ServletInputStream.java

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package jakarta.servlet;

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

/**
 * Provides an input stream for reading binary data from a client request, including an efficient <code>readLine</code>
 * method for reading data one line at a time. With some protocols, such as HTTP POST and PUT, a
 * <code>ServletInputStream</code> object can be used to read data sent from the client.
 * <p>
 * A <code>ServletInputStream</code> object is normally retrieved via the {@link ServletRequest#getInputStream} method.
 * <p>
 * This is an abstract class that a servlet container implements. Subclasses of this class must implement the
 * <code>java.io.InputStream.read()</code> method.
 *
 * @see ServletRequest
 */
public abstract class ServletInputStream extends InputStream {

    /**
     * Does nothing, because this is an abstract class.
     */
    protected ServletInputStream() {
        // NOOP
    }

    /**
     * Reads the input stream, one line at a time. Starting at an offset, reads bytes into an array, until it reads a
     * certain number of bytes or reaches a newline character, which it reads into the array as well.
     * <p>
     * This method returns -1 if it reaches the end of the input stream before reading the maximum number of bytes.
     *
     * @param b   an array of bytes into which data is read
     * @param off an integer specifying the character at which this method begins reading
     * @param len an integer specifying the maximum number of bytes to read
     *
     * @return an integer specifying the actual number of bytes read, or -1 if the end of the stream is reached
     *
     * @exception IOException if an input or output exception has occurred
     */
    public int readLine(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {

        if (len <= 0) {
            return 0;
        }
        int count = 0, c;

        while ((c = read()) != -1) {
            b[off++] = (byte) c;
            count++;
            if (c == '\n' || count == len) {
                break;
            }
        }
        return count > 0 ? count : -1;
    }

    /**
     * Has the end of this InputStream been reached?
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if all the data has been read from the stream, else <code>false</code>
     *
     * @since Servlet 3.1
     */
    public abstract boolean isFinished();

    /**
     * Can data be read from this InputStream without blocking? Returns If this method is called and returns false, the
     * container will invoke {@link ReadListener#onDataAvailable()} when data is available.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if data can be read without blocking, else <code>false</code>
     *
     * @since Servlet 3.1
     */
    public abstract boolean isReady();

    /**
     * Sets the {@link ReadListener} for this {@link ServletInputStream} and thereby switches to non-blocking IO. It is
     * only valid to switch to non-blocking IO within async processing or HTTP upgrade processing.
     *
     * @param listener The non-blocking IO read listener
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException If this method is called if neither async nor HTTP upgrade is in progress or if the
     *                                   {@link ReadListener} has already been set
     * @throws NullPointerException  If listener is null
     *
     * @since Servlet 3.1
     */
    public abstract void setReadListener(ReadListener listener);
}