com.jfw.util
Class Base64

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.jfw.util.Base64

public final class Base64
extends java.lang.Object

Encodes and decodes to and from Base64 notation.

Homepage: http://iharder.net/base64.

The options parameter, which appears in a few places, is used to pass several pieces of information to the encoder. In the "higher level" methods such as encodeBytes( bytes, options ) the options parameter can be used to indicate such things as first gzipping the bytes before encoding them, not inserting linefeeds (though that breaks strict Base64 compatibility), and encoding using the URL-safe and Ordered dialects.

The constants defined in Base64 can be OR-ed together to combine options, so you might make a call like this:

String encoded = Base64.encodeBytes( mybytes, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DONT_BREAK_LINES );

to compress the data before encoding it and then making the output have no newline characters.

Change Log:

I am placing this code in the Public Domain. Do with it as you will. This software comes with no guarantees or warranties but with plenty of well-wishing instead! Please visit http://iharder.net/base64 periodically to check for updates or to contribute improvements.


Nested Class Summary
static class Base64.InputStream
          A Base64.InputStream will read data from another java.io.InputStream, given in the constructor, and encode/decode to/from Base64 notation on the fly.
static class Base64.OutputStream
          A Base64.OutputStream will write data to another java.io.OutputStream, given in the constructor, and encode/decode to/from Base64 notation on the fly.
 
Field Summary
static int DECODE
          Specify decoding.
static int DONT_BREAK_LINES
          Don't break lines when encoding (violates strict Base64 specification)
static int ENCODE
          Specify encoding.
static int GZIP
          Specify that data should be gzip-compressed.
static int NO_OPTIONS
          No options specified.
static int ORDERED
          Encode using the special "ordered" dialect of Base64 described here: http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html.
static int URL_SAFE
          Encode using Base64-like encoding that is URL- and Filename-safe as described in Section 4 of RFC3548: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html.
 
Method Summary
static byte[] decode(byte[] source, int off, int len, int options)
          Very low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array.
static byte[] decode(java.lang.String s)
          Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
static byte[] decode(java.lang.String s, int options)
          Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
static boolean decodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile, java.lang.String outfile)
          Reads infile and decodes it to outfile.
static byte[] decodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
          Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded file and decoding it.
static boolean decodeToFile(java.lang.String dataToDecode, java.lang.String filename)
          Convenience method for decoding data to a file.
static java.lang.Object decodeToObject(java.lang.String encodedObject)
          Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within.
static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source)
          Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source, int options)
          Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source, int off, int len)
          Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source, int off, int len, int options)
          Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
static boolean encodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile, java.lang.String outfile)
          Reads infile and encodes it to outfile.
static java.lang.String encodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
          Convenience method for reading a binary file and base64-encoding it.
static java.lang.String encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject)
          Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.
static java.lang.String encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject, int options)
          Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object.
static boolean encodeToFile(byte[] dataToEncode, java.lang.String filename)
          Convenience method for encoding data to a file.
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          Encodes or decodes two files from the command line; feel free to delete this method (in fact you probably should) if you're embedding this code into a larger program.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

NO_OPTIONS

public static final int NO_OPTIONS
No options specified. Value is zero.

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ENCODE

public static final int ENCODE
Specify encoding.

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DECODE

public static final int DECODE
Specify decoding.

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GZIP

public static final int GZIP
Specify that data should be gzip-compressed.

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DONT_BREAK_LINES

public static final int DONT_BREAK_LINES
Don't break lines when encoding (violates strict Base64 specification)

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URL_SAFE

public static final int URL_SAFE
Encode using Base64-like encoding that is URL- and Filename-safe as described in Section 4 of RFC3548: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html. It is important to note that data encoded this way is not officially valid Base64, or at the very least should not be called Base64 without also specifying that is was encoded using the URL- and Filename-safe dialect.

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ORDERED

public static final int ORDERED
Encode using the special "ordered" dialect of Base64 described here: http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html.

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Method Detail

main

public static final void main(java.lang.String[] args)
Encodes or decodes two files from the command line; feel free to delete this method (in fact you probably should) if you're embedding this code into a larger program.


encodeObject

public static java.lang.String encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject)
Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object. If the object cannot be serialized or there is another error, the method will return null. The object is not GZip-compressed before being encoded.

Parameters:
serializableObject - The object to encode
Returns:
The Base64-encoded object
Since:
1.4

encodeObject

public static java.lang.String encodeObject(java.io.Serializable serializableObject,
                                            int options)
Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded version of that serialized object. If the object cannot be serialized or there is another error, the method will return null.

Valid options:

   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
   DONT_BREAK_LINES: don't break lines at 76 characters
     Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.
 

Example: encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP ) or

Example: encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DONT_BREAK_LINES )

Parameters:
serializableObject - The object to encode
options - Specified options
Returns:
The Base64-encoded object
Since:
2.0
See Also:
GZIP, DONT_BREAK_LINES

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source)
Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation. Does not GZip-compress data.

Parameters:
source - The data to convert
Since:
1.4

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source,
                                           int options)
Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.

Valid options:

   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
   DONT_BREAK_LINES: don't break lines at 76 characters
     Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.
 

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP ) or

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DONT_BREAK_LINES )

Parameters:
source - The data to convert
options - Specified options
Since:
2.0
See Also:
GZIP, DONT_BREAK_LINES

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source,
                                           int off,
                                           int len)
Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation. Does not GZip-compress data.

Parameters:
source - The data to convert
off - Offset in array where conversion should begin
len - Length of data to convert
Since:
1.4

encodeBytes

public static java.lang.String encodeBytes(byte[] source,
                                           int off,
                                           int len,
                                           int options)
Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.

Valid options:

   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
   DONT_BREAK_LINES: don't break lines at 76 characters
     Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.
 

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP ) or

Example: encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DONT_BREAK_LINES )

Parameters:
source - The data to convert
off - Offset in array where conversion should begin
len - Length of data to convert
options - Specified options
Since:
2.0
See Also:
GZIP, DONT_BREAK_LINES

decode

public static byte[] decode(byte[] source,
                            int off,
                            int len,
                            int options)
Very low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in the form of a byte array. Does not support automatically gunzipping or any other "fancy" features.

Parameters:
source - The Base64 encoded data
off - The offset of where to begin decoding
len - The length of characters to decode
Returns:
decoded data
Since:
1.3

decode

public static byte[] decode(java.lang.String s)
Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.

Parameters:
s - the string to decode
Returns:
the decoded data
Since:
1.4

decode

public static byte[] decode(java.lang.String s,
                            int options)
Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.

Parameters:
s - the string to decode
options - encode options such as URL_SAFE
Returns:
the decoded data
Since:
1.4

decodeToObject

public static java.lang.Object decodeToObject(java.lang.String encodedObject)
Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java Object within. Returns null if there was an error.

Parameters:
encodedObject - The Base64 data to decode
Returns:
The decoded and deserialized object
Since:
1.5

encodeToFile

public static boolean encodeToFile(byte[] dataToEncode,
                                   java.lang.String filename)
Convenience method for encoding data to a file.

Parameters:
dataToEncode - byte array of data to encode in base64 form
filename - Filename for saving encoded data
Returns:
true if successful, false otherwise
Since:
2.1

decodeToFile

public static boolean decodeToFile(java.lang.String dataToDecode,
                                   java.lang.String filename)
Convenience method for decoding data to a file.

Parameters:
dataToDecode - Base64-encoded data as a string
filename - Filename for saving decoded data
Returns:
true if successful, false otherwise
Since:
2.1

decodeFromFile

public static byte[] decodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded file and decoding it.

Parameters:
filename - Filename for reading encoded data
Returns:
decoded byte array or null if unsuccessful
Since:
2.1

encodeFromFile

public static java.lang.String encodeFromFile(java.lang.String filename)
Convenience method for reading a binary file and base64-encoding it.

Parameters:
filename - Filename for reading binary data
Returns:
base64-encoded string or null if unsuccessful
Since:
2.1

encodeFileToFile

public static boolean encodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile,
                                       java.lang.String outfile)
Reads infile and encodes it to outfile.

Parameters:
infile - Input file
outfile - Output file
Returns:
true if the operation is successful
Since:
2.2

decodeFileToFile

public static boolean decodeFileToFile(java.lang.String infile,
                                       java.lang.String outfile)
Reads infile and decodes it to outfile.

Parameters:
infile - Input file
outfile - Output file
Returns:
true if the operation is successful
Since:
2.2