ByteHelper.java

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package permafrost.tundra.math;

import java.text.MessageFormat;

/**
 * A collection of convenience methods for working with bytes.
 */
public final class ByteHelper {
    /**
     * The default value used when parsing a null string.
     */
    private static byte DEFAULT_BYTE_VALUE = 0;

    /**
     * Disallow instantiation of this class.
     */
    private ByteHelper() {}

    /**
     * Converts the given object to a Byte.
     *
     * @param object    The object to be converted.
     * @return          The converted object.
     */
    public static Byte normalize(Object object) {
        Byte value = null;

        if (object instanceof Number) {
            value = ((Number)object).byteValue();
        } else if (object instanceof String) {
            value = parse((String)object);
        }

        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Parses the given string as an byte.
     *
     * @param input A string to be parsed as byte.
     * @return      Byte representing the given string, or 0 if the given string was null.
     */
    public static byte parse(String input) {
        return parse(input, DEFAULT_BYTE_VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the given string as an byte.
     *
     * @param input        A string to be parsed as byte.
     * @param defaultValue The value returned if the given string is null.
     * @return             Byte representing the given string, or defaultValue if the given string is null.
     */
    public static byte parse(String input, byte defaultValue) {
        if (input == null) return defaultValue;
        return Byte.parseByte(input);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the given strings as bytea.
     *
     * @param input         A list of strings to be parsed as bytes.
     * @return              A list of bytes representing the given strings.
     */
    public static byte[] parse(String[] input) {
        return parse(input, DEFAULT_BYTE_VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the given strings as bytes.
     *
     * @param input         A list of strings to be parsed as bytes.
     * @param defaultValue  The value returned if a string in the list is null.
     * @return              A list of bytes representing the given strings.
     */
    public static byte[] parse(String[] input, byte defaultValue) {
        if (input == null) return null;

        byte[] output = new byte[input.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
            output[i] = parse(input[i], defaultValue);
        }

        return output;
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the given byte as a string.
     *
     * @param input The byte to be serialized.
     * @return      A string representation of the given byte.
     */
    public static String emit(byte input) {
        return Byte.toString(input);
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the given bytes as strings.
     *
     * @param input A list of bytes to be serialized.
     * @return      A list of string representations of the given bytes.
     */
    public static String[] emit(byte[] input) {
        if (input == null) return null;

        String[] output = new String[input.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
            output[i] = emit(input[i]);
        }

        return output;
    }
}