org.glassfish.pfl.basic.tools.file

Class BlockParser

java.lang.Object

org.glassfish.pfl.basic.tools.file.BlockParser

public class BlockParser
extends Object

Utility class used to convert FileWrappers into (lists of) Blocks.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	COMMENT_BLOCK_TAG

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Block	getBlock(FileWrapper fw) Return the contents of the text file as a Block.
static List<Block>	parseBlocks(FileWrapper fw, String prefix) Transform fw into a list of blocks.
static List<Block>	parseBlocks(FileWrapper fw, String start, String end) Transform fw into a list of blocks.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

COMMENT_BLOCK_TAG

public static final String COMMENT_BLOCK_TAG

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getBlock

public static Block getBlock(FileWrapper fw)
                      throws IOException

Return the contents of the text file as a Block.

Throws:

IOException

parseBlocks

public static List<Block> parseBlocks(FileWrapper fw,
                                      String prefix)
                               throws IOException

Transform fw into a list of blocks. There are two types of blocks in this list, and they always alternate:

• Blocks in which every line starts with prefix, Such blocks are given the tag COMMENT_BLOCK_TAG.
• Blocks in which no line starts with prefix. Such blocks are not tagged.

Throws:

IOException

parseBlocks

public static List<Block> parseBlocks(FileWrapper fw,
                                      String start,
                                      String end)
                               throws IOException

Transform fw into a list of blocks. There are two types of blocks in this list, and they always alternate:

• Blocks that start with a String containing start, and end with a String containing end. Such blocks are given the tag COMMENT_BLOCK_TAG.
• Blocks that do not contain start or end anywhere

Throws:

IOException