IDHelper.java

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 *     Robert Doczi, Akos Horvath - initial API and implementation 
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package hu.bme.mit.massif.oslc.adaptor.util;

/**
 * Static utility class to help refactoring and reverting id-s.
 * 
 * @author Robert Doczi
 */
public class IDHelper {

    /**
     * Removes every occurrence of '/' and ' ' character in the provided string.
     * 
     * @param id
     *            original string.
     * @return refactored string.
     */
    public static String refactorId(final String id) {
        String temp = id;
        temp = temp.replace("/", "$1SL1$");
        temp = temp.replace(" ", "$1S1$");
        return temp;
    }

    /**
     * Reverts a refactored string back to its original form.
     * 
     * @param id
     *            refactored string.
     * @return the original string.
     */
    public static String revertId(final String id) {
        String temp = id;
        temp = temp.replace("$1SL1$", "/");
        temp = temp.replace("$1S1$", " ");
        return temp;
    }

}