+ * @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
+ *