org.pac4j.core.util

Class CommonHelper

java.lang.Object

org.pac4j.core.util.CommonHelper

public final class CommonHelper
extends Object

This class gathers all the utilities methods.

Since:

1.4.0

Author:

Jerome Leleu

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CommonHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	addParameter(String url, String name, String value) Add a new parameter to an url.
static boolean	areEquals(String s1, String s2) Compare two String to see if they are equals (both null is ok).
static boolean	areEqualsIgnoreCaseAndTrim(String s1, String s2) Compare two String to see if they are equals ignoring the case and the blank spaces (both null is ok).
static boolean	areNotEquals(String s1, String s2) Compare two String to see if they are not equals.
static void	assertNotBlank(String name, String value) Verify that a String is not blank otherwise throw a TechnicalException.
static void	assertNotBlank(String name, String value, String msg) Verify that a String is not blank otherwise throw a TechnicalException.
static void	assertNotNull(String name, Object obj) Verify that an Object is not null otherwise throw a TechnicalException.
static void	assertNull(String name, Object obj) Verify that an Object is null otherwise throw a TechnicalException.
static void	assertTrue(boolean value, String message) Verify that a boolean is true otherwise throw a TechnicalException.
static URI	asURI(String s) Convert a string into an URI.
static boolean	isBlank(String s) Return if the String is blank.
static boolean	isEmpty(Collection<?> coll) Return if a collection is empty.
static boolean	isNotBlank(String s) Return if the String is not blank.
static boolean	isNotEmpty(Collection<?> coll) Return if a collection is not empty.
static Date	newDate(Date original) Copy a date.
static String	randomString(int size) Return a random string of a certain size.
static String	substringAfter(String str, String separator)
static String	substringBefore(String str, String separator)
static String	substringBetween(String str, String open, String close)
static String	toString(Class<?> clazz, Object... args) Build a normalized "toString" text for an object.
static String	urlEncode(String text) URL encode a text using UTF-8.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CommonHelper

public CommonHelper()

Method Detail

isNotBlank

public static boolean isNotBlank(String s)

Return if the String is not blank.

Parameters:

s - string

Returns:

if the String is not blank

isBlank

public static boolean isBlank(String s)

Return if the String is blank.

Parameters:

s - string

Returns:

if the String is blank

areEquals

public static boolean areEquals(String s1,
                                String s2)

Compare two String to see if they are equals (both null is ok).

Parameters:

s1 - string

s2 - string

Returns:

if two String are equals

areEqualsIgnoreCaseAndTrim

public static boolean areEqualsIgnoreCaseAndTrim(String s1,
                                                 String s2)

Compare two String to see if they are equals ignoring the case and the blank spaces (both null is ok).

Parameters:

s1 - string

s2 - string

Returns:

if two String are equals ignoring the case and the blank spaces

areNotEquals

public static boolean areNotEquals(String s1,
                                   String s2)

Compare two String to see if they are not equals.

Parameters:

s1 - string

s2 - string

Returns:

if two String are not equals

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(Collection<?> coll)

Return if a collection is empty.

Parameters:

coll - a collection

Returns:

whether it is empty

isNotEmpty

public static boolean isNotEmpty(Collection<?> coll)

Return if a collection is not empty.

Parameters:

coll - a collection

Returns:

whether it is not empty

assertTrue

public static void assertTrue(boolean value,
                              String message)

Verify that a boolean is true otherwise throw a TechnicalException.

Parameters:

value - the value to be checked for truth

message - the message to include in the exception if the value is false

assertNotBlank

public static void assertNotBlank(String name,
                                  String value,
                                  String msg)

Verify that a String is not blank otherwise throw a TechnicalException.

Parameters:

name - name if the string

value - value of the string

msg - an expanatory message

assertNotBlank

public static void assertNotBlank(String name,
                                  String value)

Verify that a String is not blank otherwise throw a TechnicalException.

Parameters:

name - name if the string

value - value of the string

assertNotNull

public static void assertNotNull(String name,
                                 Object obj)

Verify that an Object is not null otherwise throw a TechnicalException.

Parameters:

name - name of the object

obj - object

assertNull

public static void assertNull(String name,
                              Object obj)

Verify that an Object is null otherwise throw a TechnicalException.

Parameters:

name - name of the object

obj - object

addParameter

public static String addParameter(String url,
                                  String name,
                                  String value)

Add a new parameter to an url.

Parameters:

url - url

name - name of the parameter

value - value of the parameter

Returns:

the new url with the parameter appended

urlEncode

public static String urlEncode(String text)

URL encode a text using UTF-8.

Parameters:

text - text to encode

Returns:

the encoded text

toString

public static String toString(Class<?> clazz,
                              Object... args)

Build a normalized "toString" text for an object.

Parameters:

clazz - class

args - arguments

Returns:

a normalized "toString" text

randomString

public static String randomString(int size)

Return a random string of a certain size.

Parameters:

size - the size

Returns:

the random size

newDate

public static Date newDate(Date original)

Copy a date.

Parameters:

original - original date

Returns:

date copy

asURI

public static URI asURI(String s)

Convert a string into an URI.

Parameters:

s - the string

Returns:

the URI

substringBetween

public static String substringBetween(String str,
                                      String open,
                                      String close)

substringAfter

public static String substringAfter(String str,
                                    String separator)

substringBefore

public static String substringBefore(String str,
                                     String separator)