+ /**
+ * Convert the given data to Base64 format.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to convert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also compress the data in GZIP format; remember that
+ * compressed and not-compressed content are different; you need
+ * to know which is which when decoding
+ *
+ * @return the Base64 {@link String} representation of the data
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static String base64(String data, boolean zip) throws IOException {
+ return base64(data.getBytes("UTF-8"), zip);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Convert the given data to Base64 format.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to convert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also compress the data in GZIP format; remember that
+ * compressed and not-compressed content are different; you need
+ * to know which is which when decoding
+ *
+ * @return the Base64 {@link String} representation of the data
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static String base64(byte[] data, boolean zip) throws IOException {
+ return Base64.encodeBytes(data, zip ? Base64.GZIP : Base64.NO_OPTIONS);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Convert the given data to Base64 format.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to convert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format; take care
+ * about this flag, as it could easily cause errors in the
+ * returned content or an {@link IOException}
+ * @param breakLines
+ * TRUE to break lines on every 76th character
+ *
+ * @return the Base64 {@link String} representation of the data
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static OutputStream base64(OutputStream data, boolean zip,
+ boolean breakLines) throws IOException {
+ OutputStream out = new Base64.OutputStream(data,
+ breakLines ? Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES & Base64.ENCODE
+ : Base64.ENCODE);
+
+ if (zip) {
+ out = new java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream(out);
+ }
+
+ return out;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Convert the given data to Base64 format.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to convert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format; take care
+ * about this flag, as it could easily cause errors in the
+ * returned content or an {@link IOException}
+ * @param breakLines
+ * TRUE to break lines on every 76th character
+ *
+ * @return the Base64 {@link String} representation of the data
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static InputStream base64(InputStream data, boolean zip,
+ boolean breakLines) throws IOException {
+ if (zip) {
+ data = new java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream(data);
+ }
+
+ return new Base64.InputStream(data, breakLines ? Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES
+ & Base64.ENCODE : Base64.ENCODE);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unconvert the given data from Base64 format back to a raw array of bytes.
+ * <p>
+ * Will automatically detect zipped data and also uncompress it before
+ * returning, unless ZIP is false.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to unconvert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format
+ * automatically; if set to FALSE, zipped data can be returned
+ *
+ * @return the raw data represented by the given Base64 {@link String},
+ * optionally compressed with GZIP
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static byte[] unbase64(String data, boolean zip) throws IOException {
+ return Base64
+ .decode(data, zip ? Base64.NO_OPTIONS : Base64.DONT_GUNZIP);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unconvert the given data from Base64 format back to a raw array of bytes.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to unconvert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format; take care
+ * about this flag, as it could easily cause errors in the
+ * returned content or an {@link IOException}
+ *
+ * @return the raw data represented by the given Base64 {@link String}
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static OutputStream unbase64(OutputStream data, boolean zip)
+ throws IOException {
+ OutputStream out = new Base64.OutputStream(data, Base64.DECODE);
+
+ if (zip) {
+ out = new java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream(out);
+ }
+
+ return out;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unconvert the given data from Base64 format back to a raw array of bytes.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to unconvert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format; take care
+ * about this flag, as it could easily cause errors in the
+ * returned content or an {@link IOException}
+ *
+ * @return the raw data represented by the given Base64 {@link String}
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static InputStream unbase64(InputStream data, boolean zip)
+ throws IOException {
+ if (zip) {
+ data = new java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream(data);
+ }
+
+ return new Base64.InputStream(data, Base64.DECODE);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unconvert the given data from Base64 format back to a raw array of bytes.
+ * <p>
+ * Will automatically detect zipped data and also uncompress it before
+ * returning, unless ZIP is false.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to unconvert
+ * @param offset
+ * the offset at which to start taking the data (do not take the
+ * data before it into account)
+ * @param count
+ * the number of bytes to take into account (do not process after
+ * this number of bytes has been processed)
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format
+ * automatically; if set to FALSE, zipped data can be returned
+ *
+ * @return the raw data represented by the given Base64 {@link String}
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static byte[] unbase64(byte[] data, int offset, int count,
+ boolean zip) throws IOException {
+ return Base64.niki_decode(data, offset, count, zip ? Base64.NO_OPTIONS
+ : Base64.DONT_GUNZIP);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unonvert the given data from Base64 format back to a {@link String}.
+ * <p>
+ * Will automatically detect zipped data and also uncompress it before
+ * returning, unless ZIP is false.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to unconvert
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format
+ * automatically; if set to FALSE, zipped data can be returned
+ *
+ * @return the {@link String} represented by the given Base64 {@link String}
+ * , optionally compressed with GZIP
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static String unbase64s(String data, boolean zip) throws IOException {
+ return new String(unbase64(data, zip), "UTF-8");
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Unconvert the given data from Base64 format back into a {@link String}.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ * the data to unconvert
+ * @param offset
+ * the offset at which to start taking the data (do not take the
+ * data before it into account)
+ * @param count
+ * the number of bytes to take into account (do not process after
+ * this number of bytes has been processed)
+ * @param zip
+ * TRUE to also uncompress the data from a GZIP format; take care
+ * about this flag, as it could easily cause errors in the
+ * returned content or an {@link IOException}
+ *
+ * @return the {@link String} represented by the given Base64 {@link String}
+ * , optionally compressed with GZIP
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O errors
+ */
+ public static String unbase64s(byte[] data, int offset, int count,
+ boolean zip) throws IOException {
+ return new String(unbase64(data, offset, count, zip), "UTF-8");
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Return a display {@link String} for the given value, which can be
+ * suffixed with "k" or "M" depending upon the number, if it is big enough.
+ * <p>
+ * Example:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li><tt>8765</tt> becomes "8k"</li>
+ * <li><tt>998765</tt> becomes "998k"</li>
+ * <li><tt>12987364</tt> becomes "12M"</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * the value to convert
+ *
+ * @return the display value
+ */
+ public static String formatNumber(long value) {
+ return formatNumber(value, 0);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Return a display {@link String} for the given value, which can be
+ * suffixed with "k" or "M" depending upon the number, if it is big enough.
+ * <p>
+ * Example:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li><tt>8765</tt> becomes "8.7k"</li>
+ * <li><tt>998765</tt> becomes "998.7k"</li>
+ * <li><tt>12987364</tt> becomes "12.9M"</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * the value to convert
+ * @param decimalPositions
+ * the number of decimal positions to keep
+ *
+ * @return the display value
+ */
+ public static String formatNumber(long value, int decimalPositions) {
+ String suffix = "";
+ String deci = "";
+
+ int deciDigits = 0;
+ if (value >= 1000000l) {
+ deciDigits = (int) (value % 1000000l);
+ value = value / 1000000l;
+ suffix = "M";
+
+ } else if (value >= 1000l) {
+ deciDigits = (int) (value % 1000l);
+ value = value / 1000l;
+ suffix = "k";
+ }
+
+ if (decimalPositions > 0) {
+ deci = Integer.toString(deciDigits);
+ deci = deci.substring(0, Math.min(decimalPositions, deci.length()));
+ while (deci.length() < decimalPositions) {
+ deci += "0";
+ }
+ deci = "." + deci;