of characters - significantly speeding up * test execution times. * <p> * This implementation returns a space from the method that * reads a character and leaves the array unchanged in the read * methods that are passed a character array. * If alternative data is required the <code>processChar()</code> and * <code>processChars()</code> methods can be implemented to generate * data, for example: * * <pre> * public class TestReader extends NullReader { * public TestReader(int size) { * super(size); * } * protected char processChar() { * return ... // return required value here * } * protected void processChars(char[] chars, int offset, int length) { * for (int i = offset; i &lt; length; i++) { * chars[i] = ... // set array value here * } * } * } * </pre> * * @since 1.3 * @version $Id$ */
public class NullReader extends Reader { private final long size; private long position; private long mark = -1; private long readlimit; private boolean eof; private final boolean throwEofException; private final boolean markSupported;
Create a Reader that emulates a specified size which supports marking and does not throw EOFException.
Params:
  • size – The size of the reader to emulate.
/** * Create a {@link Reader} that emulates a specified size * which supports marking and does not throw EOFException. * * @param size The size of the reader to emulate. */
public NullReader(final long size) { this(size, true, false); }
Create a Reader that emulates a specified size with option settings.
Params:
  • size – The size of the reader to emulate.
  • markSupported – Whether this instance will support the mark() functionality.
  • throwEofException – Whether this implementation will throw an EOFException or return -1 when the end of file is reached.
/** * Create a {@link Reader} that emulates a specified * size with option settings. * * @param size The size of the reader to emulate. * @param markSupported Whether this instance will support * the <code>mark()</code> functionality. * @param throwEofException Whether this implementation * will throw an {@link EOFException} or return -1 when the * end of file is reached. */
public NullReader(final long size, final boolean markSupported, final boolean throwEofException) { this.size = size; this.markSupported = markSupported; this.throwEofException = throwEofException; }
Return the current position.
Returns:the current position.
/** * Return the current position. * * @return the current position. */
public long getPosition() { return position; }
Return the size this Reader emulates.
Returns:The size of the reader to emulate.
/** * Return the size this {@link Reader} emulates. * * @return The size of the reader to emulate. */
public long getSize() { return size; }
Close this Reader - resets the internal state to the initial values.
Throws:
  • IOException – If an error occurs.
/** * Close this Reader - resets the internal state to * the initial values. * * @throws IOException If an error occurs. */
@Override public void close() throws IOException { eof = false; position = 0; mark = -1; }
Mark the current position.
Params:
  • readlimit – The number of characters before this marked position is invalid.
Throws:
/** * Mark the current position. * * @param readlimit The number of characters before this marked position * is invalid. * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if mark is not supported. */
@Override public synchronized void mark(final int readlimit) { if (!markSupported) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Mark not supported"); } mark = position; this.readlimit = readlimit; }
Indicates whether mark is supported.
Returns:Whether mark is supported or not.
/** * Indicates whether <i>mark</i> is supported. * * @return Whether <i>mark</i> is supported or not. */
@Override public boolean markSupported() { return markSupported; }
Read a character.
Throws:
  • EOFException – if the end of file is reached and throwEofException is set to true.
  • IOException – if trying to read past the end of file.
Returns:Either The character value returned by processChar() or -1 if the end of file has been reached and throwEofException is set to false.
/** * Read a character. * * @return Either The character value returned by <code>processChar()</code> * or <code>-1</code> if the end of file has been reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code false}. * @throws EOFException if the end of file is reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code true}. * @throws IOException if trying to read past the end of file. */
@Override public int read() throws IOException { if (eof) { throw new IOException("Read after end of file"); } if (position == size) { return doEndOfFile(); } position++; return processChar(); }
Read some characters into the specified array.
Params:
  • chars – The character array to read into
Throws:
  • EOFException – if the end of file is reached and throwEofException is set to true.
  • IOException – if trying to read past the end of file.
Returns:The number of characters read or -1 if the end of file has been reached and throwEofException is set to false.
/** * Read some characters into the specified array. * * @param chars The character array to read into * @return The number of characters read or <code>-1</code> * if the end of file has been reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code false}. * @throws EOFException if the end of file is reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code true}. * @throws IOException if trying to read past the end of file. */
@Override public int read(final char[] chars) throws IOException { return read(chars, 0, chars.length); }
Read the specified number characters into an array.
Params:
  • chars – The character array to read into.
  • offset – The offset to start reading characters into.
  • length – The number of characters to read.
Throws:
  • EOFException – if the end of file is reached and throwEofException is set to true.
  • IOException – if trying to read past the end of file.
Returns:The number of characters read or -1 if the end of file has been reached and throwEofException is set to false.
/** * Read the specified number characters into an array. * * @param chars The character array to read into. * @param offset The offset to start reading characters into. * @param length The number of characters to read. * @return The number of characters read or <code>-1</code> * if the end of file has been reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code false}. * @throws EOFException if the end of file is reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code true}. * @throws IOException if trying to read past the end of file. */
@Override public int read(final char[] chars, final int offset, final int length) throws IOException { if (eof) { throw new IOException("Read after end of file"); } if (position == size) { return doEndOfFile(); } position += length; int returnLength = length; if (position > size) { returnLength = length - (int)(position - size); position = size; } processChars(chars, offset, returnLength); return returnLength; }
Reset the stream to the point when mark was last called.
Throws:
  • UnsupportedOperationException – if mark is not supported.
  • IOException – If no position has been marked or the read limit has been exceed since the last position was marked.
/** * Reset the stream to the point when mark was last called. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if mark is not supported. * @throws IOException If no position has been marked * or the read limit has been exceed since the last position was * marked. */
@Override public synchronized void reset() throws IOException { if (!markSupported) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Mark not supported"); } if (mark < 0) { throw new IOException("No position has been marked"); } if (position > mark + readlimit) { throw new IOException("Marked position [" + mark + "] is no longer valid - passed the read limit [" + readlimit + "]"); } position = mark; eof = false; }
Skip a specified number of characters.
Params:
  • numberOfChars – The number of characters to skip.
Throws:
  • EOFException – if the end of file is reached and throwEofException is set to true.
  • IOException – if trying to read past the end of file.
Returns:The number of characters skipped or -1 if the end of file has been reached and throwEofException is set to false.
/** * Skip a specified number of characters. * * @param numberOfChars The number of characters to skip. * @return The number of characters skipped or <code>-1</code> * if the end of file has been reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code false}. * @throws EOFException if the end of file is reached and * <code>throwEofException</code> is set to {@code true}. * @throws IOException if trying to read past the end of file. */
@Override public long skip(final long numberOfChars) throws IOException { if (eof) { throw new IOException("Skip after end of file"); } if (position == size) { return doEndOfFile(); } position += numberOfChars; long returnLength = numberOfChars; if (position > size) { returnLength = numberOfChars - (position - size); position = size; } return returnLength; }
Return a character value for the read() method.

This implementation returns zero.

Returns:This implementation always returns zero.
/** * Return a character value for the <code>read()</code> method. * <p> * This implementation returns zero. * * @return This implementation always returns zero. */
protected int processChar() { // do nothing - overridable by subclass return 0; }
Process the characters for the read(char[], offset, length) method.

This implementation leaves the character array unchanged.

Params:
  • chars – The character array
  • offset – The offset to start at.
  • length – The number of characters.
/** * Process the characters for the <code>read(char[], offset, length)</code> * method. * <p> * This implementation leaves the character array unchanged. * * @param chars The character array * @param offset The offset to start at. * @param length The number of characters. */
protected void processChars(final char[] chars, final int offset, final int length) { // do nothing - overridable by subclass }
Handle End of File.
Throws:
Returns:-1 if throwEofException is set to false
/** * Handle End of File. * * @return <code>-1</code> if <code>throwEofException</code> is * set to {@code false} * @throws EOFException if <code>throwEofException</code> is set * to {@code true}. */
private int doEndOfFile() throws EOFException { eof = true; if (throwEofException) { throw new EOFException(); } return EOF; } }