org.cip4.jdflib.util

Class UrlUtil

java.lang.Object

org.cip4.jdflib.util.UrlUtil

Direct Known Subclasses:

MimeUtil

public class UrlUtil
extends java.lang.Object

collection of helper routines to convert urls

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	UrlUtil.HTTPDetails Deprecated. use the real class
static class	UrlUtil.HttpMethod list of all http methods
static class	UrlUtil.URLProtocol rough classification of protocol type
static class	UrlUtil.URLWriter Deprecated. use the real class

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	ACCEPT
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_CFF2 zip, maybe?
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_JSON
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_PDF pdf, duh...
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_PS ps, duh...
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_XML the preferred value for XML!
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_XZIP zip, maybe?
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION_ZIP
static java.lang.String	AUTHORIZATION
static java.lang.String	BASE64
static java.lang.String	BINARY
static java.lang.String	CLOSE
static java.lang.String	CONNECT
static java.lang.String	CONNECTION
static java.lang.String	CONTENT_ID
static java.lang.String	CONTENT_LENGTH more commonly used strings
static java.lang.String	CONTENT_TRANSFER_ENCODING
static java.lang.String	CONTENT_TYPE more commonly used strings
static java.lang.String	DELETE
static java.lang.String	GET http get method
static java.lang.String	HEAD http head method
static java.lang.String	KEEPALIVE
static java.lang.String	m_UNCEscape strings that must be escaped in uncs
static java.lang.String	m_URIEscape strings that must be escaped in urls
static int	MAX_STREAM
static java.lang.String	OPTIONS
static java.lang.String	PATCH
static java.lang.String	POST http post method
static java.lang.String	PUT http put method
static java.lang.String	TEXT_CSV
static java.lang.String	TEXT_HTML
static java.lang.String	TEXT_JSON
static java.lang.String	TEXT_PLAIN
static java.lang.String	TEXT_UNKNOWN
static java.lang.String	TEXT_XML
static java.lang.String	TRACE
static java.lang.String	VND_JDF
static java.lang.String	VND_JMF
static java.lang.String	VND_PTK
static java.lang.String	VND_XJDF
static java.lang.String	VND_XJDF_J
static java.lang.String	VND_XJMF
static java.lang.String	VND_XJMF_J

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UrlUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	addParameter(java.lang.String baseUrl, java.lang.String key, java.lang.String val) adds a parameter to a given url using either ? or &
static java.lang.String	addPath(java.lang.String baseUrl, java.lang.String path) adds a path to a given url , keeping the parameters
static java.lang.String	cleanDots(java.lang.String url) remove any internal "../" "./" and "//" from a url
static java.lang.String	cleanHttpURL(java.lang.String url) create a "real" url from a user input url add http://
static java.lang.String	createHttpUrl(boolean bSecure, java.lang.String host, int port, java.lang.String path) get a prinect url for this host and path
static java.lang.String	escape(java.lang.String toEscape, boolean bEscape128) standard url escaping
static java.lang.String	escape(java.lang.String toEscape, boolean bEscape128, boolean escapeSlash) standard url escaping
static java.lang.String	extension(java.lang.String pathName) get the filename extension of pathName excluding the '.' if no '.' is found, returns null if trailing .
static java.lang.String	fileToUrl(java.io.File f, boolean bEscape128) Convert a File to a valid file URL or IRL note that some internal functions use network protocol and therefor performance may be non-optimal
static byte[]	getBytesFromIP(java.lang.String ip) get the ip address as a set of bytes with the left byte at pos 0
static java.io.InputStream	getCidURLStream(java.lang.String url, javax.mail.Multipart multipart) get a readable inputstream from the CID url
static int	getConnectionTimeout() Returns connection timeout in milliseconds as integer.
static java.io.File	getCreateDirectory(java.lang.String newDir) Deprecated. use FileUtil.getCreateDirectory(newDir);
static java.lang.String	getExtensionFromMimeType(java.lang.String contentType) generates the correct extension for a given mime content type
static java.lang.String	getFileName(java.lang.String url, javax.mail.Multipart mp) get the file name for a url.
static java.lang.String	getIPFromBytes(byte[] ip) get the ip address as a string with the left byte at pos 0
static java.lang.String	getLocalURL(java.lang.String directory, java.lang.String url) get the local url without directory schemes in the base url are case insensitive, all others are case sensitive
static java.lang.String	getMimeTypeFromURL(java.lang.String url) generates the correct MIMEType for a given URL and sets it
static java.lang.String	getParentDirectory(java.lang.String url) get the parent directory of a file or url
static UrlUtil.URLProtocol	getProtocol(java.lang.String url) returns the general protocol type of a url
static java.lang.String	getRelativePath(java.io.File f, java.io.File fCWD) returns the relative URL of a file relative to the current working directory this includes escaping of %20 etc.
static java.lang.String	getRelativeURL(java.io.File f, java.io.File baseDir, boolean bEscape128) returns the relative URL of a file relative to the current working directory
static java.io.InputStream	getURLInputStream(java.lang.String urlString)
static java.io.InputStream	getURLInputStream(java.lang.String urlString, javax.mail.BodyPart bodyPart) get the opened input stream for a given url string
static UrlPart[]	getURLParts(java.net.HttpURLConnection connection) get an array of urlparts, regardless of whether this was mime or not if the stream is mime/multipart get also extract that
static java.lang.String	getURLWithDirectory(java.lang.String directory, java.lang.String url) concatenate directory and url to a single path IF and only IF url is a relative url relative urls MUST NOT have a scheme (e.g.
static boolean	isCID(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is a cid (cid:)
static boolean	isEscaped(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is escaped as utf-8
static boolean	isFile(java.lang.String url) is this a valid file url
static boolean	isFileOK(java.io.File f) checks whether there is a remote chance that the file is useful for reading
static boolean	isFtp(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is an http url (excluding https - @see isHttps)
static boolean	isHttp(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is an http url (excluding https - @see isHttps)
static boolean	isHttps(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is an https url
static boolean	isIRL(java.lang.String val)
static boolean	isJSONType(java.lang.String contentType) check whether the mime type is a known xml dialect
static boolean	isMIME(java.io.File file) check whether a file is a mime file only check extensions TODO sniff file rather than check extensions
static boolean	isMIMEExtenstension(java.lang.String lower) check whether a file is a mime file
static boolean	isNet(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is any network style url, currently either http, https or ftp
static boolean	isNotCID(java.lang.String url) test whether a given url is NOT a cid this may be a local identifier
static boolean	isRedirect(int responseCode) return true if the response code should redirect
static boolean	isRelativeURL(java.lang.String url) if true this url is relative
static boolean	isReturnCodeOK(int responseCode) return true if the response code should redirect
static boolean	isUNC(java.lang.String pathName) test whether a given url is a unc path
static boolean	isURL(java.lang.String val)
static boolean	isWindowsLocalPath(java.lang.String pathName)
static boolean	isXMLType(java.lang.String contentType) check whether the mime type is a known xml dialect
static boolean	isZIPType(java.lang.String contentType) check whether the mime type is a known zip dialect
static java.io.File	moveToDir(IURLSetter parent, java.io.File dir, boolean overWrite) Deprecated. use moveToDir(parent, dir, null, overWrite);
static java.io.File	moveToDir(IURLSetter urlSetter, java.io.File dir, java.lang.String cwd, boolean overWrite) physically store the file at the location specified in dir and also modify parent to reflect the new location
static java.io.File	moveToDir(IURLSetter urlSetter, java.io.File dir, java.lang.String cwd, boolean overWrite, boolean deleteFile) physically store the file at the location specified in dir and also modify parent to reflect the new location
static java.lang.String	newExtension(java.lang.String strWork, java.lang.String newExt) replace the .extension of a file name
static java.lang.String	normalize(java.lang.String urlString) normalize a url string by grinding it through url
static java.lang.String	prefix(java.lang.String strWork) inverse of extension
static java.lang.String	removeExtension(java.lang.String pathName) Deprecated. use prefix(pathName)
static java.lang.String	removeProtocol(java.lang.String url) remove athe protocol part of a url, if it is specified
static void	setConnectionTimeout(int timeout) Returns connection timeout in milliseconds as integer.
static java.net.URL	stringToURL(java.lang.String urlString) Create a URL for any url string using heuristics and escaping
static java.lang.String	uncToUrl(java.lang.String unc, boolean escape128)
static java.lang.String	unEscape(java.lang.String toEscape) standard url unescaping
static java.io.File	urlToFile(java.lang.String urlString) Retrieve a file for a relative or absolute file url
static java.lang.String	urlToFileName(java.lang.String urlString)
static java.lang.String	urlToString(java.net.URL url) null safe url to string converter
static java.lang.String	urlToUNC(java.lang.String urlString) Retrieve a UNC path for a relative or absolute file url, any of '/'or "\\" is assumed a path separator
static UrlPart	writerToURL(java.lang.String strUrl, IStreamWriter streamWriter, java.lang.String method, java.lang.String contentType, HTTPDetails det) write the contents of an IStreamWriter to an output URL File: and http: are currently supported Use HttpURLConnection.getInputStream() to retrieve the http response
static UrlPart	writeToURL(java.lang.String strUrl, java.io.InputStream stream, java.lang.String method, java.lang.String contentType, HTTPDetails det) write a Stream to an output URL File: and http: are currently supported Use HttpURLConnection.getInputStream() to retrieve the http response

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MAX_STREAM

public static final int MAX_STREAM

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POST

public static final java.lang.String POST

http post method

PUT

public static final java.lang.String PUT

http put method

GET

public static final java.lang.String GET

http get method

HEAD

public static final java.lang.String HEAD

http head method

DELETE

public static final java.lang.String DELETE

CONNECT

public static final java.lang.String CONNECT

OPTIONS

public static final java.lang.String OPTIONS

TRACE

public static final java.lang.String TRACE

PATCH

public static final java.lang.String PATCH

KEEPALIVE

public static final java.lang.String KEEPALIVE

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ACCEPT

public static final java.lang.String ACCEPT

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CLOSE

public static final java.lang.String CLOSE

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CONTENT_TRANSFER_ENCODING

public static final java.lang.String CONTENT_TRANSFER_ENCODING

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m_URIEscape

public static final java.lang.String m_URIEscape

strings that must be escaped in urls

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m_UNCEscape

public static final java.lang.String m_UNCEscape

strings that must be escaped in uncs

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TEXT_HTML

public static final java.lang.String TEXT_HTML

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TEXT_PLAIN

public static final java.lang.String TEXT_PLAIN

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TEXT_UNKNOWN

public static final java.lang.String TEXT_UNKNOWN

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APPLICATION_XML

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_XML

the preferred value for XML!

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APPLICATION_CFF2

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_CFF2

zip, maybe?

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APPLICATION_ZIP

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_ZIP

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APPLICATION_XZIP

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_XZIP

zip, maybe?

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APPLICATION_PDF

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_PDF

pdf, duh...

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APPLICATION_PS

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_PS

ps, duh...

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TEXT_XML

public static final java.lang.String TEXT_XML

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TEXT_CSV

public static final java.lang.String TEXT_CSV

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TEXT_JSON

public static final java.lang.String TEXT_JSON

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APPLICATION_JSON

public static final java.lang.String APPLICATION_JSON

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VND_PTK

public static final java.lang.String VND_PTK

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VND_JDF

public static final java.lang.String VND_JDF

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VND_JMF

public static final java.lang.String VND_JMF

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VND_XJDF

public static final java.lang.String VND_XJDF

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VND_XJMF

public static final java.lang.String VND_XJMF

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VND_XJDF_J

public static final java.lang.String VND_XJDF_J

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VND_XJMF_J

public static final java.lang.String VND_XJMF_J

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CONTENT_ID

public static final java.lang.String CONTENT_ID

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CONTENT_TYPE

public static final java.lang.String CONTENT_TYPE

more commonly used strings

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CONTENT_LENGTH

public static final java.lang.String CONTENT_LENGTH

more commonly used strings

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BASE64

public static final java.lang.String BASE64

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BINARY

public static final java.lang.String BINARY

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CONNECTION

public static final java.lang.String CONNECTION

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AUTHORIZATION

public static final java.lang.String AUTHORIZATION

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Constructor Detail

UrlUtil

public UrlUtil()

Method Detail

setConnectionTimeout

public static void setConnectionTimeout(int timeout)

Returns connection timeout in milliseconds as integer.

getConnectionTimeout

public static int getConnectionTimeout()

Returns connection timeout in milliseconds as integer.

Returns:

connectionTimeout in milliseconds

getRelativeURL

public static java.lang.String getRelativeURL(java.io.File f,
                                              java.io.File baseDir,
                                              boolean bEscape128)

returns the relative URL of a file relative to the current working directory

Parameters:

f - the file to get the relative url for

baseDir - the file that describes cwd, if null cwd is calculated

bEscape128 - if true, escape > 128 (URL), else retain (IRL)

Returns:

createHttpUrl

public static java.lang.String createHttpUrl(boolean bSecure,
                                             java.lang.String host,
                                             int port,
                                             java.lang.String path)

get a prinect url for this host and path

Parameters:

bSecure - if true, make https

host - hostname

port - the port, duh

path - may be null

Returns:

getRelativePath

public static java.lang.String getRelativePath(java.io.File f,
                                               java.io.File fCWD)

returns the relative URL of a file relative to the current working directory
this includes escaping of %20 etc.

Parameters:

f - the file to get the relative path for

fCWD - the file that describes cwd, if null cwd is calculated from user.dir

Returns:

getFileName

public static java.lang.String getFileName(java.lang.String url,
                                           javax.mail.Multipart mp)

get the file name for a url. extract it from a mime package, if appropriate

Parameters:

url -

mp -

Returns:

getCidURLStream

public static java.io.InputStream getCidURLStream(java.lang.String url,
                                                  javax.mail.Multipart multipart)

get a readable inputstream from the CID url

Parameters:

url - the url to get a stream for

multipart - the multipart mime to which the cid refers

Returns:

InputStream - the readable input stream that this filespec refers to, null if broken or non-existent

extension

public static java.lang.String extension(java.lang.String pathName)

get the filename extension of pathName excluding the '.' if no '.' is found, returns null if trailing . is found, returns ""

Parameters:

pathName - the pathName to get the extension for

Returns:

String - the filename extension

removeExtension

@Deprecated
public static java.lang.String removeExtension(java.lang.String pathName)

Deprecated. use prefix(pathName)

get the path name without extension of pathName

Parameters:

pathName - the pathName to get the extension for

Returns:

String - the filename without extension

getURLParts

public static UrlPart[] getURLParts(java.net.HttpURLConnection connection)

get an array of urlparts, regardless of whether this was mime or not if the stream is mime/multipart get also extract that

Parameters:

connection -

Returns:

the array of body parts input stream

getURLInputStream

public static java.io.InputStream getURLInputStream(java.lang.String urlString,
                                                    javax.mail.BodyPart bodyPart)

get the opened input stream for a given url string

Parameters:

urlString -

bodyPart -

Returns:

getURLInputStream

public static java.io.InputStream getURLInputStream(java.lang.String urlString)

Parameters:

urlString -

Returns:

getCreateDirectory

@Deprecated
public static java.io.File getCreateDirectory(java.lang.String newDir)

Deprecated. use FileUtil.getCreateDirectory(newDir);

create a new directory and return null if the directory could not be created

Parameters:

newDir - the path or URL of the new directory

Returns:

fileToUrl

public static java.lang.String fileToUrl(java.io.File f,
                                         boolean bEscape128)

Convert a File to a valid file URL or IRL
note that some internal functions use network protocol and therefor performance may be non-optimal

Parameters:

f - the File to parse,

bEscape128 - if true, escape non -ascii chars (URI), if false, don't (IRI)

Returns:

the URL string

urlToFileName

public static java.lang.String urlToFileName(java.lang.String urlString)

Parameters:

urlString - the string to parse for a file name

Returns:

the filename

urlToFile

public static java.io.File urlToFile(java.lang.String urlString)

Retrieve a file for a relative or absolute file url

Parameters:

urlString - the file url to retrieve a file for

Returns:

the file located at url

urlToUNC

public static java.lang.String urlToUNC(java.lang.String urlString)

Retrieve a UNC path for a relative or absolute file url, any of '/'or "\\" is assumed a path separator

Parameters:

urlString - the file url to retrieve a UNC path for

Returns:

the UNC

uncToUrl

public static java.lang.String uncToUrl(java.lang.String unc,
                                        boolean escape128)

Parameters:

unc -

escape128 - if true escape chars>128

Returns:

urlToString

public static java.lang.String urlToString(java.net.URL url)

null safe url to string converter

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

addParameter

public static java.lang.String addParameter(java.lang.String baseUrl,
                                            java.lang.String key,
                                            java.lang.String val)

adds a parameter to a given url using either ? or &

Parameters:

baseUrl - the base url - already escaped and ready to go

key - the key to add - NOT escaped

val - the value to add - NOT escaped - if null nothing is set

Returns:

the escaped new url

addPath

public static java.lang.String addPath(java.lang.String baseUrl,
                                       java.lang.String path)

adds a path to a given url , keeping the parameters

Parameters:

baseUrl - the base url - already escaped and ready to go

path - the path to add

Returns:

the escaped new url

escape

public static java.lang.String escape(java.lang.String toEscape,
                                      boolean bEscape128)

standard url escaping

Parameters:

toEscape - the string to escape

bEscape128 - if true, also escape >128, else leave non-ascii7 as is

Returns:

the escaped string

escape

public static java.lang.String escape(java.lang.String toEscape,
                                      boolean bEscape128,
                                      boolean escapeSlash)

standard url escaping

Parameters:

toEscape - the string to escape

bEscape128 - if true, also escape >128, else leave non-ascii7 as is

escapeSlash - if true also escape '/'

Returns:

the escaped string

unEscape

public static java.lang.String unEscape(java.lang.String toEscape)

standard url unescaping

Parameters:

toEscape - the string to unescape

Returns:

the escaped string

stringToURL

public static java.net.URL stringToURL(java.lang.String urlString)

Create a URL for any url string using heuristics and escaping

Parameters:

urlString - the file url to retrieve a file for

Returns:

isFileOK

public static boolean isFileOK(java.io.File f)

checks whether there is a remote chance that the file is useful for reading

Parameters:

f - - File to check

Returns:

true if the file is ok

isEscaped

public static boolean isEscaped(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is escaped as utf-8

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

getExtensionFromMimeType

public static java.lang.String getExtensionFromMimeType(java.lang.String contentType)

generates the correct extension for a given mime content type

Parameters:

contentType -

Returns:

getMimeTypeFromURL

public static java.lang.String getMimeTypeFromURL(java.lang.String url)

generates the correct MIMEType for a given URL and sets it

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

isCID

public static boolean isCID(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is a cid (cid:)

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

isNotCID

public static boolean isNotCID(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is NOT a cid this may be a local identifier

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

true if we are either a cid or a local url

isFile

public static boolean isFile(java.lang.String url)

is this a valid file url

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

isWindowsLocalPath

public static boolean isWindowsLocalPath(java.lang.String pathName)

Parameters:

pathName -

Returns:

isHttp

public static boolean isHttp(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is an http url (excluding https - @see isHttps)

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

isFtp

public static boolean isFtp(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is an http url (excluding https - @see isHttps)

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

isHttps

public static boolean isHttps(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is an https url

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

isNet

public static boolean isNet(java.lang.String url)

test whether a given url is any network style url, currently either http, https or ftp

Parameters:

url - the url to test

Returns:

normalize

public static java.lang.String normalize(java.lang.String urlString)

normalize a url string by grinding it through url

Parameters:

urlString -

Returns:

the normalized string, null if not a valid url

isUNC

public static boolean isUNC(java.lang.String pathName)

test whether a given url is a unc path

Parameters:

pathName -

Returns:

isMIME

public static boolean isMIME(java.io.File file)

check whether a file is a mime file only check extensions TODO sniff file rather than check extensions

Parameters:

file - the FILE to check

Returns:

true if the file is a MIME file

getProtocol

public static UrlUtil.URLProtocol getProtocol(java.lang.String url)

returns the general protocol type of a url

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

getIPFromBytes

public static java.lang.String getIPFromBytes(byte[] ip)

get the ip address as a string with the left byte at pos 0

Parameters:

ip -

Returns:

getBytesFromIP

public static byte[] getBytesFromIP(java.lang.String ip)

get the ip address as a set of bytes with the left byte at pos 0

Parameters:

ip -

Returns:

isMIMEExtenstension

public static boolean isMIMEExtenstension(java.lang.String lower)

check whether a file is a mime file

Parameters:

lower -

Returns:

isIRL

public static boolean isIRL(java.lang.String val)

Parameters:

val -

Returns:

removeProtocol

public static java.lang.String removeProtocol(java.lang.String url)

remove athe protocol part of a url, if it is specified

Parameters:

url - the url string to work on

Returns:

the input string without the protocol and ":"

isURL

public static boolean isURL(java.lang.String val)

Parameters:

val -

Returns:

getLocalURL

public static java.lang.String getLocalURL(java.lang.String directory,
                                           java.lang.String url)

get the local url without directory schemes in the base url are case insensitive, all others are case sensitive

Parameters:

directory - the url of the directory

url - the absolute url

Returns:

String - the local URL of url after removing directory

getURLWithDirectory

public static java.lang.String getURLWithDirectory(java.lang.String directory,
                                                   java.lang.String url)

concatenate directory and url to a single path IF and only IF url is a relative url
relative urls MUST NOT have a scheme (e.g. file:)

Parameters:

directory - the url of the directory

url - the relative url of the file

Returns:

String - the concatenated URL of the directory + file

getParentDirectory

public static java.lang.String getParentDirectory(java.lang.String url)

get the parent directory of a file or url

Parameters:

url -

Returns:

cleanDots

public static java.lang.String cleanDots(java.lang.String url)

remove any internal "../" "./" and "//" from a url

Parameters:

url - the url to clean

Returns:

String - the clean path

cleanHttpURL

public static java.lang.String cleanHttpURL(java.lang.String url)

create a "real" url from a user input url add http://

Parameters:

url - the input url

Returns:

the - hopefully - usable url

writeToURL

public static UrlPart writeToURL(java.lang.String strUrl,
                                 java.io.InputStream stream,
                                 java.lang.String method,
                                 java.lang.String contentType,
                                 HTTPDetails det)

write a Stream to an output URL File: and http: are currently supported Use HttpURLConnection.getInputStream() to retrieve the http response

Parameters:

strUrl - the URL to write to

stream - the input stream to read from

method - HEAD, GET or POST

contentType - the contenttype to set, if NULL defaults to TEXT/UNKNOWN

det -

Returns:

UrlPart the opened http connection, null in case of error

writerToURL

public static UrlPart writerToURL(java.lang.String strUrl,
                                  IStreamWriter streamWriter,
                                  java.lang.String method,
                                  java.lang.String contentType,
                                  HTTPDetails det)

write the contents of an IStreamWriter to an output URL File: and http: are currently supported Use HttpURLConnection.getInputStream() to retrieve the http response

Parameters:

strUrl - the URL to write to

streamWriter - the IStreamWriter to read from

method - HEAD, GET or POST

contentType - the contenttype to set, if NULL defaults to TEXT/UNKNOWN

det -

Returns:

UrlPart the opened http connection, null in case of error

moveToDir

@Deprecated
public static java.io.File moveToDir(IURLSetter parent,
                                                 java.io.File dir,
                                                 boolean overWrite)

Deprecated. use moveToDir(parent, dir, null, overWrite);

physically store the file at the location specified in dir and also modify this to reflect the new location

Parameters:

parent - the parent element, trypically a filespec or preview

dir - the directory to move to. dir is created if it does not exist. If dir exists and dir is not a directory, the call fails and null is returned

overWrite - if true, zapp any old files with the same name

Returns:

the file that corresponds to the moved url reference, null if an error occurred

moveToDir

public static java.io.File moveToDir(IURLSetter urlSetter,
                                     java.io.File dir,
                                     java.lang.String cwd,
                                     boolean overWrite)

physically store the file at the location specified in dir and also modify parent to reflect the new location

Parameters:

urlSetter - the parent element, typically a filespec or preview

dir - the directory to move to. dir is created if it does not exist. If dir exists and dir is not a directory, the call fails and null is returned

cwd - the current working dir for local urls

overWrite - if true, zapp any old files with the same name

Returns:

the file that corresponds to the moved url reference, null if an error occurred

moveToDir

public static java.io.File moveToDir(IURLSetter urlSetter,
                                     java.io.File dir,
                                     java.lang.String cwd,
                                     boolean overWrite,
                                     boolean deleteFile)

physically store the file at the location specified in dir and also modify parent to reflect the new location

Parameters:

urlSetter - the parent element, typically a filespec or preview

dir - the directory to move to. dir is created if it does not exist. If dir exists and dir is not a directory, the call fails and null is returned

cwd - the current working dir for local urls

overWrite - if true, zapp any old files with the same name

Returns:

the file that corresponds to the moved url reference, null if an error occurred

isRelativeURL

public static boolean isRelativeURL(java.lang.String url)

if true this url is relative

Parameters:

url - the url string to test

Returns:

true if relative

isXMLType

public static boolean isXMLType(java.lang.String contentType)

check whether the mime type is a known xml dialect

Parameters:

contentType -

Returns:

isJSONType

public static boolean isJSONType(java.lang.String contentType)

check whether the mime type is a known xml dialect

Parameters:

contentType -

Returns:

isZIPType

public static boolean isZIPType(java.lang.String contentType)

check whether the mime type is a known zip dialect

Parameters:

contentType -

Returns:

newExtension

public static java.lang.String newExtension(java.lang.String strWork,
                                            java.lang.String newExt)

replace the .extension of a file name

Parameters:

strWork - the file path

newExt - the new extension (works with or without the initial "."

Returns:

the strWork with a replaced extension

prefix

public static java.lang.String prefix(java.lang.String strWork)

inverse of extension

Parameters:

strWork - the string to work on

Returns:

the prefix

isRedirect

public static boolean isRedirect(int responseCode)

return true if the response code should redirect

Parameters:

responseCode -

Returns:

isReturnCodeOK

public static boolean isReturnCodeOK(int responseCode)

return true if the response code should redirect

Parameters:

responseCode -

Returns: