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package javax.servlet;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * Provides an input stream for reading binary data from a client request,
 * including an efficient <code>readLine</code> method for reading data one line
 * at a time. With some protocols, such as HTTP POST and PUT, a
 * <code>ServletInputStream</code> object can be used to read data sent from the
 * client.
 * <p>
 * A <code>ServletInputStream</code> object is normally retrieved via the
 * {@link ServletRequest#getInputStream} method.
 * <p>
 * This is an abstract class that a servlet container implements. Subclasses of
 * this class must implement the <code>java.io.InputStream.read()</code> method.
 * 
 * @author Various
 * @see ServletRequest
 */
public abstract class ServletInputStream extends InputStream {

    /**
     * Does nothing, because this is an abstract class.
     */
    protected ServletInputStream() {
        // NOOP
    }

    /**
     * Reads the input stream, one line at a time. Starting at an offset, reads
     * bytes into an array, until it reads a certain number of bytes or reaches
     * a newline character, which it reads into the array as well.
     * <p>
     * This method returns -1 if it reaches the end of the input stream before
     * reading the maximum number of bytes.
     * 
     * @param b
     *            an array of bytes into which data is read
     * @param off
     *            an integer specifying the character at which this method
     *            begins reading
     * @param len
     *            an integer specifying the maximum number of bytes to read
     * @return an integer specifying the actual number of bytes read, or -1 if
     *         the end of the stream is reached
     * @exception IOException
     *                if an input or output exception has occurred
     */
    public int readLine(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {

        if (len <= 0) {
            return 0;
        }
        int count = 0, c;

        while ((c = read()) != -1) {
            b[off++] = (byte) c;
            count++;
            if (c == '\n' || count == len) {
                break;
            }
        }
        return count > 0 ? count : -1;
    }
}