src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/util/StructuredFieldReader.java

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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.afp.util;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * A helper class to read structured fields from a MO:DCA document. Each
 * component of a mixed object document is explicitly defined and delimited
 * in the data. This is accomplished through the use of MO:DCA data structures,
 * called structured fields. Structured fields are used to envelop document
 * components and to provide commands and information to applications using
 * the data. Structured fields may contain one or more parameters. Each
 * parameter provides one value from a set of values defined by the architecture.
 * <p/>
 * MO:DCA structured fields consist of two parts: an introducer that identifies
 * the length and type of the structured field, and data that provides the
 * structured field's effect. The data is contained in a set of parameters,
 * which can consist of other data structures and data elements. The maximum
 * length of a structured field is 32767 bytes.
 * <p/>
 */
public class StructuredFieldReader {

    /**
     * The input stream to read
     */
    private InputStream inputStream;

    /**
     * The constructor for the StructuredFieldReader
     * @param inputStream the input stream to process
     */
    public StructuredFieldReader(InputStream inputStream) {
        this.inputStream = inputStream;
    }

    /**
     * Get the next structured field as identified by the identifier
     * parameter (this must be a valid MO:DCA structured field).
     * Note: The returned data does not include the field length and identifier!
     * @param identifier the three byte identifier
     * @throws IOException if an I/O exception occurred
     * @return the next structured field or null when there are no more
     */
    public byte[] getNext(byte[] identifier) throws IOException {

        byte[] bytes = AFPResourceUtil.getNext(identifier, this.inputStream);

        if (bytes != null) {
            //Users of this class expect the field data without length and identifier
            int srcPos = 2 + identifier.length;
            byte[] tmp = new byte[bytes.length - srcPos];
            System.arraycopy(bytes, srcPos, tmp, 0, tmp.length);
            bytes = tmp;
        }

        return bytes;

    }

}