Class ReaderWriter

java.lang.Object
org.glassfish.jersey.message.internal.ReaderWriter

public final class ReaderWriter extends Object
A utility class for reading and writing using byte and character streams.

If a byte or character array is utilized then the size of the array is by default the value of 8192. This value can be set using the system property "jersey.config.io.bufferSize".

Author:
Paul Sandoz
  • Field Details

    • UTF8

      public static final Charset UTF8
      The UTF-8 Charset.
    • BUFFER_SIZE

      public static final int BUFFER_SIZE
      The buffer size for arrays of byte and character.
  • Method Details

    • writeTo

      public static void writeTo(InputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException
      Read bytes from an input stream and write them to an output stream.
      Parameters:
      in - the input stream to read from.
      out - the output stream to write to.
      Throws:
      IOException - if there is an error reading or writing bytes.
    • writeTo

      public static void writeTo(Reader in, Writer out) throws IOException
      Read characters from an input stream and write them to an output stream.
      Parameters:
      in - the reader to read from.
      out - the writer to write to.
      Throws:
      IOException - if there is an error reading or writing characters.
    • getCharset

      public static Charset getCharset(MediaType m)
      Get the character set from a media type.

      The character set is obtained from the media type parameter "charset". If the parameter is not present the UTF8 charset is utilized.

      Parameters:
      m - the media type.
      Returns:
      the character set.
    • readFromAsString

      public static String readFromAsString(InputStream in, MediaType type) throws IOException
      Read the bytes of an input stream and convert to a string.
      Parameters:
      in - the input stream to read from.
      type - the media type that determines the character set defining how to decode bytes to characters.
      Returns:
      the string.
      Throws:
      IOException - if there is an error reading from the input stream.
    • readFromAsString

      public static String readFromAsString(Reader reader) throws IOException
      Read the characters of a reader and convert to a string.
      Parameters:
      reader - the reader
      Returns:
      the string
      Throws:
      IOException - if there is an error reading from the reader.
    • writeToAsString

      public static void writeToAsString(String s, OutputStream out, MediaType type) throws IOException
      Convert a string to bytes and write those bytes to an output stream.
      Parameters:
      s - the string to convert to bytes.
      out - the output stream to write to.
      type - the media type that determines the character set defining how to decode bytes to characters.
      Throws:
      IOException - in case of a write failure.
    • safelyClose

      public static void safelyClose(Closeable closeable)
      Safely close a closeable, without throwing an exception.
      Parameters:
      closeable - object to be closed.