com.univocity.parsers.common.input
Interface CharInputReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCharInputReader, ConcurrentCharInputReader, DefaultCharInputReader, LookaheadCharInputReader

public interface CharInputReader

The definition of a character input reader used by all uniVocity-parsers that extend AbstractParser.

This interface declares basic functionalities to provide a common input manipulation structure for all parser classes.

Implementations of this interface MUST convert the sequence of newline characters defined by Format.getLineSeparator() into the normalized newline character provided in Format.getNormalizedNewline().

Author:

uniVocity Software Pty Ltd - parsers@univocity.com

See Also:

Format

Method Summary

long	charCount() Returns the number of characters returned by nextChar() at any given time.
String	currentParsedContent() Returns a String with the input character sequence parsed to produce the current record.
void	enableNormalizeLineEndings(boolean escaping) Indicates to the input reader that the parser is running in "escape" mode and new lines should be returned as-is to prevent modifying the content of the parsed value.
char	getChar() Returns the last character returned by the nextChar() method.
char[]	getLineSeparator() Returns the line separator by this character input reader.
String	getString(char ch, char stop, boolean trim, String nullValue) Attempts to collect a String from the current position until a stop character is found on the input, or a line ending is reached.
long	lineCount() Returns the number of newlines read so far.
void	markRecordStart() Marks the start of a new record in the input, used internally to calculate the result of currentParsedContent()
char	nextChar() Returns the next character in the input provided by the active Reader.
String	readComment() Collects the comment line found on the input.
void	skipLines(long lineCount) Skips characters in the input until the given number of lines is discarded.
char	skipWhitespace(char current, char stopChar1, char stopChar2) Skips characters from the current input position, until a non-whitespace character, or a stop character is found
void	start(Reader reader) Initializes the CharInputReader implementation with a Reader which provides access to the input.
void	stop() Stops the CharInputReader from reading characters from the Reader provided in start(Reader) and closes it.

Method Detail

start

void start(Reader reader)

Initializes the CharInputReader implementation with a Reader which provides access to the input.

Parameters:

reader - A Reader that provides access to the input.

stop

void stop()

Stops the CharInputReader from reading characters from the Reader provided in start(Reader) and closes it.

nextChar

char nextChar()

Returns the next character in the input provided by the active Reader.

If the input contains a sequence of newline characters (defined by Format.getLineSeparator()), this method will automatically converted them to the newline character specified in Format.getNormalizedNewline().

A subsequent call to this method will return the character after the newline sequence.

Returns:

the next character in the input. '\0' if there are no more characters in the input or if the CharInputReader was stopped.

getChar

char getChar()

Returns the last character returned by the nextChar() method.

Returns:

the last character returned by the nextChar() method.'\0' if there are no more characters in the input or if the CharInputReader was stopped.

charCount

long charCount()

Returns the number of characters returned by nextChar() at any given time.

Returns:

the number of characters returned by nextChar()

lineCount

long lineCount()

Returns the number of newlines read so far.

Returns:

the number of newlines read so far.

skipLines

void skipLines(long lineCount)

Skips characters in the input until the given number of lines is discarded.

Parameters:

lineCount - the number of lines to skip from the current location in the input

readComment

String readComment()

Collects the comment line found on the input.

Returns:

the text found in the comment from the current position.

enableNormalizeLineEndings

void enableNormalizeLineEndings(boolean escaping)

Indicates to the input reader that the parser is running in "escape" mode and new lines should be returned as-is to prevent modifying the content of the parsed value.

Parameters:

escaping - flag indicating that the parser is escaping values and line separators are to be returned as-is.

getLineSeparator

char[] getLineSeparator()

Returns the line separator by this character input reader. This could be the line separator defined in the Format.getLineSeparator() configuration, or the line separator sequence identified automatically when CommonParserSettings.isLineSeparatorDetectionEnabled() evaluates to true.

Returns:

the line separator in use.

skipWhitespace

char skipWhitespace(char current,
                    char stopChar1,
                    char stopChar2)

Skips characters from the current input position, until a non-whitespace character, or a stop character is found

Parameters:

current - the current character of the input

stopChar1 - the first stop character (which can be a whitespace)

stopChar2 - the second character (which can be a whitespace)

Returns:

the first non-whitespace character (or delimiter) found in the input.

currentParsedContent

String currentParsedContent()

Returns a String with the input character sequence parsed to produce the current record.

Returns:

the text content parsed for the current input record.

markRecordStart

void markRecordStart()

Marks the start of a new record in the input, used internally to calculate the result of currentParsedContent()

getString

String getString(char ch,
                 char stop,
                 boolean trim,
                 String nullValue)

Attempts to collect a String from the current position until a stop character is found on the input, or a line ending is reached. If the String can be obtained, the current position of the parser will be updated to the last consumed character. If the internal buffer needs to be reloaded, this method will return null and the current position of the buffer will remain unchanged.

Parameters:

ch - the current character to be considered. If equal to the stop character the nullValue will be returned

stop - the stop character that identifies the end of the content to be collected

trim - flag indicating whether or not trailing whitespaces should be discarded

nullValue - value to return when the length of the content to be returned is 0.

Returns:

the String found on the input, or null if the buffer needs to reloaded.