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2   // by knoxg on 2019-08-05
3   
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20  package com.randomnoun.common.io;
21  
22  import java.io.Serializable;
23  import java.io.Writer;
24  
25  /**
26   * {@link Writer} implementation that outputs to a {@link StringBuilder}.
27   * <p>
28   * <strong>NOTE:</strong> This implementation, as an alternative to
29   * <code>java.io.StringWriter</code>, provides an <i>un-synchronized</i>
30   * (i.e. for use in a single thread) implementation for better performance.
31   * For safe usage with multiple {@link Thread}s then
32   * <code>java.io.StringWriter</code> should be used.
33   *
34   * @since 2.0
35   */
36  public class StringBuilderWriter extends Writer implements Serializable {
37  
38      private static final long serialVersionUID = -146927496096066153L;
39      private final StringBuilder builder;
40  
41      /**
42       * Constructs a new {@link StringBuilder} instance with default capacity.
43       */
44      public StringBuilderWriter() {
45          this.builder = new StringBuilder();
46      }
47  
48      /**
49       * Constructs a new {@link StringBuilder} instance with the specified capacity.
50       *
51       * @param capacity The initial capacity of the underlying {@link StringBuilder}
52       */
53      public StringBuilderWriter(final int capacity) {
54          this.builder = new StringBuilder(capacity);
55      }
56  
57      /**
58       * Constructs a new instance with the specified {@link StringBuilder}.
59       *
60       * <p>If {@code builder} is null a new instance with default capacity will be created.</p>
61       *
62       * @param builder The String builder. May be null.
63       */
64      public StringBuilderWriter(final StringBuilder builder) {
65          this.builder = builder != null ? builder : new StringBuilder();
66      }
67  
68      /**
69       * Appends a single character to this Writer.
70       *
71       * @param value The character to append
72       * @return This writer instance
73       */
74      @Override
75      public Writer append(final char value) {
76          builder.append(value);
77          return this;
78      }
79  
80      /**
81       * Appends a character sequence to this Writer.
82       *
83       * @param value The character to append
84       * @return This writer instance
85       */
86      @Override
87      public Writer append(final CharSequence value) {
88          builder.append(value);
89          return this;
90      }
91  
92      /**
93       * Appends a portion of a character sequence to the {@link StringBuilder}.
94       *
95       * @param value The character to append
96       * @param start The index of the first character
97       * @param end The index of the last character + 1
98       * @return This writer instance
99       */
100     @Override
101     public Writer append(final CharSequence value, final int start, final int end) {
102         builder.append(value, start, end);
103         return this;
104     }
105 
106     /**
107      * Closing this writer has no effect.
108      */
109     @Override
110     public void close() {
111         // no-op
112     }
113 
114     /**
115      * Flushing this writer has no effect.
116      */
117     @Override
118     public void flush() {
119         // no-op
120     }
121 
122 
123     /**
124      * Writes a String to the {@link StringBuilder}.
125      *
126      * @param value The value to write
127      */
128     @Override
129     public void write(final String value) {
130         if (value != null) {
131             builder.append(value);
132         }
133     }
134 
135     /**
136      * Writes a portion of a character array to the {@link StringBuilder}.
137      *
138      * @param value The value to write
139      * @param offset The index of the first character
140      * @param length The number of characters to write
141      */
142     @Override
143     public void write(final char[] value, final int offset, final int length) {
144         if (value != null) {
145             builder.append(value, offset, length);
146         }
147     }
148 
149     /**
150      * Returns the underlying builder.
151      *
152      * @return The underlying builder
153      */
154     public StringBuilder getBuilder() {
155         return builder;
156     }
157 
158     /**
159      * Returns {@link StringBuilder#toString()}.
160      *
161      * @return The contents of the String builder.
162      */
163     @Override
164     public String toString() {
165         return builder.toString();
166     }
167 }