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PipedWriter.java

/*
 * @(#)PipedWriter.java	1.19 06/06/28
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.io;


/**
 * Piped character-output streams.
 *
 * @version 	1.19, 06/06/28
 * @author	Mark Reinhold
 * @since	JDK1.1
 */

public class PipedWriter extends Writer {

    /* REMIND: identification of the read and write sides needs to be
       more sophisticated.  Either using thread groups (but what about
       pipes within a thread?) or using finalization (but it may be a
       long time until the next GC). */
    private PipedReader sink;

    /* This flag records the open status of this particular writer. It
     * is independent of the status flags defined in PipedReader. It is
     * used to do a sanity check on connect.
     */
    private boolean closed = false;

    /**
     * Creates a piped writer connected to the specified piped 
     * reader. Data characters written to this stream will then be 
     * available as input from <code>snk</code>.
     *
     * @param      snk   The piped reader to connect to.
     * @exception  IOException  if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public PipedWriter(PipedReader snk)  throws IOException {
	connect(snk);
    }
    
    /**
     * Creates a piped writer that is not yet connected to a 
     * piped reader. It must be connected to a piped reader, 
     * either by the receiver or the sender, before being used. 
     *
     * @see     java.io.PipedReader#connect(java.io.PipedWriter)
     * @see     java.io.PipedWriter#connect(java.io.PipedReader)
     */
    public PipedWriter() {
    }
    
    /**
     * Connects this piped writer to a receiver. If this object
     * is already connected to some other piped reader, an 
     * <code>IOException</code> is thrown.
     * <p>
     * If <code>snk</code> is an unconnected piped reader and 
     * <code>src</code> is an unconnected piped writer, they may 
     * be connected by either the call:
     * <blockquote><pre>
     * src.connect(snk)</pre></blockquote>
     * or the call:
     * <blockquote><pre>
     * snk.connect(src)</pre></blockquote>
     * The two calls have the same effect.
     *
     * @param      snk   the piped reader to connect to.
     * @exception  IOException  if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public synchronized void connect(PipedReader snk) throws IOException {
        if (snk == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        } else if (sink != null || snk.connected) {
	    throw new IOException("Already connected");
	} else if (snk.closedByReader || closed) {
            throw new IOException("Pipe closed");
        }
        
	sink = snk;
	snk.in = -1;
	snk.out = 0;
        snk.connected = true;
    }

    /**
     * Writes the specified <code>char</code> to the piped output stream. 
     * If a thread was reading data characters from the connected piped input 
     * stream, but the thread is no longer alive, then an 
     * <code>IOException</code> is thrown.
     * <p>
     * Implements the <code>write</code> method of <code>Writer</code>.
     *
     * @param      c   the <code>char</code> to be written.
     * @exception  IOException  if the pipe is 
     *		<a href=PipedOutputStream.html#BROKEN> <code>broken</code></a>,
     *		{@link #connect(java.io.PipedReader) unconnected}, closed 
     *		or an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public void write(int c)  throws IOException {
        if (sink == null) {
            throw new IOException("Pipe not connected");
        }
	sink.receive(c);
    }

    /**
     * Writes <code>len</code> characters from the specified character array 
     * starting at offset <code>off</code> to this piped output stream. 
     * This method blocks until all the characters are written to the output
     * stream.
     * If a thread was reading data characters from the connected piped input 
     * stream, but the thread is no longer alive, then an 
     * <code>IOException</code> is thrown.
     *
     * @param      cbuf  the data.
     * @param      off   the start offset in the data.
     * @param      len   the number of characters to write.
     * @exception  IOException  if the pipe is 
     *		<a href=PipedOutputStream.html#BROKEN> <code>broken</code></a>,
     *		{@link #connect(java.io.PipedReader) unconnected}, closed
     *		or an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public void write(char cbuf[], int off, int len) throws IOException {
        if (sink == null) {
            throw new IOException("Pipe not connected");
        } else if ((off | len | (off + len) | (cbuf.length - (off + len))) < 0) {
	    throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
	}
	sink.receive(cbuf, off, len);
    }

    /**
     * Flushes this output stream and forces any buffered output characters 
     * to be written out. 
     * This will notify any readers that characters are waiting in the pipe.
     *
     * @exception  IOException  if the pipe is closed, or an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public synchronized void flush() throws IOException {
	if (sink != null) {
            if (sink.closedByReader || closed) {
                throw new IOException("Pipe closed");
            }            
            synchronized (sink) {
                sink.notifyAll();
            }
	}
    }

    /**
     * Closes this piped output stream and releases any system resources 
     * associated with this stream. This stream may no longer be used for 
     * writing characters.
     *
     * @exception  IOException  if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public void close()  throws IOException {
        closed = true;
	if (sink != null) {
	    sink.receivedLast();
	}
    }
}