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package net.sourceforge.cobertura.javancss;

import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * A general purpose class with a variety of support and convenience methods.
 *
 * <p> There are different groups of methods in this class:
 * <br>
 * <br>print methods - convenience methods for System.out.print etc. that additionally make sure output is gets flushed immediately.
 * <br>string methods
 * <br>string/vector converter methods
 * <br>miscellaneous methods
 * <p>
 *
 * Some basic but none the less the most used methods by myself are:<br>
 * - {@link #isEmpty(java.lang.String) isEmpty}<br>
 * - {@link #stringToLines(java.lang.String) stringToLines}<br>
 * - {@link #sleep(int) sleep}<br>
 * <p>
 *
 * @author <a href="http://www.kclee.com/clemens/">
 *         Chr. Clemens Lee</a>
 *         <<a href="mailto:clemens@kclee.com">
 *         clemens@kclee.com
 *         </a>>
 */
public class Util
{

	public static final Object CONSTANT_OBJECT = new Object();

	/**
	 * This is an utility class, there is (should be) no need
	 * for an instance of this class.
	 */
	private Util()
	{
		super();
	}

	// -----------------------------------------------------
	// debug methods and assertion stuff
	// -----------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * panicIf <=> not assert. Throws ApplicationException if true.
	 * It's not necessary to catch this exception.
	 */
	static void panicIf(boolean bPanic_)
	{
		if (bPanic_)
		{
			throw (new RuntimeException());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * panicIf <=> not assert. Throws ApplicationException if true.
	 * It's not necessary to catch this exception.
	 *
	 * @param sMessage_ The error message for the Exception.
	 */
	static void panicIf(boolean bPanic_, String sMessage_)
	{
		if (bPanic_)
		{
			throw (new RuntimeException(sMessage_));
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Tests, if a given String equals null or "".
	 */
	public static boolean isEmpty(String sTest_)
	{
		if (sTest_ == null || sTest_.equals(""))
		{
			return true;
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * This function takes a String and separates it into different
	 * lines. The last line does not need to have a separator character.
	 *
	 * @param lines_   The number of lines that should be extracted.
	 *                 Zero if maximum number of lines is requested.
	 * @param cCutter_ The character that separates pString_ into
	 *                 different lines
	 *
	 * @return         The single lines do not contain the cCutter_
	 *                 character at the end.
	 */
	private static Vector stringToLines(int lines_, String pString_, char cCutter_)
	{
		int maxLines = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
		if (lines_ > 0)
		{
			maxLines = lines_;
		}

		Vector vRetVal = new Vector();
		if (pString_ == null)
		{
			return vRetVal;
		}

		int startIndex = 0;
		for (; maxLines > 0; maxLines--)
		{
			int endIndex = pString_.indexOf(cCutter_, startIndex);
			if (endIndex == -1)
			{
				if (startIndex < pString_.length())
				{
					endIndex = pString_.length();
				}
				else
				{
					break;
				}
			}
			String sLine = pString_.substring(startIndex, endIndex);
			vRetVal.addElement(sLine);
			startIndex = endIndex + 1;
		}

		return vRetVal;
	}

	/**
	 * This function takes a String and separates it into different
	 * lines. The last line does not need to have a separator character.
	 *
	 * @param cCutter_ The character that separates pString_ into
	 *                 different lines
	 *
	 * @return The single lines do not contain the cCutter_ character
	 *         at the end.
	 */
	private static Vector stringToLines(String pString_, char cCutter_)
	{
		return stringToLines(0, pString_, cCutter_);
	}

	/**
	 * This function takes a String and separates it into different
	 * lines. The last line does not need to have a '\n'. The function
	 * can't handle dos carriage returns.
	 *
	 * @return The single lines do not contain the '\n' character
	 *         at the end.
	 */
	public static Vector stringToLines(String pString_)
	{
		return stringToLines(pString_, '\n');
	}

	/**
	 * Current thread sleeps in seconds.
	 */
	private static void sleep(int seconds_)
	{
		try
		{
			Thread.sleep(seconds_ * 1000);
		}
		catch (Exception pException)
		{
		}
	}

}