core/src/main/scala/kafka/common/Topic.scala

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package kafka.common

import util.matching.Regex
import kafka.server.OffsetManager


object Topic {
  val legalChars = "[a-zA-Z0-9\\._\\-]"
  private val maxNameLength = 255
  private val rgx = new Regex(legalChars + "+")

  val InternalTopics = Set(OffsetManager.OffsetsTopicName)

  def validate(topic: String) {
    if (topic.length <= 0)
      throw new InvalidTopicException("topic name is illegal, can't be empty")
    else if (topic.equals(".") || topic.equals(".."))
      throw new InvalidTopicException("topic name cannot be \".\" or \"..\"")
    else if (topic.length > maxNameLength)
      throw new InvalidTopicException("topic name is illegal, can't be longer than " + maxNameLength + " characters")

    rgx.findFirstIn(topic) match {
      case Some(t) =>
        if (!t.equals(topic))
          throw new InvalidTopicException("topic name " + topic + " is illegal, contains a character other than ASCII alphanumerics, '.', '_' and '-'")
      case None => throw new InvalidTopicException("topic name " + topic + " is illegal,  contains a character other than ASCII alphanumerics, '.', '_' and '-'")
    }
  }
}