Retro68/gcc/libjava/classpath/java/io/InputStream.java

/* InputStream.java -- Base class for input
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package java.io;

/**
  * This abstract class forms the base of the hierarchy of classes that read
  * input as a stream of bytes.  It provides a common set of methods for
  * reading bytes from streams.  Subclasses implement and extend these
  * methods to read bytes from a particular input source such as a file
  * or network connection.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com)
  */
public abstract class InputStream implements Closeable
{
  /**
   * Default, no-arg, public constructor
   */
  public InputStream()
  {
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the number of bytes that can be read from this
   * stream before a read can block.  A return of 0 indicates that blocking
   * might (or might not) occur on the very next read attempt.
   * <p>
   * This method always returns 0 in this class
   *
   * @return The number of bytes that can be read before blocking could occur
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  public int available() throws IOException
  {
    return 0;
  }

  /**
   * This method closes the stream.  Any futher attempts to read from the
   * stream may generate an <code>IOException</code>
   * <p>
   * This method does nothing in this class, but subclasses may override
   * this method in order to provide additional functionality.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs, which can only happen
   * in a subclass
   */
  public void close() throws IOException
  {
    // Do nothing
  }

  /**
   * This method marks a position in the input to which the stream can
   * be "reset" by calling the <code>reset()</code> method.  The
   * parameter @code{readlimit} is the number of bytes that can be read
   * from the stream after setting the mark before the mark becomes
   * invalid.  For example, if <code>mark()</code> is called with a
   * read limit of 10, then when 11 bytes of data are read from the
   * stream before the <code>reset()</code> method is called, then the
   * mark is invalid and the stream object instance is not required to
   * remember the mark.
   * <p>
   * This method does nothing in this class, but subclasses may override it
   * to provide mark/reset functionality.
   *
   * @param readLimit The number of bytes that can be read before the
   *                  mark becomes invalid
   */
  public void mark(int readLimit)
  {
    // Do nothing
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a boolean that indicates whether the mark/reset
   * methods are supported in this class.  Those methods can be used to
   * remember a specific point in the stream and reset the stream to that
   * point.
   * <p>
   * This method always returns <code>false</code> in this class, but
   * subclasses can override this method to return <code>true</code>
   * if they support mark/reset functionality.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if mark/reset functionality is
   * supported, <code>false</code> otherwise
   */
  public boolean markSupported()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * This method reads an unsigned byte from the input stream and returns it
   * as an int in the range of 0-255.  This method also will return -1 if
   * the end of the stream has been reached.
   * <p>
   * This method will block until the byte can be read.
   *
   * @return The byte read or -1 if end of stream
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  public abstract int read() throws IOException;

  /**
   * This method reads bytes from a stream and stores them into a caller
   * supplied buffer.  This method attempts to completely fill the buffer,
   * but can return before doing so.  The actual number of bytes read is
   * returned as an int.  A -1 is returned to indicate the end of the stream.
   * <p>
   * This method will block until some data can be read.
   * <p>
   * This method operates by calling an overloaded read method like so:
   * <code>read(b, 0, b.length)</code>
   *
   * @param b The buffer into which the bytes read will be stored.
   *
   * @return The number of bytes read or -1 if end of stream.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs.
   */
  public int read(byte[] b) throws IOException
  {
    return read(b, 0, b.length);
  }

  /**
   * This method read bytes from a stream and stores them into a
   * caller supplied buffer.  It starts storing the data at index
   * <code>off</code> into the buffer and attempts to read
   * <code>len</code> bytes.  This method can return before reading the
   * number of bytes requested.  The actual number of bytes read is
   * returned as an int.  A -1 is returned to indicate the end of the
   * stream.
   *  <p>
   * This method will block until some data can be read.
   * <p>
   * This method operates by calling the single byte <code>read()</code> method
   * in a loop until the desired number of bytes are read.  The read loop
   * stops short if the end of the stream is encountered or if an IOException
   * is encountered on any read operation except the first.  If the first
   * attempt to read a bytes fails, the IOException is allowed to propagate
   * upward.  And subsequent IOException is caught and treated identically
   * to an end of stream condition.  Subclasses can (and should if possible)
   * override this method to provide a more efficient implementation.
   *
   * @param b The array into which the bytes read should be stored
   * @param off The offset into the array to start storing bytes
   * @param len The requested number of bytes to read
   *
   * @return The actual number of bytes read, or -1 if end of stream.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs.
   */
  public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException
  {
    if (off < 0 || len < 0 || b.length - off < len)
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();

    int i, ch;

    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
      try
        {
          if ((ch = read()) < 0)
            return i == 0 ? -1 : i;             // EOF
          b[off + i] = (byte) ch;
        }
      catch (IOException ex)
        {
          // Only reading the first byte should cause an IOException.
          if (i == 0)
            throw ex;
          return i;
        }

    return i;
  }

  /**
   * This method resets a stream to the point where the
   * <code>mark()</code> method was called.  Any bytes that were read
   * after the mark point was set will be re-read during subsequent
   * reads.
   * <p>
   * This method always throws an IOException in this class, but subclasses
   * can override this method if they provide mark/reset functionality.
   *
   * @exception IOException Always thrown for this class
   */
  public void reset() throws IOException
  {
    throw new IOException("mark/reset not supported");
  }

  /**
   * This method skips the specified number of bytes in the stream.  It
   * returns the actual number of bytes skipped, which may be less than the
   * requested amount.
   * <p>
   * This method reads and discards bytes into a byte array until the
   * specified number of bytes were skipped or until either the end of stream
   * is reached or a read attempt returns a short count.  Subclasses can
   * override this metho to provide a more efficient implementation where
   * one exists.
   *
   * @param n The requested number of bytes to skip
   *
   * @return The actual number of bytes skipped.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  public long skip(long n) throws IOException
  {
    // Throw away n bytes by reading them into a temp byte[].
    // Limit the temp array to 2Kb so we don't grab too much memory.
    final int buflen = n > 2048 ? 2048 : (int) n;
    byte[] tmpbuf = new byte[buflen];
    final long origN = n;

    while (n > 0L)
      {
        int numread = read(tmpbuf, 0, n > buflen ? buflen : (int) n);
        if (numread <= 0)
          break;
        n -= numread;
      }

    return origN - n;
  }
}