org.terrier.utility

Class LookAheadStream

java.lang.Object

java.io.InputStream

org.terrier.utility.LookAheadStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable

Direct Known Subclasses:

LookAheadStreamCaseInsensitive

public class LookAheadStream
extends InputStream

Implements an InputStream, that encapsulates another stream, but only upto the point that a pre-defined end marker in the stream is identified. The Reader will then become endOfFile, and refuse to return any more bytes from the stream. Suppose that we create an instance of a LookAheadStream with the end marker END. For the following input: a b c d END e f g... the LookAheadStream, will stop after reading the string END. Note that the end marker will be missing from the parent stream.

LookAheadStream allows the encoding to be changed between markers. Handy for collections of webpages, which may use different encodings. However, the end marker must be obtainable using the default encoding.

Author:

Craig Macdonald, Vassilis Plachouras

See Also:

LookAheadReader

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected int[]	Buffer The read ahead buffer
protected int	BufIndex index of the first entry in the buffer
protected int	BufLen How many bytes are in the read ahead buffer
protected byte[]	EndMarker the end marker that it is pre-scanning the stream for
protected boolean	EOF have we reached the end of the file
protected int	MarkerLen How long is the end marker
protected InputStream	ParentStream the parent stream that this object is looking ahead in

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LookAheadStream(InputStream parent, byte[] endMarker) Creates an instance of a LookAheadStream that will read from the given stream until the end marker byte pattern is found.
LookAheadStream(InputStream parent, String endMarker) Creates an instance of a LookAheadStream that will read from the given stream until the end marker is found.
LookAheadStream(InputStream parent, String endMarker, String charSet) Creates an instance of a LookAheadStream that will read from the given stream until the end marker is found.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Closes the current stream, by setting the end of file flag equal to true.
void	mark(int x) This method is not implemented.
boolean	markSupported() Support for marking is not implemented.
int	read() Read a byte from the parent stream, first checking that it doesn't form part of the end marker.
int	read(byte[] cbuf) Read bytes into an array.
int	read(byte[] cbuf, int offset, int len) Read bytes into a portion of an array.
boolean	ready() Indicates whether there are more bytes available to read from the stream.
void	reset() Reset the stream.
long	skip(long n) Skips n bytes from the stream.

Methods inherited from class java.io.InputStream

available

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ParentStream

protected final InputStream ParentStream

the parent stream that this object is looking ahead in

EndMarker

protected final byte[] EndMarker

the end marker that it is pre-scanning the stream for

MarkerLen

protected final int MarkerLen

How long is the end marker

BufLen

protected int BufLen

How many bytes are in the read ahead buffer

BufIndex

protected int BufIndex

index of the first entry in the buffer

Buffer

protected final int[] Buffer

The read ahead buffer

EOF

protected boolean EOF

have we reached the end of the file

Constructor Detail

LookAheadStream

public LookAheadStream(InputStream parent,
               String endMarker)

Creates an instance of a LookAheadStream that will read from the given stream until the end marker is found. NB:. This constructor assumes the default charset.

Parameters:

parent - InputStream the stream used for reading the input.

endMarker - String the marker which signifies the end of the stream. Not deprecated, but recommended to use LookAheadStream(InputStream parent, String endMarker, String charSet) instead.

LookAheadStream

public LookAheadStream(InputStream parent,
               String endMarker,
               String charSet)
                throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Creates an instance of a LookAheadStream that will read from the given stream until the end marker is found. The end marker is decoded from bytes using the described charSet.

Parameters:

parent - InputStream the stream used for reading the input.

endMarker - String the marker which signifies the end of the stream.

charSet - String the name of the character set to use.

Throws:

UnsupportedEncodingException

LookAheadStream

public LookAheadStream(InputStream parent,
               byte[] endMarker)

Creates an instance of a LookAheadStream that will read from the given stream until the end marker byte pattern is found.

Parameters:

parent - InputStream the stream used for reading the input.

endMarker - String the marker which signifies the end of the stream.

Method Detail

read

public int read()
         throws IOException

Read a byte from the parent stream, first checking that it doesn't form part of the end marker.

Specified by:

read in class InputStream

Returns:

int the code of the read byte, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.

Throws:

IOException - if there is any error while reading from the stream.

read

public int read(byte[] cbuf)
         throws IOException

Read bytes into an array. This method will read 100 bytes or the array length, and until the end of the stream is reached. NB: Uses read() internally.

Overrides:

read in class InputStream

Parameters:

cbuf - cbuf - Destination buffer

Returns:

The number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs

read

public int read(byte[] cbuf,
       int offset,
       int len)
         throws IOException

Read bytes into a portion of an array. It will try to read the specified number of bytes into the buffer. NB:Implemented in terms of read().

Overrides:

read in class InputStream

Parameters:

cbuf - Destination buffer

offset - Offset at which to start storing bytes

len - Maximum number of bytes to read

Returns:

The number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs

reset

public void reset()
           throws IOException

Reset the stream. Attempts to reset it in some way appropriate to the particular stream, for example by positioning it to its starting point. Not all input streams support the reset() operation. Use at your own risk.

Overrides:

reset in class InputStream

Throws:

IOException - thrown if ParentStream.reset();

skip

public long skip(long n)
          throws IOException

Skips n bytes from the stream. If the end of the stream has been reached before reading n bytes, then it returns. NB: This method uses read() internally.

Overrides:

skip in class InputStream

Parameters:

n - long the number of bytes to skip.

Returns:

long the number of bytes skipped.

Throws:

IOException - if there is any error while reading from the stream.

ready

public boolean ready()
              throws IOException

Indicates whether there are more bytes available to read from the stream.

Returns:

boolean true if there are more bytes available for reading, otherwise it returns false.

Throws:

IOException - if there is any error while reading from the stream.

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Closes the current stream, by setting the end of file flag equal to true. Does NOT close the wrapped stream.

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Overrides:

close in class InputStream

Throws:

IOException

markSupported

public boolean markSupported()

Support for marking is not implemented.

Overrides:

markSupported in class InputStream

Returns:

boolean false.

mark

public void mark(int x)

This method is not implemented.

Overrides:

mark in class InputStream