Package com.saperion.ngc.util

Class RawTextTools

  • public final class RawTextTools
extends java.lang.Object
    A utility that provides several methods to analyze and convert raw text data.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static byte[] convertTextToPdf​(byte[] original, java.lang.String font, float fontSize)
      Converts the provided plain text data to PDF.
      static byte[] convertTextToPdf​(byte[] original, java.lang.String font, float fontSize, java.lang.String defaultCharset)
      Converts the provided plain text data to PDF.
      static java.lang.String getMediaType​(byte[] bytes, java.lang.String filename)
      Detects the media type of the provided data.
      static java.lang.String getUnicodeString​(byte[] original)
      Returns a unicode encoded string corresponding to the provided data.
      static java.lang.String getUnicodeString​(byte[] original, java.lang.String defaultCharset)
      Returns a unicode encoded string corresponding to the provided data.
      static boolean isPlainTextFile​(byte[] bytes, java.lang.String filename)
      Detects if the data contains plain text.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Method Detail

      • isPlainTextFile

        public static boolean isPlainTextFile​(byte[] bytes,
                                      java.lang.String filename)
                               throws java.io.IOException
        Detects if the data contains plain text.
        Parameters:
        bytes - data to analyze
        filename - name of the file the data is contained in
        Returns:
        true if data contains plain text
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - IO exception when trying to detect media type

      • getMediaType

        public static java.lang.String getMediaType​(byte[] bytes,
                                            java.lang.String filename)
                                     throws java.io.IOException
        Detects the media type of the provided data.
        Parameters:
        bytes - original data
        filename - name of the file the data was contained in
        Returns:
        media type (like 'text/plain' for plain text)
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - IO exception when reading original data

      • convertTextToPdf

        public static byte[] convertTextToPdf​(byte[] original,
                                      java.lang.String font,
                                      float fontSize)
                               throws com.lowagie.text.DocumentException,
                                      java.io.IOException
        Converts the provided plain text data to PDF.
        Parameters:
        original - plain text data
        font - font to use (like C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf). This must be a true-type font! If null or empty, a default helvetica font will be used. Note that unicode characters will not work then.
        fontSize - size of the font
        Returns:
        PDF document as array of bytes
        Throws:
        com.lowagie.text.DocumentException - Exception when creating the PDF document
        java.io.IOException - IO exception when reading the original data

      • convertTextToPdf

        public static byte[] convertTextToPdf​(byte[] original,
                                      java.lang.String font,
                                      float fontSize,
                                      java.lang.String defaultCharset)
                               throws com.lowagie.text.DocumentException,
                                      java.io.IOException
        Converts the provided plain text data to PDF.
        Parameters:
        original - plain text data
        font - font to use (like C:/Windows/Fonts/arial.ttf). This must be a true-type font! If null or empty, a default helvetica font will be used. Note that unicode characters will not work then.
        fontSize - size of the font
        defaultCharset - charset to use when auto-detection of charset failed
        Returns:
        PDF document as array of bytes
        Throws:
        com.lowagie.text.DocumentException - Exception when creating the PDF document
        java.io.IOException - IO exception when reading the original data

      • getUnicodeString

        public static java.lang.String getUnicodeString​(byte[] original)
                                         throws java.io.IOException
        Returns a unicode encoded string corresponding to the provided data. The encoding of the original data is auto-detected. If an unsupported encoding is detected, ISO-8859-1 is used as a fallback.
        Parameters:
        original - original data
        Returns:
        unicode string corresponding to original data
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - IO exception when reading the original data

      • getUnicodeString

        public static java.lang.String getUnicodeString​(byte[] original,
                                                java.lang.String defaultCharset)
                                         throws java.io.IOException
        Returns a unicode encoded string corresponding to the provided data. The encoding of the original data is auto-detected. If an unsupported encoding is detected, the provided fallback is used.
        Parameters:
        original - original data
        defaultCharset - charset to use when auto-detection of charset failed
        Returns:
        unicode string corresponding to original data
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - IO exception when reading the original data