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package ptolemy.actor.lib.conversions;

import ptolemy.actor.TypedAtomicActor;
import ptolemy.actor.TypedIOPort;
import ptolemy.data.ArrayToken;
import ptolemy.data.IntToken;
import ptolemy.data.StringToken;
import ptolemy.data.type.ArrayType;
import ptolemy.data.type.BaseType;
import ptolemy.kernel.CompositeEntity;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.IllegalActionException;
import ptolemy.kernel.util.NameDuplicationException;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// IntArrayToString

/**
 Convert an integer-array into a string.  Uses only the low order byte from
 each integer.  NOTE: Assumes an 8-bit character set.  The output is a string
 assembled from these bytes.  This actor is designed to facilitate use of the
 SerialComm serial communication actor which uses the same kind of integer
 array format as this actor.  Datagram actors can use this format as well.
 <p>

 @author Winthrop Williams, Steve Neuendorffer
 @version $Id$
 @since Ptolemy II 2.0
 @Pt.ProposedRating Red (winthrop)
 @Pt.AcceptedRating Red (winthrop)
 */
public class IntArrayToString extends TypedAtomicActor {
    /** Construct an actor with the given container and name.
     *  @param container The container.
     *  @param name The name of this actor.
     *  @exception IllegalActionException If the actor cannot be contained
     *   by the proposed container.
     *  @exception NameDuplicationException If the container already has an
     *   actor with this name.
     */
    public IntArrayToString(CompositeEntity container, String name)
            throws NameDuplicationException, IllegalActionException {
        super(container, name);

        input = new TypedIOPort(this, "input", true, false);
        input.setTypeEquals(new ArrayType(BaseType.INT));

        output = new TypedIOPort(this, "output", false, true);
        output.setTypeEquals(BaseType.STRING);

        _attachText("_iconDescription", "<svg>\n"
                + "<polygon points=\"-15,-15 15,15 15,-15 -15,15\" "
                + "style=\"fill:white\"/>\n" + "</svg>\n");
    }

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ////                         public variables                  ////

    /** The port for the input, which has type <i>{int}</i>. */
    public TypedIOPort input;

    /** The output port, which has type <i>string</i>. */
    public TypedIOPort output;

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ////                         public methods                    ////

    /** Consume one array token of integer tokens on the input port
     *  and output a new string token on the output port.  The least
     *  significant byte of the first integer generates the first
     *  character in the string, etc.  NOTE: Java has many options
     *  regarding its character set.  This actor relys on the default
     *  setting on the platform on which it is run.  However, it
     *  assumes that this character set is an 8-bit character set.
     *
     *  @exception IllegalActionException If there is no director.
     *  FIXME: Either verify that it does check for the director,
     *  or remove this statement.  This statement occurs in other
     *  conversion actor(s) as well.
     */
    public void fire() throws IllegalActionException {
        super.fire();
        ArrayToken dataIntArrayToken = (ArrayToken) input.get(0);
        byte[] dataBytes = new byte[dataIntArrayToken.length()];

        for (int j = 0; j < dataIntArrayToken.length(); j++) {
            IntToken dataIntOneToken = (IntToken) dataIntArrayToken
                    .getElement(j);
            dataBytes[j] = (byte) dataIntOneToken.intValue(); //Keep low 8 bits
        }

        // Note:  Following line may assume 1 byte per character, not sure.
        String outputValue = new String(dataBytes);
        output.send(0, new StringToken(outputValue));
    }

    /** Return false if the input port has no token, otherwise return
     *  what the superclass returns (presumably true).
     *  @exception IllegalActionException If there is no director.
     */
    public boolean prefire() throws IllegalActionException {
        if (!input.hasToken(0)) {
            return false;
        }

        return super.prefire();
    }
}