Strings.java

/**
 * Copyright 2010 Wealthfront Inc. Licensed under the Apache License,
 * Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law
 * or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is
 * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
 * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
 * governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */
package com.kaching.platform.common;

public final class Strings {
  private Strings() {}

  /**
   * From {@link com.google.common.base.Preconditions#format} but made public
   */
  public static String format(String template, Object... args) {
    template = String.valueOf(template); // null -> "null"

    // start substituting the arguments into the '%s' placeholders
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(
        template.length() + 16 * args.length);
    int templateStart = 0;
    int i = 0;
    while (i < args.length) {
      int placeholderStart = template.indexOf("%s", templateStart);
      if (placeholderStart == -1) {
        break;
      }
      builder.append(template.substring(templateStart, placeholderStart));
      builder.append(args[i++]);
      templateStart = placeholderStart + 2;
    }
    builder.append(template.substring(templateStart));

    // if we run out of placeholders, append the extra args in square braces
    if (i < args.length) {
      builder.append(" [");
      builder.append(args[i++]);
      while (i < args.length) {
        builder.append(", ");
        builder.append(args[i++]);
      }
      builder.append("]");
    }

    return builder.toString();
  }

}