ShortHelper.java

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package permafrost.tundra.math;

import java.text.MessageFormat;

/**
 * A collection of convenience methods for working with shorts.
 */
public final class ShortHelper {
    /**
     * The default value used when parsing a null string.
     */
    private static short DEFAULT_SHORT_VALUE = 0;

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

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

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

        return value;
    }

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

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

    /**
     * Parses the given strings as shorts.
     *
     * @param input         A list of strings to be parsed as integers.
     * @return              A list of shorts representing the given strings.
     */
    public static short[] parse(String[] input) {
        return parse(input, DEFAULT_SHORT_VALUE);
    }

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

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

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

        return output;
    }

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

    /**
     * Serializes the given shorts as strings.
     *
     * @param input A list of shorts to be serialized.
     * @return      A list of string representations of the given shorts.
     */
    public static String[] emit(short[] 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;
    }
}