src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/tools/Utilities.java

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package org.codehaus.groovy.tools;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 *  Various utility functions for use in the compiler.
 */

public abstract class Utilities
{
    private static final Set<String> INVALID_JAVA_IDENTIFIERS = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList((
            "abstract assert boolean break byte case catch char class const continue default do double else enum " +
            "extends final finally float for goto if implements import instanceof int interface long native new " +
            "package private protected public short static strictfp super switch synchronized this throw throws " +
            "transient try void volatile while true false null").split(" ")));

   /**
    *  Returns a string made up of repetitions of the specified string.
    */

    public static String repeatString( String pattern, int repeats )
    {
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder( pattern.length() * repeats );
        for( int i = 0; i < repeats; i++ )
        {
            buffer.append( pattern );
        }

        return new String( buffer );
    }


   /**
    *  Returns the end-of-line marker.
    */

    public static String eol()
    {
        return eol;
    }

    /**
     * Tells if the given string is a valid Java identifier.
     */
    public static boolean isJavaIdentifier(String name) {
        if (name.length() == 0 || INVALID_JAVA_IDENTIFIERS.contains(name)) return false;
        char[] chars = name.toCharArray();
        if (!Character.isJavaIdentifierStart(chars[0])) return false;
        for (int i = 1; i < chars.length; i++ ) {
            if (!Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(chars[i])) return false;
        }
        return true;
    }    
    
    private static String eol = System.lineSeparator();

}