org.apache.commons.codec.net

## Class QCodec

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.codec.net.QCodec

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Decoder, Encoder, StringDecoder, StringEncoder

      public class QCodec
      extends Object
      implements StringEncoder, StringDecoder

  Similar to the Quoted-Printable content-transfer-encoding defined in RFC 1521 and designed to allow text containing mostly ASCII characters to be decipherable on an ASCII terminal without decoding.

  RFC 1522 describes techniques to allow the encoding of non-ASCII text in various portions of a RFC 822 [2] message header, in a manner which is unlikely to confuse existing message handling software.

  This class is conditionally thread-safe. The instance field for encoding blanks is mutable `setEncodeBlanks(boolean)` but is not volatile, and accesses are not synchronised. If an instance of the class is shared between threads, the caller needs to ensure that suitable synchronisation is used to ensure safe publication of the value between threads, and must not invoke `setEncodeBlanks(boolean)` after initial setup.

  Since:
    1.3
  See Also:
    MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Two: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected static String` | `POSTFIX` Prefix.
    `protected static String` | `PREFIX` Postfix.
    `protected static char` | `SEP` Separator.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `QCodec()` Default constructor.
    `QCodec(Charset charset)` Constructor which allows for the selection of a default Charset.
    `QCodec(String charsetName)` Constructor which allows for the selection of a default Charset.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `decode(Object obj)` Decodes a quoted-printable object into its original form.
    `String` | `decode(String str)` Decodes a quoted-printable string into its original form.
    `protected String` | `decodeText(String text)` Applies an RFC 1522 compliant decoding scheme to the given string of text.
    `protected byte[]` | `doDecoding(byte[] bytes)` Decodes an array of bytes using the defined encoding scheme.
    `protected byte[]` | `doEncoding(byte[] bytes)` Encodes an array of bytes using the defined encoding scheme.
    `Object` | `encode(Object obj)` Encodes an object into its quoted-printable form using the default Charset.
    `String` | `encode(String sourceStr)` Encodes a string into its quoted-printable form using the default Charset.
    `String` | `encode(String sourceStr, Charset sourceCharset)` Encodes a string into its quoted-printable form using the specified Charset.
    `String` | `encode(String sourceStr, String sourceCharset)` Encodes a string into its quoted-printable form using the specified Charset.
    `protected String` | `encodeText(String text, Charset charset)` Applies an RFC 1522 compliant encoding scheme to the given string of text with the given charset.
    `protected String` | `encodeText(String text, String charsetName)` Applies an RFC 1522 compliant encoding scheme to the given string of text with the given charset.
    `Charset` | `getCharset()` Gets the default Charset name used for string decoding and encoding.
    `String` | `getDefaultCharset()` Gets the default Charset name used for string decoding and encoding.
    `protected String` | `getEncoding()` Returns the codec name (referred to as encoding in the RFC 1522).
    `boolean` | `isEncodeBlanks()` Tests if optional transformation of SPACE characters is to be used
    `void` | `setEncodeBlanks(boolean b)` Defines whether optional transformation of SPACE characters is to be used

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### SEP

          protected static final char SEP

      Separator.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### POSTFIX

          protected static final String POSTFIX

      Prefix.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### PREFIX

          protected static final String PREFIX

      Postfix.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### QCodec

          public QCodec()

      Default constructor.

    - #### QCodec

          public QCodec(Charset charset)

      Constructor which allows for the selection of a default Charset.
      Parameters:
        `charset` - the default string Charset to use.
      Since:
        1.7
      See Also:
        Standard charsets

    - #### QCodec

          public QCodec(String charsetName)

      Constructor which allows for the selection of a default Charset.
      Parameters:
        `charsetName` - the Charset to use.
      Throws:
        `UnsupportedCharsetException` - If the named Charset is unavailable
      Since:
        1.7 throws UnsupportedCharsetException if the named Charset is unavailable
      See Also:
        Standard charsets

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getEncoding

          protected String getEncoding()

      Returns the codec name (referred to as encoding in the RFC 1522).
      Returns:
        name of the codec

    - #### doEncoding

          protected byte[] doEncoding(byte[] bytes)

      Encodes an array of bytes using the defined encoding scheme.
      Parameters:
        `bytes` - Data to be encoded
      Returns:
        A byte array containing the encoded data

    - #### doDecoding

          protected byte[] doDecoding(byte[] bytes)
                               throws DecoderException

      Decodes an array of bytes using the defined encoding scheme.
      Parameters:
        `bytes` - Data to be decoded
      Returns:
        a byte array that contains decoded data
      Throws:
        `DecoderException` - A decoder exception is thrown if a Decoder encounters a failure condition during the decode process.

    - #### encode

          public String encode(String sourceStr,
                               Charset sourceCharset)
                        throws EncoderException

      Encodes a string into its quoted-printable form using the specified Charset. Unsafe characters are escaped.
      Parameters:
        `sourceStr` - string to convert to quoted-printable form
        `sourceCharset` - the Charset for sourceStr
      Returns:
        quoted-printable string
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the encoding process.
      Since:
        1.7

    - #### encode

          public String encode(String sourceStr,
                               String sourceCharset)
                        throws EncoderException

      Encodes a string into its quoted-printable form using the specified Charset. Unsafe characters are escaped.
      Parameters:
        `sourceStr` - string to convert to quoted-printable form
        `sourceCharset` - the Charset for sourceStr
      Returns:
        quoted-printable string
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the encoding process.

    - #### encode

          public String encode(String sourceStr)
                        throws EncoderException

      Encodes a string into its quoted-printable form using the default Charset. Unsafe characters are escaped.
      Specified by:
        `encode` in interface `StringEncoder`
      Parameters:
        `sourceStr` - string to convert to quoted-printable form
      Returns:
        quoted-printable string
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the encoding process.

    - #### decode

          public String decode(String str)
                        throws DecoderException

      Decodes a quoted-printable string into its original form. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
      Specified by:
        `decode` in interface `StringDecoder`
      Parameters:
        `str` - quoted-printable string to convert into its original form
      Returns:
        original string
      Throws:
        `DecoderException` - A decoder exception is thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the decode process.

    - #### encode

          public Object encode(Object obj)
                        throws EncoderException

      Encodes an object into its quoted-printable form using the default Charset. Unsafe characters are escaped.
      Specified by:
        `encode` in interface `Encoder`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - object to convert to quoted-printable form
      Returns:
        quoted-printable object
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the encoding process.

    - #### decode

          public Object decode(Object obj)
                        throws DecoderException

      Decodes a quoted-printable object into its original form. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
      Specified by:
        `decode` in interface `Decoder`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - quoted-printable object to convert into its original form
      Returns:
        original object
      Throws:
        `DecoderException` - Thrown if the argument is not a `String`. Thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the decode process.

    - #### getCharset

          public Charset getCharset()

      Gets the default Charset name used for string decoding and encoding.
      Returns:
        the default Charset name
      Since:
        1.7

    - #### getDefaultCharset

          public String getDefaultCharset()

      Gets the default Charset name used for string decoding and encoding.
      Returns:
        the default Charset name

    - #### isEncodeBlanks

          public boolean isEncodeBlanks()

      Tests if optional transformation of SPACE characters is to be used
      Returns:
        `true` if SPACE characters are to be transformed, `false` otherwise

    - #### setEncodeBlanks

          public void setEncodeBlanks(boolean b)

      Defines whether optional transformation of SPACE characters is to be used
      Parameters:
        `b` - `true` if SPACE characters are to be transformed, `false` otherwise

    - #### encodeText

          protected String encodeText(String text,
                                      Charset charset)
                               throws EncoderException

      Applies an RFC 1522 compliant encoding scheme to the given string of text with the given charset.

      This method constructs the "encoded-word" header common to all the RFC 1522 codecs and then invokes `doEncoding(byte [])` method of a concrete class to perform the specific encoding.

      Parameters:
        `text` - a string to encode
        `charset` - a charset to be used
      Returns:
        RFC 1522 compliant "encoded-word"
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - thrown if there is an error condition during the Encoding process.
      See Also:
        Standard charsets

    - #### encodeText

          protected String encodeText(String text,
                                      String charsetName)
                               throws EncoderException,
                                      UnsupportedEncodingException

      Applies an RFC 1522 compliant encoding scheme to the given string of text with the given charset.

      This method constructs the "encoded-word" header common to all the RFC 1522 codecs and then invokes `doEncoding(byte [])` method of a concrete class to perform the specific encoding.

      Parameters:
        `text` - a string to encode
        `charsetName` - the charset to use
      Returns:
        RFC 1522 compliant "encoded-word"
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - thrown if there is an error condition during the Encoding process.
        `UnsupportedEncodingException` - if charset is not available
      See Also:
        Standard charsets

    - #### decodeText

          protected String decodeText(String text)
                               throws DecoderException,
                                      UnsupportedEncodingException

      Applies an RFC 1522 compliant decoding scheme to the given string of text.

      This method processes the "encoded-word" header common to all the RFC 1522 codecs and then invokes `doEncoding(byte [])` method of a concrete class to perform the specific decoding.

      Parameters:
        `text` - a string to decode
      Returns:
        A new decoded String or `null` if the input is `null`.
      Throws:
        `DecoderException` - thrown if there is an error condition during the decoding process.
        `UnsupportedEncodingException` - thrown if charset specified in the "encoded-word" header is not supported

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