PipedWriter.java

/* PipedWriter.java -- Write portion of piped character streams.
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package java.io;

// NOTE: This implementation is very similar to that of PipedOutputStream.
// If you fix a bug in here, chances are you should make a similar change to
// the PipedOutputStream code.

/**
  * This class writes its chars to a <code>PipedReader</code> to
  * which it is connected.
  * <p>
  * It is highly recommended that a <code>PipedWriter</code> and its
  * connected <code>PipedReader</code> be in different threads.  If
  * they are in the same thread, read and write operations could deadlock
  * the thread.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  */
public class PipedWriter extends Writer
{
  /** Target PipedReader to which this is connected. Null only if this
    * Writer hasn't been connected yet. */
  PipedReader sink;

  /** Set to true if close() has been called on this Writer. */
  boolean closed;

  /** Buffer used to implement single-argument write */
  char[] read_buf = new char[1];

  /**
    * Create an unconnected PipedWriter.  It must be connected
    * to a <code>PipedReader</code> using the <code>connect</code>
    * method prior to writing any data or an exception will be thrown.
    */
  public PipedWriter()
  {
  }

  /**
     * Create a new <code>PipedWriter</code> instance
    * to write to the specified <code>PipedReader</code>.  This stream
    * is then ready for writing.
    *
    * @param sink The <code>PipedReader</code> to connect this stream to.
    *
    * @exception IOException If <code>sink</code> has already been connected
    *                        to a different PipedWriter.
    */
  public PipedWriter(PipedReader sink) throws IOException
  {
    sink.connect(this);
  }

  /**
    * Connects this object to the specified <code>PipedReader</code>
    * object.  This stream will then be ready for writing.
    *
    * @param sink The <code>PipedReader</code> to connect this stream to
    *
    * @exception IOException If the stream has not been connected or has
    *                        been closed.
    */
  public void connect(PipedReader sink) throws IOException
  {
    if (this.sink != null || sink.source != null)
      throw new IOException ("Already connected");
    sink.connect(this);
  }

  /**
    * Write a single char of date to the stream.  Note that this method will
    * block if the <code>PipedReader</code> to which this object is
    * connected has a full buffer.
    *
    * @param b The char of data to be written, passed as an <code>int</code>.
    *
    * @exception IOException If the stream has not been connected or has
    *                        been closed.
    */
  public void write(int b) throws IOException
  {
    read_buf[0] = (char) (b & 0xffff);
    sink.receive (read_buf, 0, 1);
  }

  /**
    * This method writes <code>len</code> chars of data from the char array
    * <code>buf</code> starting at index <code>offset</code> in the array
    * to the stream.  Note that this method will block if the
    * <code>PipedReader</code> to which this object is connected has
    * a buffer that cannot hold all of the chars to be written.
    *
    * @param buffer The array containing chars to write to the stream.
    * @param offset The index into the array to start writing chars from.
    * @param len The number of chars to write.
    *
    * @exception IOException If the stream has not been connected or has
    *                        been closed.
    */
  public void write(char[] buffer, int offset, int len) throws IOException
  {
    if (sink == null)
      throw new IOException ("Not connected");
    if (closed)
      throw new IOException ("Pipe closed");

    sink.receive(buffer, offset, len);
  }

  /**
    * This method does nothing.
    *
    * @exception IOException If the stream is closed.
    * @specnote You'd think that this method would block until the sink
    *           had read all available data. Thats not the case - this method
    *           appears to be a no-op?
    */
  public void flush() throws IOException
  {
    if (closed)
      throw new IOException ("Pipe closed");
  }

  /**
    * This method closes this stream so that no more data can be written
    * to it. Any further attempts to write to this stream may throw an
    * exception
    *
    * @exception IOException If an error occurs
    */
  public void close() throws IOException
  {
    // A close call on an unconnected PipedWriter has no effect.
    if (sink != null)
      {
        closed = true;
        // Notify any waiting readers that the stream is now closed.
        synchronized (sink)
        {
          sink.notifyAll();
        }
      }
  }
}