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package org.opends.server.util;

import static org.opends.messages.CoreMessages.*;
import static org.opends.messages.UtilityMessages.*;
import static org.opends.server.loggers.debug.DebugLogger.*;
import static org.opends.server.util.ServerConstants.*;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.SelectionKey;
import java.nio.channels.Selector;
import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.RandomAccess;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.TimeZone;

import org.opends.messages.Message;
import org.opends.messages.MessageBuilder;
import org.opends.messages.MessageDescriptor;
import org.opends.messages.ToolMessages;
import org.opends.server.api.ClientConnection;
import org.opends.server.core.DirectoryServer;
import org.opends.server.loggers.debug.DebugTracer;
import org.opends.server.types.Attribute;
import org.opends.server.types.AttributeBuilder;
import org.opends.server.types.AttributeType;
import org.opends.server.types.AttributeValue;
import org.opends.server.types.ByteSequence;
import org.opends.server.types.DN;
import org.opends.server.types.DebugLogLevel;
import org.opends.server.types.DirectoryException;
import org.opends.server.types.Entry;
import org.opends.server.types.IdentifiedException;
import org.opends.server.types.ObjectClass;
import org.opends.server.types.RDN;
import org.opends.server.types.ResultCode;
import org.opends.server.util.args.Argument;
import org.opends.server.util.args.ArgumentException;


/**
 * This class defines a number of static utility methods that may be used
 * throughout the server.  Note that because of the frequency with which these
 * methods are expected to be used, very little debug logging will be performed
 * to prevent the log from filling up with unimportant calls and to reduce the
 * impact that debugging may have on performance.
 */
@org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI(
     stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.UNCOMMITTED,
     mayInstantiate=false,
     mayExtend=false,
     mayInvoke=true)
public final class StaticUtils
{
  /**
   * The tracer object for the debug logger.
   */
  private static final DebugTracer TRACER = getTracer();

  /**
   * Private constructor to prevent instantiation.
   */
  private StaticUtils() {
    // No implementation required.
  }



  /**
   * Construct a byte array containing the UTF-8 encoding of the
   * provided string. This is significantly faster
   * than calling {@link String#getBytes(String)} for ASCII strings.
   *
   * @param s
   *          The string to convert to a UTF-8 byte array.
   * @return Returns a byte array containing the UTF-8 encoding of the
   *         provided string.
   */
  public static byte[] getBytes(String s)
  {
    if (s == null) return null;

    try
    {
      char c;
      int length = s.length();
      byte[] returnArray = new byte[length];
      for (int i=0; i < length; i++)
      {
        c = s.charAt(i);
        returnArray[i] = (byte) (c & 0x0000007F);
        if (c != returnArray[i])
        {
          return s.getBytes("UTF-8");
        }
      }

      return returnArray;
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
      if (debugEnabled())
      {
        TRACER.debugCaught(DebugLogLevel.ERROR, e);
      }

      try
      {
        return s.getBytes("UTF-8");
      }
      catch (Exception e2)
      {
        if (debugEnabled())
        {
          TRACER.debugCaught(DebugLogLevel.ERROR, e2);
        }

        return s.getBytes();
      }
    }
  }



  /**
   * Construct a byte array containing the UTF-8 encoding of the
   * provided <code>char</code> array.
   *
   * @param chars
   *          The character array to convert to a UTF-8 byte array.
   * @return Returns a byte array containing the UTF-8 encoding of the
   *         provided <code>char</code> array.
   */
  public static byte[] getBytes(char[] chars)
  {
    return getBytes(new String(chars));
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the provided byte in hexadecimal.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte for which to retrieve the hexadecimal string
   *            representation.
   *
   * @return  The string representation of the provided byte in hexadecimal.
   */
  public static String byteToHex(byte b)
  {
    switch (b & 0xFF)
    {
      case 0x00:  return "00";
      case 0x01:  return "01";
      case 0x02:  return "02";
      case 0x03:  return "03";
      case 0x04:  return "04";
      case 0x05:  return "05";
      case 0x06:  return "06";
      case 0x07:  return "07";
      case 0x08:  return "08";
      case 0x09:  return "09";
      case 0x0A:  return "0A";
      case 0x0B:  return "0B";
      case 0x0C:  return "0C";
      case 0x0D:  return "0D";
      case 0x0E:  return "0E";
      case 0x0F:  return "0F";
      case 0x10:  return "10";
      case 0x11:  return "11";
      case 0x12:  return "12";
      case 0x13:  return "13";
      case 0x14:  return "14";
      case 0x15:  return "15";
      case 0x16:  return "16";
      case 0x17:  return "17";
      case 0x18:  return "18";
      case 0x19:  return "19";
      case 0x1A:  return "1A";
      case 0x1B:  return "1B";
      case 0x1C:  return "1C";
      case 0x1D:  return "1D";
      case 0x1E:  return "1E";
      case 0x1F:  return "1F";
      case 0x20:  return "20";
      case 0x21:  return "21";
      case 0x22:  return "22";
      case 0x23:  return "23";
      case 0x24:  return "24";
      case 0x25:  return "25";
      case 0x26:  return "26";
      case 0x27:  return "27";
      case 0x28:  return "28";
      case 0x29:  return "29";
      case 0x2A:  return "2A";
      case 0x2B:  return "2B";
      case 0x2C:  return "2C";
      case 0x2D:  return "2D";
      case 0x2E:  return "2E";
      case 0x2F:  return "2F";
      case 0x30:  return "30";
      case 0x31:  return "31";
      case 0x32:  return "32";
      case 0x33:  return "33";
      case 0x34:  return "34";
      case 0x35:  return "35";
      case 0x36:  return "36";
      case 0x37:  return "37";
      case 0x38:  return "38";
      case 0x39:  return "39";
      case 0x3A:  return "3A";
      case 0x3B:  return "3B";
      case 0x3C:  return "3C";
      case 0x3D:  return "3D";
      case 0x3E:  return "3E";
      case 0x3F:  return "3F";
      case 0x40:  return "40";
      case 0x41:  return "41";
      case 0x42:  return "42";
      case 0x43:  return "43";
      case 0x44:  return "44";
      case 0x45:  return "45";
      case 0x46:  return "46";
      case 0x47:  return "47";
      case 0x48:  return "48";
      case 0x49:  return "49";
      case 0x4A:  return "4A";
      case 0x4B:  return "4B";
      case 0x4C:  return "4C";
      case 0x4D:  return "4D";
      case 0x4E:  return "4E";
      case 0x4F:  return "4F";
      case 0x50:  return "50";
      case 0x51:  return "51";
      case 0x52:  return "52";
      case 0x53:  return "53";
      case 0x54:  return "54";
      case 0x55:  return "55";
      case 0x56:  return "56";
      case 0x57:  return "57";
      case 0x58:  return "58";
      case 0x59:  return "59";
      case 0x5A:  return "5A";
      case 0x5B:  return "5B";
      case 0x5C:  return "5C";
      case 0x5D:  return "5D";
      case 0x5E:  return "5E";
      case 0x5F:  return "5F";
      case 0x60:  return "60";
      case 0x61:  return "61";
      case 0x62:  return "62";
      case 0x63:  return "63";
      case 0x64:  return "64";
      case 0x65:  return "65";
      case 0x66:  return "66";
      case 0x67:  return "67";
      case 0x68:  return "68";
      case 0x69:  return "69";
      case 0x6A:  return "6A";
      case 0x6B:  return "6B";
      case 0x6C:  return "6C";
      case 0x6D:  return "6D";
      case 0x6E:  return "6E";
      case 0x6F:  return "6F";
      case 0x70:  return "70";
      case 0x71:  return "71";
      case 0x72:  return "72";
      case 0x73:  return "73";
      case 0x74:  return "74";
      case 0x75:  return "75";
      case 0x76:  return "76";
      case 0x77:  return "77";
      case 0x78:  return "78";
      case 0x79:  return "79";
      case 0x7A:  return "7A";
      case 0x7B:  return "7B";
      case 0x7C:  return "7C";
      case 0x7D:  return "7D";
      case 0x7E:  return "7E";
      case 0x7F:  return "7F";
      case 0x80:  return "80";
      case 0x81:  return "81";
      case 0x82:  return "82";
      case 0x83:  return "83";
      case 0x84:  return "84";
      case 0x85:  return "85";
      case 0x86:  return "86";
      case 0x87:  return "87";
      case 0x88:  return "88";
      case 0x89:  return "89";
      case 0x8A:  return "8A";
      case 0x8B:  return "8B";
      case 0x8C:  return "8C";
      case 0x8D:  return "8D";
      case 0x8E:  return "8E";
      case 0x8F:  return "8F";
      case 0x90:  return "90";
      case 0x91:  return "91";
      case 0x92:  return "92";
      case 0x93:  return "93";
      case 0x94:  return "94";
      case 0x95:  return "95";
      case 0x96:  return "96";
      case 0x97:  return "97";
      case 0x98:  return "98";
      case 0x99:  return "99";
      case 0x9A:  return "9A";
      case 0x9B:  return "9B";
      case 0x9C:  return "9C";
      case 0x9D:  return "9D";
      case 0x9E:  return "9E";
      case 0x9F:  return "9F";
      case 0xA0:  return "A0";
      case 0xA1:  return "A1";
      case 0xA2:  return "A2";
      case 0xA3:  return "A3";
      case 0xA4:  return "A4";
      case 0xA5:  return "A5";
      case 0xA6:  return "A6";
      case 0xA7:  return "A7";
      case 0xA8:  return "A8";
      case 0xA9:  return "A9";
      case 0xAA:  return "AA";
      case 0xAB:  return "AB";
      case 0xAC:  return "AC";
      case 0xAD:  return "AD";
      case 0xAE:  return "AE";
      case 0xAF:  return "AF";
      case 0xB0:  return "B0";
      case 0xB1:  return "B1";
      case 0xB2:  return "B2";
      case 0xB3:  return "B3";
      case 0xB4:  return "B4";
      case 0xB5:  return "B5";
      case 0xB6:  return "B6";
      case 0xB7:  return "B7";
      case 0xB8:  return "B8";
      case 0xB9:  return "B9";
      case 0xBA:  return "BA";
      case 0xBB:  return "BB";
      case 0xBC:  return "BC";
      case 0xBD:  return "BD";
      case 0xBE:  return "BE";
      case 0xBF:  return "BF";
      case 0xC0:  return "C0";
      case 0xC1:  return "C1";
      case 0xC2:  return "C2";
      case 0xC3:  return "C3";
      case 0xC4:  return "C4";
      case 0xC5:  return "C5";
      case 0xC6:  return "C6";
      case 0xC7:  return "C7";
      case 0xC8:  return "C8";
      case 0xC9:  return "C9";
      case 0xCA:  return "CA";
      case 0xCB:  return "CB";
      case 0xCC:  return "CC";
      case 0xCD:  return "CD";
      case 0xCE:  return "CE";
      case 0xCF:  return "CF";
      case 0xD0:  return "D0";
      case 0xD1:  return "D1";
      case 0xD2:  return "D2";
      case 0xD3:  return "D3";
      case 0xD4:  return "D4";
      case 0xD5:  return "D5";
      case 0xD6:  return "D6";
      case 0xD7:  return "D7";
      case 0xD8:  return "D8";
      case 0xD9:  return "D9";
      case 0xDA:  return "DA";
      case 0xDB:  return "DB";
      case 0xDC:  return "DC";
      case 0xDD:  return "DD";
      case 0xDE:  return "DE";
      case 0xDF:  return "DF";
      case 0xE0:  return "E0";
      case 0xE1:  return "E1";
      case 0xE2:  return "E2";
      case 0xE3:  return "E3";
      case 0xE4:  return "E4";
      case 0xE5:  return "E5";
      case 0xE6:  return "E6";
      case 0xE7:  return "E7";
      case 0xE8:  return "E8";
      case 0xE9:  return "E9";
      case 0xEA:  return "EA";
      case 0xEB:  return "EB";
      case 0xEC:  return "EC";
      case 0xED:  return "ED";
      case 0xEE:  return "EE";
      case 0xEF:  return "EF";
      case 0xF0:  return "F0";
      case 0xF1:  return "F1";
      case 0xF2:  return "F2";
      case 0xF3:  return "F3";
      case 0xF4:  return "F4";
      case 0xF5:  return "F5";
      case 0xF6:  return "F6";
      case 0xF7:  return "F7";
      case 0xF8:  return "F8";
      case 0xF9:  return "F9";
      case 0xFA:  return "FA";
      case 0xFB:  return "FB";
      case 0xFC:  return "FC";
      case 0xFD:  return "FD";
      case 0xFE:  return "FE";
      case 0xFF:  return "FF";
      default:    return "??";
    }
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the provided byte in hexadecimal.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte for which to retrieve the hexadecimal string
   *            representation.
   *
   * @return  The string representation of the provided byte in hexadecimal
   *          using lowercase characters.
   */
  public static String byteToLowerHex(byte b)
  {
    switch (b & 0xFF)
    {
      case 0x00:  return "00";
      case 0x01:  return "01";
      case 0x02:  return "02";
      case 0x03:  return "03";
      case 0x04:  return "04";
      case 0x05:  return "05";
      case 0x06:  return "06";
      case 0x07:  return "07";
      case 0x08:  return "08";
      case 0x09:  return "09";
      case 0x0A:  return "0a";
      case 0x0B:  return "0b";
      case 0x0C:  return "0c";
      case 0x0D:  return "0d";
      case 0x0E:  return "0e";
      case 0x0F:  return "0f";
      case 0x10:  return "10";
      case 0x11:  return "11";
      case 0x12:  return "12";
      case 0x13:  return "13";
      case 0x14:  return "14";
      case 0x15:  return "15";
      case 0x16:  return "16";
      case 0x17:  return "17";
      case 0x18:  return "18";
      case 0x19:  return "19";
      case 0x1A:  return "1a";
      case 0x1B:  return "1b";
      case 0x1C:  return "1c";
      case 0x1D:  return "1d";
      case 0x1E:  return "1e";
      case 0x1F:  return "1f";
      case 0x20:  return "20";
      case 0x21:  return "21";
      case 0x22:  return "22";
      case 0x23:  return "23";
      case 0x24:  return "24";
      case 0x25:  return "25";
      case 0x26:  return "26";
      case 0x27:  return "27";
      case 0x28:  return "28";
      case 0x29:  return "29";
      case 0x2A:  return "2a";
      case 0x2B:  return "2b";
      case 0x2C:  return "2c";
      case 0x2D:  return "2d";
      case 0x2E:  return "2e";
      case 0x2F:  return "2f";
      case 0x30:  return "30";
      case 0x31:  return "31";
      case 0x32:  return "32";
      case 0x33:  return "33";
      case 0x34:  return "34";
      case 0x35:  return "35";
      case 0x36:  return "36";
      case 0x37:  return "37";
      case 0x38:  return "38";
      case 0x39:  return "39";
      case 0x3A:  return "3a";
      case 0x3B:  return "3b";
      case 0x3C:  return "3c";
      case 0x3D:  return "3d";
      case 0x3E:  return "3e";
      case 0x3F:  return "3f";
      case 0x40:  return "40";
      case 0x41:  return "41";
      case 0x42:  return "42";
      case 0x43:  return "43";
      case 0x44:  return "44";
      case 0x45:  return "45";
      case 0x46:  return "46";
      case 0x47:  return "47";
      case 0x48:  return "48";
      case 0x49:  return "49";
      case 0x4A:  return "4a";
      case 0x4B:  return "4b";
      case 0x4C:  return "4c";
      case 0x4D:  return "4d";
      case 0x4E:  return "4e";
      case 0x4F:  return "4f";
      case 0x50:  return "50";
      case 0x51:  return "51";
      case 0x52:  return "52";
      case 0x53:  return "53";
      case 0x54:  return "54";
      case 0x55:  return "55";
      case 0x56:  return "56";
      case 0x57:  return "57";
      case 0x58:  return "58";
      case 0x59:  return "59";
      case 0x5A:  return "5a";
      case 0x5B:  return "5b";
      case 0x5C:  return "5c";
      case 0x5D:  return "5d";
      case 0x5E:  return "5e";
      case 0x5F:  return "5f";
      case 0x60:  return "60";
      case 0x61:  return "61";
      case 0x62:  return "62";
      case 0x63:  return "63";
      case 0x64:  return "64";
      case 0x65:  return "65";
      case 0x66:  return "66";
      case 0x67:  return "67";
      case 0x68:  return "68";
      case 0x69:  return "69";
      case 0x6A:  return "6a";
      case 0x6B:  return "6b";
      case 0x6C:  return "6c";
      case 0x6D:  return "6d";
      case 0x6E:  return "6e";
      case 0x6F:  return "6f";
      case 0x70:  return "70";
      case 0x71:  return "71";
      case 0x72:  return "72";
      case 0x73:  return "73";
      case 0x74:  return "74";
      case 0x75:  return "75";
      case 0x76:  return "76";
      case 0x77:  return "77";
      case 0x78:  return "78";
      case 0x79:  return "79";
      case 0x7A:  return "7a";
      case 0x7B:  return "7b";
      case 0x7C:  return "7c";
      case 0x7D:  return "7d";
      case 0x7E:  return "7e";
      case 0x7F:  return "7f";
      case 0x80:  return "80";
      case 0x81:  return "81";
      case 0x82:  return "82";
      case 0x83:  return "83";
      case 0x84:  return "84";
      case 0x85:  return "85";
      case 0x86:  return "86";
      case 0x87:  return "87";
      case 0x88:  return "88";
      case 0x89:  return "89";
      case 0x8A:  return "8a";
      case 0x8B:  return "8b";
      case 0x8C:  return "8c";
      case 0x8D:  return "8d";
      case 0x8E:  return "8e";
      case 0x8F:  return "8f";
      case 0x90:  return "90";
      case 0x91:  return "91";
      case 0x92:  return "92";
      case 0x93:  return "93";
      case 0x94:  return "94";
      case 0x95:  return "95";
      case 0x96:  return "96";
      case 0x97:  return "97";
      case 0x98:  return "98";
      case 0x99:  return "99";
      case 0x9A:  return "9a";
      case 0x9B:  return "9b";
      case 0x9C:  return "9c";
      case 0x9D:  return "9d";
      case 0x9E:  return "9e";
      case 0x9F:  return "9f";
      case 0xA0:  return "a0";
      case 0xA1:  return "a1";
      case 0xA2:  return "a2";
      case 0xA3:  return "a3";
      case 0xA4:  return "a4";
      case 0xA5:  return "a5";
      case 0xA6:  return "a6";
      case 0xA7:  return "a7";
      case 0xA8:  return "a8";
      case 0xA9:  return "a9";
      case 0xAA:  return "aa";
      case 0xAB:  return "ab";
      case 0xAC:  return "ac";
      case 0xAD:  return "ad";
      case 0xAE:  return "ae";
      case 0xAF:  return "af";
      case 0xB0:  return "b0";
      case 0xB1:  return "b1";
      case 0xB2:  return "b2";
      case 0xB3:  return "b3";
      case 0xB4:  return "b4";
      case 0xB5:  return "b5";
      case 0xB6:  return "b6";
      case 0xB7:  return "b7";
      case 0xB8:  return "b8";
      case 0xB9:  return "b9";
      case 0xBA:  return "ba";
      case 0xBB:  return "bb";
      case 0xBC:  return "bc";
      case 0xBD:  return "bd";
      case 0xBE:  return "be";
      case 0xBF:  return "bf";
      case 0xC0:  return "c0";
      case 0xC1:  return "c1";
      case 0xC2:  return "c2";
      case 0xC3:  return "c3";
      case 0xC4:  return "c4";
      case 0xC5:  return "c5";
      case 0xC6:  return "c6";
      case 0xC7:  return "c7";
      case 0xC8:  return "c8";
      case 0xC9:  return "c9";
      case 0xCA:  return "ca";
      case 0xCB:  return "cb";
      case 0xCC:  return "cc";
      case 0xCD:  return "cd";
      case 0xCE:  return "ce";
      case 0xCF:  return "cf";
      case 0xD0:  return "d0";
      case 0xD1:  return "d1";
      case 0xD2:  return "d2";
      case 0xD3:  return "d3";
      case 0xD4:  return "d4";
      case 0xD5:  return "d5";
      case 0xD6:  return "d6";
      case 0xD7:  return "d7";
      case 0xD8:  return "d8";
      case 0xD9:  return "d9";
      case 0xDA:  return "da";
      case 0xDB:  return "db";
      case 0xDC:  return "dc";
      case 0xDD:  return "dd";
      case 0xDE:  return "de";
      case 0xDF:  return "df";
      case 0xE0:  return "e0";
      case 0xE1:  return "e1";
      case 0xE2:  return "e2";
      case 0xE3:  return "e3";
      case 0xE4:  return "e4";
      case 0xE5:  return "e5";
      case 0xE6:  return "e6";
      case 0xE7:  return "e7";
      case 0xE8:  return "e8";
      case 0xE9:  return "e9";
      case 0xEA:  return "ea";
      case 0xEB:  return "eb";
      case 0xEC:  return "ec";
      case 0xED:  return "ed";
      case 0xEE:  return "ee";
      case 0xEF:  return "ef";
      case 0xF0:  return "f0";
      case 0xF1:  return "f1";
      case 0xF2:  return "f2";
      case 0xF3:  return "f3";
      case 0xF4:  return "f4";
      case 0xF5:  return "f5";
      case 0xF6:  return "f6";
      case 0xF7:  return "f7";
      case 0xF8:  return "f8";
      case 0xF9:  return "f9";
      case 0xFA:  return "fa";
      case 0xFB:  return "fb";
      case 0xFC:  return "fc";
      case 0xFD:  return "fd";
      case 0xFE:  return "fe";
      case 0xFF:  return "ff";
      default:    return "??";
    }
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves the printable ASCII representation of the provided byte.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte for which to retrieve the printable ASCII
   *            representation.
   *
   * @return  The printable ASCII representation of the provided byte, or a
   *          space if the provided byte does not have  printable ASCII
   *          representation.
   */
  public static char byteToASCII(byte b)
  {
    if ((b >= 32) && (b <= 126))
    {
      return (char) b;
    }

    return ' ';
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   * array using hexadecimal characters with no space between each byte.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte array containing the data.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   *          array using hexadecimal characters.
   */
  public static String bytesToHexNoSpace(byte[] b)
  {
    if ((b == null) || (b.length == 0))
    {
      return "";
    }

    int arrayLength = b.length;
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(arrayLength * 2);

    for (int i=0; i < arrayLength; i++)
    {
      buffer.append(byteToHex(b[i]));
    }

    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   * array using hexadecimal characters and a space between each byte.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte array containing the data.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   *          array using hexadecimal characters.
   */
  public static String bytesToHex(byte[] b)
  {
    if ((b == null) || (b.length == 0))
    {
      return "";
    }

    int arrayLength = b.length;
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder((arrayLength - 1) * 3 + 2);
    buffer.append(byteToHex(b[0]));

    for (int i=1; i < arrayLength; i++)
    {
      buffer.append(" ");
      buffer.append(byteToHex(b[i]));
    }

    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   * array using hexadecimal characters and a colon between each byte.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte array containing the data.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   *          array using hexadecimal characters.
   */
  public static String bytesToColonDelimitedHex(byte[] b)
  {
    if ((b == null) || (b.length == 0))
    {
      return "";
    }

    int arrayLength = b.length;
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder((arrayLength - 1) * 3 + 2);
    buffer.append(byteToHex(b[0]));

    for (int i=1; i < arrayLength; i++)
    {
      buffer.append(":");
      buffer.append(byteToHex(b[i]));
    }

    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   * buffer using hexadecimal characters and a space between each byte.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte buffer containing the data.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of the contents of the provided byte
   *          buffer using hexadecimal characters.
   */
  public static String bytesToHex(ByteBuffer b)
  {
    if (b == null)
    {
      return "";
    }

    int position = b.position();
    int limit    = b.limit();
    int length   = limit - position;

    if (length == 0)
    {
      return "";
    }

    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder((length - 1) * 3 + 2);
    buffer.append(byteToHex(b.get()));

    for (int i=1; i < length; i++)
    {
      buffer.append(" ");
      buffer.append(byteToHex(b.get()));
    }

    b.position(position);
    b.limit(limit);

    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends a string representation of the provided byte array to the given
   * buffer using the specified indent.  The data will be formatted with sixteen
   * hex bytes in a row followed by the ASCII representation, then wrapping to a
   * new line as necessary.
   *
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the information is to be appended.
   * @param  b       The byte array containing the data to write.
   * @param  indent  The number of spaces to indent the output.
   */
  public static void byteArrayToHexPlusAscii(StringBuilder buffer, byte[] b,
                                             int indent)
  {
    StringBuilder indentBuf = new StringBuilder(indent);
    for (int i=0 ; i < indent; i++)
    {
      indentBuf.append(' ');
    }



    int length = b.length;
    int pos    = 0;
    while ((length - pos) >= 16)
    {
      StringBuilder asciiBuf = new StringBuilder(17);

      buffer.append(indentBuf);
      buffer.append(byteToHex(b[pos]));
      asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(b[pos]));
      pos++;

      for (int i=1; i < 16; i++, pos++)
      {
        buffer.append(' ');
        buffer.append(byteToHex(b[pos]));
        asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(b[pos]));

        if (i == 7)
        {
          buffer.append("  ");
          asciiBuf.append(' ');
        }
      }

      buffer.append("  ");
      buffer.append(asciiBuf);
      buffer.append(EOL);
    }


    int remaining = (length - pos);
    if (remaining > 0)
    {
      StringBuilder asciiBuf = new StringBuilder(remaining+1);

      buffer.append(indentBuf);
      buffer.append(byteToHex(b[pos]));
      asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(b[pos]));
      pos++;

      for (int i=1; i < 16; i++)
      {
        buffer.append(' ');

        if (i < remaining)
        {
          buffer.append(byteToHex(b[pos]));
          asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(b[pos]));
          pos++;
        }
        else
        {
          buffer.append("  ");
        }

        if (i == 7)
        {
          buffer.append("  ");

          if (i < remaining)
          {
            asciiBuf.append(' ');
          }
        }
      }

      buffer.append("  ");
      buffer.append(asciiBuf);
      buffer.append(EOL);
    }
  }



  /**
   * Appends a string representation of the remaining unread data in the
   * provided byte buffer to the given buffer using the specified indent.
   * The data will be formatted with sixteen hex bytes in a row followed by
   * the ASCII representation, then wrapping to a new line as necessary.
   * The state of the byte buffer is not changed.
   *
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the information is to be appended.
   * @param  b       The byte buffer containing the data to write.
   *                 The data from the position to the limit is written.
   * @param  indent  The number of spaces to indent the output.
   */
  public static void byteArrayToHexPlusAscii(StringBuilder buffer, ByteBuffer b,
                                             int indent)
  {
    StringBuilder indentBuf = new StringBuilder(indent);
    for (int i=0 ; i < indent; i++)
    {
      indentBuf.append(' ');
    }


    int position = b.position();
    int limit    = b.limit();
    int length   = limit - position;
    int pos      = 0;
    while ((length - pos) >= 16)
    {
      StringBuilder asciiBuf = new StringBuilder(17);

      byte currentByte = b.get();
      buffer.append(indentBuf);
      buffer.append(byteToHex(currentByte));
      asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(currentByte));
      pos++;

      for (int i=1; i < 16; i++, pos++)
      {
        currentByte = b.get();
        buffer.append(' ');
        buffer.append(byteToHex(currentByte));
        asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(currentByte));

        if (i == 7)
        {
          buffer.append("  ");
          asciiBuf.append(' ');
        }
      }

      buffer.append("  ");
      buffer.append(asciiBuf);
      buffer.append(EOL);
    }


    int remaining = (length - pos);
    if (remaining > 0)
    {
      StringBuilder asciiBuf = new StringBuilder(remaining+1);

      byte currentByte = b.get();
      buffer.append(indentBuf);
      buffer.append(byteToHex(currentByte));
      asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(currentByte));

      for (int i=1; i < 16; i++)
      {
        buffer.append(' ');

        if (i < remaining)
        {
          currentByte = b.get();
          buffer.append(byteToHex(currentByte));
          asciiBuf.append(byteToASCII(currentByte));
        }
        else
        {
          buffer.append("  ");
        }

        if (i == 7)
        {
          buffer.append("  ");

          if (i < remaining)
          {
            asciiBuf.append(' ');
          }
        }
      }

      buffer.append("  ");
      buffer.append(asciiBuf);
      buffer.append(EOL);
    }

    b.position(position);
    b.limit(limit);
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a binary representation of the provided byte.  It will always be
   * a sequence of eight zeros and/or ones.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte for which to retrieve the binary representation.
   *
   * @return  The binary representation for the provided byte.
   */
  public static String byteToBinary(byte b)
  {
    switch (b & 0xFF)
    {
      case 0x00:  return "00000000";
      case 0x01:  return "00000001";
      case 0x02:  return "00000010";
      case 0x03:  return "00000011";
      case 0x04:  return "00000100";
      case 0x05:  return "00000101";
      case 0x06:  return "00000110";
      case 0x07:  return "00000111";
      case 0x08:  return "00001000";
      case 0x09:  return "00001001";
      case 0x0A:  return "00001010";
      case 0x0B:  return "00001011";
      case 0x0C:  return "00001100";
      case 0x0D:  return "00001101";
      case 0x0E:  return "00001110";
      case 0x0F:  return "00001111";
      case 0x10:  return "00010000";
      case 0x11:  return "00010001";
      case 0x12:  return "00010010";
      case 0x13:  return "00010011";
      case 0x14:  return "00010100";
      case 0x15:  return "00010101";
      case 0x16:  return "00010110";
      case 0x17:  return "00010111";
      case 0x18:  return "00011000";
      case 0x19:  return "00011001";
      case 0x1A:  return "00011010";
      case 0x1B:  return "00011011";
      case 0x1C:  return "00011100";
      case 0x1D:  return "00011101";
      case 0x1E:  return "00011110";
      case 0x1F:  return "00011111";
      case 0x20:  return "00100000";
      case 0x21:  return "00100001";
      case 0x22:  return "00100010";
      case 0x23:  return "00100011";
      case 0x24:  return "00100100";
      case 0x25:  return "00100101";
      case 0x26:  return "00100110";
      case 0x27:  return "00100111";
      case 0x28:  return "00101000";
      case 0x29:  return "00101001";
      case 0x2A:  return "00101010";
      case 0x2B:  return "00101011";
      case 0x2C:  return "00101100";
      case 0x2D:  return "00101101";
      case 0x2E:  return "00101110";
      case 0x2F:  return "00101111";
      case 0x30:  return "00110000";
      case 0x31:  return "00110001";
      case 0x32:  return "00110010";
      case 0x33:  return "00110011";
      case 0x34:  return "00110100";
      case 0x35:  return "00110101";
      case 0x36:  return "00110110";
      case 0x37:  return "00110111";
      case 0x38:  return "00111000";
      case 0x39:  return "00111001";
      case 0x3A:  return "00111010";
      case 0x3B:  return "00111011";
      case 0x3C:  return "00111100";
      case 0x3D:  return "00111101";
      case 0x3E:  return "00111110";
      case 0x3F:  return "00111111";
      case 0x40:  return "01000000";
      case 0x41:  return "01000001";
      case 0x42:  return "01000010";
      case 0x43:  return "01000011";
      case 0x44:  return "01000100";
      case 0x45:  return "01000101";
      case 0x46:  return "01000110";
      case 0x47:  return "01000111";
      case 0x48:  return "01001000";
      case 0x49:  return "01001001";
      case 0x4A:  return "01001010";
      case 0x4B:  return "01001011";
      case 0x4C:  return "01001100";
      case 0x4D:  return "01001101";
      case 0x4E:  return "01001110";
      case 0x4F:  return "01001111";
      case 0x50:  return "01010000";
      case 0x51:  return "01010001";
      case 0x52:  return "01010010";
      case 0x53:  return "01010011";
      case 0x54:  return "01010100";
      case 0x55:  return "01010101";
      case 0x56:  return "01010110";
      case 0x57:  return "01010111";
      case 0x58:  return "01011000";
      case 0x59:  return "01011001";
      case 0x5A:  return "01011010";
      case 0x5B:  return "01011011";
      case 0x5C:  return "01011100";
      case 0x5D:  return "01011101";
      case 0x5E:  return "01011110";
      case 0x5F:  return "01011111";
      case 0x60:  return "01100000";
      case 0x61:  return "01100001";
      case 0x62:  return "01100010";
      case 0x63:  return "01100011";
      case 0x64:  return "01100100";
      case 0x65:  return "01100101";
      case 0x66:  return "01100110";
      case 0x67:  return "01100111";
      case 0x68:  return "01101000";
      case 0x69:  return "01101001";
      case 0x6A:  return "01101010";
      case 0x6B:  return "01101011";
      case 0x6C:  return "01101100";
      case 0x6D:  return "01101101";
      case 0x6E:  return "01101110";
      case 0x6F:  return "01101111";
      case 0x70:  return "01110000";
      case 0x71:  return "01110001";
      case 0x72:  return "01110010";
      case 0x73:  return "01110011";
      case 0x74:  return "01110100";
      case 0x75:  return "01110101";
      case 0x76:  return "01110110";
      case 0x77:  return "01110111";
      case 0x78:  return "01111000";
      case 0x79:  return "01111001";
      case 0x7A:  return "01111010";
      case 0x7B:  return "01111011";
      case 0x7C:  return "01111100";
      case 0x7D:  return "01111101";
      case 0x7E:  return "01111110";
      case 0x7F:  return "01111111";
      case 0x80:  return "10000000";
      case 0x81:  return "10000001";
      case 0x82:  return "10000010";
      case 0x83:  return "10000011";
      case 0x84:  return "10000100";
      case 0x85:  return "10000101";
      case 0x86:  return "10000110";
      case 0x87:  return "10000111";
      case 0x88:  return "10001000";
      case 0x89:  return "10001001";
      case 0x8A:  return "10001010";
      case 0x8B:  return "10001011";
      case 0x8C:  return "10001100";
      case 0x8D:  return "10001101";
      case 0x8E:  return "10001110";
      case 0x8F:  return "10001111";
      case 0x90:  return "10010000";
      case 0x91:  return "10010001";
      case 0x92:  return "10010010";
      case 0x93:  return "10010011";
      case 0x94:  return "10010100";
      case 0x95:  return "10010101";
      case 0x96:  return "10010110";
      case 0x97:  return "10010111";
      case 0x98:  return "10011000";
      case 0x99:  return "10011001";
      case 0x9A:  return "10011010";
      case 0x9B:  return "10011011";
      case 0x9C:  return "10011100";
      case 0x9D:  return "10011101";
      case 0x9E:  return "10011110";
      case 0x9F:  return "10011111";
      case 0xA0:  return "10100000";
      case 0xA1:  return "10100001";
      case 0xA2:  return "10100010";
      case 0xA3:  return "10100011";
      case 0xA4:  return "10100100";
      case 0xA5:  return "10100101";
      case 0xA6:  return "10100110";
      case 0xA7:  return "10100111";
      case 0xA8:  return "10101000";
      case 0xA9:  return "10101001";
      case 0xAA:  return "10101010";
      case 0xAB:  return "10101011";
      case 0xAC:  return "10101100";
      case 0xAD:  return "10101101";
      case 0xAE:  return "10101110";
      case 0xAF:  return "10101111";
      case 0xB0:  return "10110000";
      case 0xB1:  return "10110001";
      case 0xB2:  return "10110010";
      case 0xB3:  return "10110011";
      case 0xB4:  return "10110100";
      case 0xB5:  return "10110101";
      case 0xB6:  return "10110110";
      case 0xB7:  return "10110111";
      case 0xB8:  return "10111000";
      case 0xB9:  return "10111001";
      case 0xBA:  return "10111010";
      case 0xBB:  return "10111011";
      case 0xBC:  return "10111100";
      case 0xBD:  return "10111101";
      case 0xBE:  return "10111110";
      case 0xBF:  return "10111111";
      case 0xC0:  return "11000000";
      case 0xC1:  return "11000001";
      case 0xC2:  return "11000010";
      case 0xC3:  return "11000011";
      case 0xC4:  return "11000100";
      case 0xC5:  return "11000101";
      case 0xC6:  return "11000110";
      case 0xC7:  return "11000111";
      case 0xC8:  return "11001000";
      case 0xC9:  return "11001001";
      case 0xCA:  return "11001010";
      case 0xCB:  return "11001011";
      case 0xCC:  return "11001100";
      case 0xCD:  return "11001101";
      case 0xCE:  return "11001110";
      case 0xCF:  return "11001111";
      case 0xD0:  return "11010000";
      case 0xD1:  return "11010001";
      case 0xD2:  return "11010010";
      case 0xD3:  return "11010011";
      case 0xD4:  return "11010100";
      case 0xD5:  return "11010101";
      case 0xD6:  return "11010110";
      case 0xD7:  return "11010111";
      case 0xD8:  return "11011000";
      case 0xD9:  return "11011001";
      case 0xDA:  return "11011010";
      case 0xDB:  return "11011011";
      case 0xDC:  return "11011100";
      case 0xDD:  return "11011101";
      case 0xDE:  return "11011110";
      case 0xDF:  return "11011111";
      case 0xE0:  return "11100000";
      case 0xE1:  return "11100001";
      case 0xE2:  return "11100010";
      case 0xE3:  return "11100011";
      case 0xE4:  return "11100100";
      case 0xE5:  return "11100101";
      case 0xE6:  return "11100110";
      case 0xE7:  return "11100111";
      case 0xE8:  return "11101000";
      case 0xE9:  return "11101001";
      case 0xEA:  return "11101010";
      case 0xEB:  return "11101011";
      case 0xEC:  return "11101100";
      case 0xED:  return "11101101";
      case 0xEE:  return "11101110";
      case 0xEF:  return "11101111";
      case 0xF0:  return "11110000";
      case 0xF1:  return "11110001";
      case 0xF2:  return "11110010";
      case 0xF3:  return "11110011";
      case 0xF4:  return "11110100";
      case 0xF5:  return "11110101";
      case 0xF6:  return "11110110";
      case 0xF7:  return "11110111";
      case 0xF8:  return "11111000";
      case 0xF9:  return "11111001";
      case 0xFA:  return "11111010";
      case 0xFB:  return "11111011";
      case 0xFC:  return "11111100";
      case 0xFD:  return "11111101";
      case 0xFE:  return "11111110";
      case 0xFF:  return "11111111";
      default:    return "????????";
    }
  }



  /**
   * Compare two byte arrays for order. Returns a negative integer,
   * zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than,
   * equal to, or greater than the second.
   *
   * @param a
   *          The first byte array to be compared.
   * @param a2
   *          The second byte array to be compared.
   * @return Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer
   *         if the first byte array is less than, equal to, or greater
   *         than the second.
   */
  public static int compare(byte[] a, byte[] a2) {
    if (a == a2) {
      return 0;
    }

    if (a == null) {
      return -1;
    }

    if (a2 == null) {
      return 1;
    }

    int minLength = Math.min(a.length, a2.length);
    for (int i = 0; i < minLength; i++) {
      int firstByte = 0xFF & a[i];
      int secondByte = 0xFF & a2[i];
      if (firstByte != secondByte) {
        if (firstByte < secondByte) {
          return -1;
        } else if (firstByte > secondByte) {
          return 1;
        }
      }
    }

    return (a.length - a2.length);
  }



  /**
   * Compare two byte arrays for order. Returns a negative integer,
   * zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than,
   * equal to, or greater than the second.
   *
   * @param a
   *          The first byte array to be compared.
   * @param a2
   *          The second byte array to be compared.
   * @return Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer
   *         if the first byte array is less than, equal to, or greater
   *         than the second.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static int compare(ByteSequence a, ByteSequence a2) {
    if (a == a2) {
      return 0;
    }

    if (a == null) {
      return -1;
    }

    if (a2 == null) {
      return 1;
    }

    int minLength = Math.min(a.length(), a2.length());
    for (int i = 0; i < minLength; i++) {
      if (a.byteAt(i) != a2.byteAt(i)) {
        if (a.byteAt(i) < a2.byteAt(i)) {
          return -1;
        } else if (a.byteAt(i) > a2.byteAt(i)) {
          return 1;
        }
      }
    }

    return (a.length() - a2.length());
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the two array lists are equal. They will be
   * considered equal if they have the same number of elements, and
   * the corresponding elements between them are equal (in the same
   * order).
   *
   * @param list1
   *          The first list for which to make the determination.
   * @param list2
   *          The second list for which to make the determination.
   * @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the two array lists are equal, or
   *         <CODE>false</CODE> if they are not.
   */
  public static boolean listsAreEqual(List<?> list1, List<?> list2)
  {
    if (list1 == null)
    {
      return (list2 == null);
    }
    else if (list2 == null)
    {
      return false;
    }

    int numElements = list1.size();
    if (numElements != list2.size())
    {
      return false;
    }

    // If either of the lists doesn't support random access, then fall back
    // on their equals methods and go ahead and create some garbage with the
    // iterators.
    if (!(list1 instanceof RandomAccess) ||
        !(list2 instanceof RandomAccess))
    {
      return list1.equals(list2);
    }

    // Otherwise we can just retrieve the elements efficiently via their index.
    for (int i=0; i < numElements; i++)
    {
      Object o1 = list1.get(i);
      Object o2 = list2.get(i);

      if (o1 == null)
      {
        if (o2 != null)
        {
          return false;
        }
      }
      else if (! o1.equals(o2))
      {
        return false;
      }
    }

    return true;
  }


  /**
   * Return true if and only if o1 and o2 are both null or o1.equals(o2).
   *
   * @param o1 the first object to compare
   * @param o2 the second object to compare
   * @return true iff o1 and o2 are equal
   */
  public static boolean objectsAreEqual(Object o1, Object o2)
  {
    if (o1 == null)
    {
      return (o2 == null);
    }
    else
    {
      return o1.equals(o2);
    }
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves the best human-readable message for the provided exception.  For
   * exceptions defined in the OpenDS project, it will attempt to use the
   * message (combining it with the message ID if available).  For some
   * exceptions that use encapsulation (e.g., InvocationTargetException), it
   * will be unwrapped and the cause will be treated.  For all others, the
   *
   *
   * @param  t  The {@code Throwable} object for which to retrieve the message.
   *
   * @return  The human-readable message generated for the provided exception.
   */
  public static Message getExceptionMessage(Throwable t)
  {
    if (t instanceof IdentifiedException)
    {
      IdentifiedException ie = (IdentifiedException) t;

      StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder();
      message.append(ie.getMessage());
      message.append(" (id=");
      Message ieMsg = ie.getMessageObject();
      if (ieMsg != null) {
        message.append(ieMsg.getDescriptor().getId());
      } else {
        message.append(MessageDescriptor.NULL_ID);
      }
      message.append(")");
      return Message.raw(message.toString());
    }
    else if (t instanceof NullPointerException)
    {
      MessageBuilder message = new MessageBuilder();
      message.append("NullPointerException(");

      StackTraceElement[] stackElements = t.getStackTrace();
      if (stackElements.length > 0)
      {
        message.append(stackElements[0].getFileName());
        message.append(":");
        message.append(stackElements[0].getLineNumber());
      }

      message.append(")");
      return message.toMessage();
    }
    else if ((t instanceof InvocationTargetException) &&
             (t.getCause() != null))
    {
      return getExceptionMessage(t.getCause());
    }
    else
    {
      StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder();

      String className = t.getClass().getName();
      int periodPos = className.lastIndexOf('.');
      if (periodPos > 0)
      {
        message.append(className.substring(periodPos+1));
      }
      else
      {
        message.append(className);
      }

      message.append("(");
      if (t.getMessage() == null)
      {
        StackTraceElement[] stackElements = t.getStackTrace();

        if (stackElements.length > 0)
        {
          message.append(stackElements[0].getFileName());
          message.append(":");
          message.append(stackElements[0].getLineNumber());

          // FIXME Temporary to debug issue 2256.
          if (t instanceof IllegalStateException)
          {
            for (int i = 1; i < stackElements.length; i++)
            {
              message.append(' ');
              message.append(stackElements[i].getFileName());
              message.append(":");
              message.append(stackElements[i].getLineNumber());
            }
          }
        }
      }
      else
      {
        message.append(t.getMessage());
      }

      message.append(")");

      return Message.raw(message.toString());
    }
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a stack trace from the provided exception as a single-line
   * string.
   *
   * @param  t  The exception for which to retrieve the stack trace.
   *
   * @return  A stack trace from the provided exception as a single-line string.
   */
  public static String stackTraceToSingleLineString(Throwable t)
  {
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
    stackTraceToSingleLineString(buffer, t);
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends a single-line string representation of the provided exception to
   * the given buffer.
   *
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the information is to be appended.
   * @param  t       The exception for which to retrieve the stack trace.
   */
  public static void stackTraceToSingleLineString(StringBuilder buffer,
                                                  Throwable t)
  {
    if (t == null)
    {
      return;
    }

    if (DynamicConstants.DEBUG_BUILD)
    {
      buffer.append(t);

      for (StackTraceElement e : t.getStackTrace())
      {
        buffer.append(" / ");
        buffer.append(e.getFileName());
        buffer.append(":");
        buffer.append(e.getLineNumber());
      }

      while (t.getCause() != null)
      {
        t = t.getCause();

        buffer.append("; caused by ");
        buffer.append(t);

        for (StackTraceElement e : t.getStackTrace())
        {
          buffer.append(" / ");
          buffer.append(e.getFileName());
          buffer.append(":");
          buffer.append(e.getLineNumber());
        }
      }
    }
    else
    {
      if ((t instanceof InvocationTargetException) && (t.getCause() != null))
      {
        t = t.getCause();
      }

      String message = t.getMessage();
      if ((message == null) || (message.length() == 0))
      {
        String className = t.getClass().getName();
        try
        {
          className = className.substring(className.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
        } catch (Exception e) { /* ignored */ }
        buffer.append(className);
      }
      else
      {
        buffer.append(message);
      }

      int i=0;
      buffer.append(" (");
      for (StackTraceElement e : t.getStackTrace())
      {
        if (i > 20)
        {
          buffer.append(" ...");
          break;
        }
        else if (i > 0)
        {
          buffer.append(" ");
        }

        buffer.append(e.getFileName());
        buffer.append(":");
        buffer.append(e.getLineNumber());
        i++;
      }

      buffer.append(")");
    }
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string representation of the stack trace for the provided
   * exception.
   *
   * @param  t  The exception for which to retrieve the stack trace.
   *
   * @return  A string representation of the stack trace for the provided
   *          exception.
   */
  public static String stackTraceToString(Throwable t)
  {
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
    stackTraceToString(buffer, t);
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends a string representation of the stack trace for the provided
   * exception to the given buffer.
   *
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the information is to be appended.
   * @param  t       The exception for which to retrieve the stack trace.
   */
  public static void stackTraceToString(StringBuilder buffer, Throwable t)
  {
    if (t == null)
    {
      return;
    }

    buffer.append(t);

    for (StackTraceElement e : t.getStackTrace())
    {
      buffer.append(EOL);
      buffer.append("  ");
      buffer.append(e.getClassName());
      buffer.append(".");
      buffer.append(e.getMethodName());
      buffer.append("(");
      buffer.append(e.getFileName());
      buffer.append(":");
      buffer.append(e.getLineNumber());
      buffer.append(")");
    }

    while (t.getCause() != null)
    {
      t = t.getCause();
      buffer.append(EOL);
      buffer.append("Caused by ");
      buffer.append(t);

      for (StackTraceElement e : t.getStackTrace())
      {
        buffer.append(EOL);
        buffer.append("  ");
        buffer.append(e.getClassName());
        buffer.append(".");
        buffer.append(e.getMethodName());
        buffer.append("(");
        buffer.append(e.getFileName());
        buffer.append(":");
        buffer.append(e.getLineNumber());
        buffer.append(")");
      }
    }

    buffer.append(EOL);
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a backtrace for the current thread consisting only of filenames
   * and line numbers that may be useful in debugging the origin of problems
   * that should not have happened.  Note that this may be an expensive
   * operation to perform, so it should only be used for error conditions or
   * debugging.
   *
   * @return  A backtrace for the current thread.
   */
  public static String getBacktrace()
  {
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();

    StackTraceElement[] elements = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();

    if (elements.length > 1)
    {
      buffer.append(elements[1].getFileName());
      buffer.append(":");
      buffer.append(elements[1].getLineNumber());

      for (int i=2; i < elements.length; i++)
      {
        buffer.append(" ");
        buffer.append(elements[i].getFileName());
        buffer.append(":");
        buffer.append(elements[i].getLineNumber());
      }
    }

    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a backtrace for the provided exception consisting of only
   * filenames and line numbers that may be useful in debugging the origin of
   * problems.  This is less expensive than the call to
   * <CODE>getBacktrace</CODE> without any arguments if an exception has already
   * been thrown.
   *
   * @param  t  The exception for which to obtain the backtrace.
   *
   * @return  A backtrace from the provided exception.
   */
  public static String getBacktrace(Throwable t)
  {
    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();

    StackTraceElement[] elements = t.getStackTrace();

    if (elements.length > 0)
    {
      buffer.append(elements[0].getFileName());
      buffer.append(":");
      buffer.append(elements[0].getLineNumber());

      for (int i=1; i < elements.length; i++)
      {
        buffer.append(" ");
        buffer.append(elements[i].getFileName());
        buffer.append(":");
        buffer.append(elements[i].getLineNumber());
      }
    }

    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided character is a numeric digit.
   *
   * @param  c  The character for which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided character represents a numeric
   *          digit, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
   */
  public static boolean isDigit(char c)
  {
    switch (c)
    {
      case '0':
      case '1':
      case '2':
      case '3':
      case '4':
      case '5':
      case '6':
      case '7':
      case '8':
      case '9':
        return true;
      default:
        return false;
    }
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided character is an ASCII alphabetic character.
   *
   * @param  c  The character for which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided value is an uppercase or
   *          lowercase ASCII alphabetic character, or <CODE>false</CODE> if it
   *          is not.
   */
  public static boolean isAlpha(char c)
  {
    switch (c)
    {
      case 'A':
      case 'B':
      case 'C':
      case 'D':
      case 'E':
      case 'F':
      case 'G':
      case 'H':
      case 'I':
      case 'J':
      case 'K':
      case 'L':
      case 'M':
      case 'N':
      case 'O':
      case 'P':
      case 'Q':
      case 'R':
      case 'S':
      case 'T':
      case 'U':
      case 'V':
      case 'W':
      case 'X':
      case 'Y':
      case 'Z':
        return true;

      case '[':
      case '\\':
      case ']':
      case '^':
      case '_':
      case '`':
        // Making sure all possible cases are present in one contiguous range
        // can result in a performance improvement.
        return false;

      case 'a':
      case 'b':
      case 'c':
      case 'd':
      case 'e':
      case 'f':
      case 'g':
      case 'h':
      case 'i':
      case 'j':
      case 'k':
      case 'l':
      case 'm':
      case 'n':
      case 'o':
      case 'p':
      case 'q':
      case 'r':
      case 's':
      case 't':
      case 'u':
      case 'v':
      case 'w':
      case 'x':
      case 'y':
      case 'z':
        return true;
      default:
        return false;
    }
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided character is a hexadecimal digit.
   *
   * @param  c  The character for which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided character represents a
   *          hexadecimal digit, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
   */
  public static boolean isHexDigit(char c)
  {
    switch (c)
    {
      case '0':
      case '1':
      case '2':
      case '3':
      case '4':
      case '5':
      case '6':
      case '7':
      case '8':
      case '9':
      case 'A':
      case 'B':
      case 'C':
      case 'D':
      case 'E':
      case 'F':
      case 'a':
      case 'b':
      case 'c':
      case 'd':
      case 'e':
      case 'f':
        return true;
      default:
        return false;
    }
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided byte represents a hexadecimal digit.
   *
   * @param  b  The byte for which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided byte represents a hexadecimal
   *          digit, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
   */
  public static boolean isHexDigit(byte b)
  {
    switch (b)
    {
      case '0':
      case '1':
      case '2':
      case '3':
      case '4':
      case '5':
      case '6':
      case '7':
      case '8':
      case '9':
      case 'A':
      case 'B':
      case 'C':
      case 'D':
      case 'E':
      case 'F':
      case 'a':
      case 'b':
      case 'c':
      case 'd':
      case 'e':
      case 'f':
        return true;
      default:
        return false;
    }
  }



  /**
   * Converts the provided hexadecimal string to a byte array.
   *
   * @param  hexString  The hexadecimal string to convert to a byte array.
   *
   * @return  The byte array containing the binary representation of the
   *          provided hex string.
   *
   * @throws  ParseException  If the provided string contains invalid
   *                          hexadecimal digits or does not contain an even
   *                          number of digits.
   */
  public static byte[] hexStringToByteArray(String hexString)
         throws ParseException
  {
    int length;
    if ((hexString == null) || ((length = hexString.length()) == 0))
    {
      return new byte[0];
    }


    if ((length % 2) == 1)
    {
      Message message = ERR_HEX_DECODE_INVALID_LENGTH.get(hexString);
      throw new ParseException(message.toString(), 0);
    }


    int pos = 0;
    int arrayLength = (length / 2);
    byte[] returnArray = new byte[arrayLength];
    for (int i=0; i < arrayLength; i++)
    {
      switch (hexString.charAt(pos++))
      {
        case '0':
          returnArray[i] = 0x00;
          break;
        case '1':
          returnArray[i] = 0x10;
          break;
        case '2':
          returnArray[i] = 0x20;
          break;
        case '3':
          returnArray[i] = 0x30;
          break;
        case '4':
          returnArray[i] = 0x40;
          break;
        case '5':
          returnArray[i] = 0x50;
          break;
        case '6':
          returnArray[i] = 0x60;
          break;
        case '7':
          returnArray[i] = 0x70;
          break;
        case '8':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0x80;
          break;
        case '9':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0x90;
          break;
        case 'A':
        case 'a':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0xA0;
          break;
        case 'B':
        case 'b':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0xB0;
          break;
        case 'C':
        case 'c':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0xC0;
          break;
        case 'D':
        case 'd':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0xD0;
          break;
        case 'E':
        case 'e':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0xE0;
          break;
        case 'F':
        case 'f':
          returnArray[i] = (byte) 0xF0;
          break;
        default:
          Message message = ERR_HEX_DECODE_INVALID_CHARACTER.get(
              hexString, hexString.charAt(pos-1));
          throw new ParseException(message.toString(), 0);
      }

      switch (hexString.charAt(pos++))
      {
        case '0':
          // No action required.
          break;
        case '1':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x01;
          break;
        case '2':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x02;
          break;
        case '3':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x03;
          break;
        case '4':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x04;
          break;
        case '5':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x05;
          break;
        case '6':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x06;
          break;
        case '7':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x07;
          break;
        case '8':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x08;
          break;
        case '9':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x09;
          break;
        case 'A':
        case 'a':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x0A;
          break;
        case 'B':
        case 'b':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x0B;
          break;
        case 'C':
        case 'c':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x0C;
          break;
        case 'D':
        case 'd':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x0D;
          break;
        case 'E':
        case 'e':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x0E;
          break;
        case 'F':
        case 'f':
          returnArray[i] |= 0x0F;
          break;
        default:
          Message message = ERR_HEX_DECODE_INVALID_CHARACTER.get(
              hexString, hexString.charAt(pos-1));
          throw new ParseException(message.toString(), 0);
      }
    }

    return returnArray;
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided value needs to be base64-encoded if it is
   * represented in LDIF form.
   *
   * @param  valueBytes  The binary representation of the attribute value for
   *                     which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the value needs to be base64-encoded if it is
   *          represented in LDIF form, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
   */
  public static boolean needsBase64Encoding(ByteSequence valueBytes)
  {
    int length;
    if ((valueBytes == null) || ((length = valueBytes.length()) == 0))
    {
      return false;
    }


    // If the value starts with a space, colon, or less than, then it needs to
    // be base64-encoded.
    switch (valueBytes.byteAt(0))
    {
      case 0x20: // Space
      case 0x3A: // Colon
      case 0x3C: // Less-than
        return true;
    }


    // If the value ends with a space, then it needs to be base64-encoded.
    if ((length > 1) && (valueBytes.byteAt(length-1) == 0x20))
    {
      return true;
    }


    // If the value contains a null, newline, or return character, then it needs
    // to be base64-encoded.
    byte b;
    for (int i = 0; i < valueBytes.length(); i++)
    {
      b = valueBytes.byteAt(i);
      if ((b > 127) || (b < 0))
      {
        return true;
      }

      switch (b)
      {
        case 0x00: // Null
        case 0x0A: // New line
        case 0x0D: // Carriage return
          return true;
      }
    }


    // If we've made it here, then there's no reason to base64-encode.
    return false;
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided value needs to be base64-encoded if it is
   * represented in LDIF form.
   *
   * @param  valueString  The string representation of the attribute value for
   *                      which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the value needs to be base64-encoded if it is
   *          represented in LDIF form, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
   */
  public static boolean needsBase64Encoding(String valueString)
  {
    int length;
    if ((valueString == null) || ((length = valueString.length()) == 0))
    {
      return false;
    }


    // If the value starts with a space, colon, or less than, then it needs to
    // be base64-encoded.
    switch (valueString.charAt(0))
    {
      case ' ':
      case ':':
      case '<':
        return true;
    }


    // If the value ends with a space, then it needs to be base64-encoded.
    if ((length > 1) && (valueString.charAt(length-1) == ' '))
    {
      return true;
    }


    // If the value contains a null, newline, or return character, then it needs
    // to be base64-encoded.
    for (int i=0; i < length; i++)
    {
      char c = valueString.charAt(i);
      if ((c <= 0) || (c == 0x0A) || (c == 0x0D) || (c > 127))
      {
        return true;
      }
    }


    // If we've made it here, then there's no reason to base64-encode.
    return false;
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the use of the exec method will be allowed on this
   * system.  It will be allowed by default, but that capability will be removed
   * if the org.opends.server.DisableExec system property is set and has any
   * value other than "false", "off", "no", or "0".
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the use of the exec method should be allowed,
   *          or <CODE>false</CODE> if it should not be allowed.
   */
  public static boolean mayUseExec()
  {
    return (! DirectoryServer.getEnvironmentConfig().disableExec());
  }



  /**
   * Executes the specified command on the system and captures its output.  This
   * will not return until the specified process has completed.
   *
   * @param  command           The command to execute.
   * @param  args              The set of arguments to provide to the command.
   * @param  workingDirectory  The working directory to use for the command, or
   *                           <CODE>null</CODE> if the default directory
   *                           should be used.
   * @param  environment       The set of environment variables that should be
   *                           set when executing the command, or
   *                           <CODE>null</CODE> if none are needed.
   * @param  output            The output generated by the command while it was
   *                           running.  This will include both standard
   *                           output and standard error.  It may be
   *                           <CODE>null</CODE> if the output does not need to
   *                           be captured.
   *
   * @return  The exit code for the command.
   *
   * @throws  IOException  If an I/O problem occurs while trying to execute the
   *                       command.
   *
   * @throws  SecurityException  If the security policy will not allow the
   *                             command to be executed.
   *
   * @throws InterruptedException If the current thread is interrupted by
   *                              another thread while it is waiting, then
   *                              the wait is ended and an InterruptedException
   *                              is thrown.
   */
  public static int exec(String command, String[] args, File workingDirectory,
                         Map<String,String> environment, List<String> output)
         throws IOException, SecurityException, InterruptedException
  {
    // See whether we'll allow the use of exec on this system.  If not, then
    // throw an exception.
    if (! mayUseExec())
    {
      Message message = ERR_EXEC_DISABLED.get(String.valueOf(command));
      throw new SecurityException(message.toString());
    }


    ArrayList<String> commandAndArgs = new ArrayList<String>();
    commandAndArgs.add(command);
    if ((args != null) && (args.length > 0))
    {
      for (String arg : args)
      {
        commandAndArgs.add(arg);
      }
    }

    ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(commandAndArgs);
    processBuilder.redirectErrorStream(true);

    if ((workingDirectory != null) && workingDirectory.isDirectory())
    {
      processBuilder.directory(workingDirectory);
    }

    if ((environment != null) && (! environment.isEmpty()))
    {
      processBuilder.environment().putAll(environment);
    }

    Process process = processBuilder.start();

    // We must exhaust stdout and stderr before calling waitfor. Since we
    // redirected the error stream, we just have to read from stdout.
    InputStream processStream =  process.getInputStream();
    BufferedReader reader =
        new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(processStream));
    String line = null;

    try
    {
      while((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
      {
        if(output != null)
        {
          output.add(line);
        }
      }
    }
    catch(IOException ioe)
    {
      // If this happens, then we have no choice but to forcefully terminate
      // the process.
      try
      {
        process.destroy();
      }
      catch (Exception e)
      {
        if (debugEnabled())
        {
          TRACER.debugCaught(DebugLogLevel.ERROR, e);
        }
      }

      throw ioe;
    }
    finally
    {
      try
      {
        reader.close();
      }
      catch(IOException e)
      {
        if (debugEnabled())
        {
          TRACER.debugCaught(DebugLogLevel.ERROR, e);
        }
      }
    }

    return process.waitFor();
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided string contains a name or OID for a schema
   * element like an attribute type or objectclass.
   *
   * @param  element        The string containing the substring for which to
   *                        make the determination.
   * @param  startPos       The position of the first character that is to be
   *                        checked.
   * @param  endPos         The position of the first character after the start
   *                        position that is not to be checked.
   * @param  invalidReason  The buffer to which the invalid reason is to be
   *                        appended if a problem is found.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided string contains a valid name or
   *          OID for a schema element, or <CODE>false</CODE> if it does not.
   */
  public static boolean isValidSchemaElement(String element, int startPos,
                                             int endPos,
                                             MessageBuilder invalidReason)
  {
    if ((element == null) || (startPos >= endPos))
    {
      invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_EMPTY_VALUE.get());
      return false;
    }


    char c = element.charAt(startPos);
    if (isAlpha(c))
    {
      // This can only be a name and not an OID.  The only remaining characters
      // must be letters, digits, dashes, and possibly the underscore.
      for (int i=startPos+1; i < endPos; i++)
      {
        c = element.charAt(i);
        if (! (isAlpha(c) || isDigit(c) || (c == '-') ||
               ((c == '_') && DirectoryServer.allowAttributeNameExceptions())))
        {
          // This is an illegal character for an attribute name.
          invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_ILLEGAL_CHAR.get(element, c, i));
          return false;
        }
      }
    }
    else if (isDigit(c))
    {
      // This should indicate an OID, but it may also be a name if name
      // exceptions are enabled.  Since we don't know for sure, we'll just
      // hold off until we know for sure.
      boolean isKnown    = (! DirectoryServer.allowAttributeNameExceptions());
      boolean isNumeric  = true;
      boolean lastWasDot = false;

      for (int i=startPos+1; i < endPos; i++)
      {
        c = element.charAt(i);
        if (c == '.')
        {
          if (isKnown)
          {
            if (isNumeric)
            {
              // This is probably legal unless the last character was also a
              // period.
              if (lastWasDot)
              {
                invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_CONSECUTIVE_PERIODS.get(
                        element, i));
                return false;
              }
              else
              {
                lastWasDot = true;
              }
            }
            else
            {
              // This is an illegal character.
              invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_ILLEGAL_CHAR.get(
                      element, c, i));
              return false;
            }
          }
          else
          {
            // Now we know that this must be a numeric OID and not an attribute
            // name with exceptions allowed.
            lastWasDot = true;
            isKnown    = true;
            isNumeric  = true;
          }
        }
        else
        {
          lastWasDot = false;

          if (isAlpha(c) || (c == '-') || (c == '_'))
          {
            if (isKnown)
            {
              if (isNumeric)
              {
                // This is an illegal character for a numeric OID.
                invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_ILLEGAL_CHAR.get(
                        element, c, i));
                return false;
              }
            }
            else
            {
              // Now we know that this must be an attribute name with exceptions
              // allowed and not a numeric OID.
              isKnown   = true;
              isNumeric = false;
            }
          }
          else if (! isDigit(c))
          {
            // This is an illegal character.
            invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_ILLEGAL_CHAR.get(
                    element, c, i));
            return false;
          }
        }
      }
    }
    else
    {
      // This is an illegal character.
      invalidReason.append(ERR_SCHEMANAME_ILLEGAL_CHAR.get(
              element, c, startPos));
      return false;
    }


    // If we've gotten here, then the value is fine.
    return true;
  }



  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided TCP address is already in use.
   *
   * @param  address        IP address of the TCP address for which to make
   *                        the determination.
   * @param  port           TCP port number of the TCP address for which to
   *                        make the determination.
   * @param  allowReuse     Whether or not TCP address reuse is allowed when
   *                        making the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided TCP address is already in
   *          use, or <CODE>false</CODE> otherwise.
   */
  public static boolean isAddressInUse(
    InetAddress address, int port,
    boolean allowReuse)
  {
    // Return pessimistic.
    boolean isInUse = true;
    Socket clientSocket = null;
    ServerSocket serverSocket = null;
    try {
      // HACK:
      // With dual stacks we can have a situation when INADDR_ANY/PORT
      // is bound in TCP4 space but available in TCP6 space and since
      // JavaServerSocket implemantation will always use TCP46 on dual
      // stacks the bind below will always succeed in such cases thus
      // shadowing anything that is already bound to INADDR_ANY/PORT.
      // While technically correct, with IPv4 and IPv6 being separate
      // address spaces, it presents a problem to end users because a
      // common case scenario is to have a single service serving both
      // address spaces ie listening to the same port in both spaces
      // on wildcard addresses 0 and ::. ServerSocket implemantation
      // does not provide any means of working with each address space
      // separately such as doing TCP4 or TCP6 only binds thus we have
      // to do a dummy connect to INADDR_ANY/PORT to check if it is
      // bound to something already. This is only needed for wildcard
      // addresses as specific IPv4 or IPv6 addresses will always be
      // handled in their respective address space.
      if (address.isAnyLocalAddress()) {
        clientSocket = new Socket();
        try {
          // This might fail on some stacks but this is the best we
          // can do. No need for explicit timeout since it is local
          // address and we have to know for sure unless it fails.
          clientSocket.connect(new InetSocketAddress(address, port));
        } catch (IOException e) {
        // Expected, ignore.
        }
        if (clientSocket.isConnected()) {
          return true;
        }
      }
      serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
      serverSocket.setReuseAddress(allowReuse);
      serverSocket.bind(new InetSocketAddress(address, port));
      isInUse = false;
    } catch (IOException e) {
      isInUse = true;
    } finally {
      try {
        if (serverSocket != null) {
          serverSocket.close();
        }
      } catch (Exception e) {}
      try {
        if (clientSocket != null) {
          clientSocket.close();
        }
      } catch (Exception e) {}
    }
    return isInUse;
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a lowercase representation of the given string.  This
   * implementation presumes that the provided string will contain only ASCII
   * characters and is optimized for that case.  However, if a non-ASCII
   * character is encountered it will fall back on a more expensive algorithm
   * that will work properly for non-ASCII characters.
   *
   * @param  s  The string for which to obtain the lowercase representation.
   *
   * @return  The lowercase representation of the given string.
   */
  public static String toLowerCase(String s)
  {
    if (s == null)
    {
      return null;
    }

    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(s.length());
    toLowerCase(s, buffer);
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends a lowercase representation of the given string to the provided
   * buffer.  This implementation presumes that the provided string will contain
   * only ASCII characters and is optimized for that case.  However, if a
   * non-ASCII character is encountered it will fall back on a more expensive
   * algorithm that will work properly for non-ASCII characters.
   *
   * @param  s       The string for which to obtain the lowercase
   *                 representation.
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the lowercase form of the string should
   *                 be appended.
   */
  public static void toLowerCase(String s, StringBuilder buffer)
  {
    if (s == null)
    {
      return;
    }

    int length = s.length();
    for (int i=0; i < length; i++)
    {
      char c = s.charAt(i);

      if ((c & 0x7F) != c)
      {
        buffer.append(s.substring(i).toLowerCase());
        return;
      }

      switch (c)
      {
        case 'A':
          buffer.append('a');
          break;
        case 'B':
          buffer.append('b');
          break;
        case 'C':
          buffer.append('c');
          break;
        case 'D':
          buffer.append('d');
          break;
        case 'E':
          buffer.append('e');
          break;
        case 'F':
          buffer.append('f');
          break;
        case 'G':
          buffer.append('g');
          break;
        case 'H':
          buffer.append('h');
          break;
        case 'I':
          buffer.append('i');
          break;
        case 'J':
          buffer.append('j');
          break;
        case 'K':
          buffer.append('k');
          break;
        case 'L':
          buffer.append('l');
          break;
        case 'M':
          buffer.append('m');
          break;
        case 'N':
          buffer.append('n');
          break;
        case 'O':
          buffer.append('o');
          break;
        case 'P':
          buffer.append('p');
          break;
        case 'Q':
          buffer.append('q');
          break;
        case 'R':
          buffer.append('r');
          break;
        case 'S':
          buffer.append('s');
          break;
        case 'T':
          buffer.append('t');
          break;
        case 'U':
          buffer.append('u');
          break;
        case 'V':
          buffer.append('v');
          break;
        case 'W':
          buffer.append('w');
          break;
        case 'X':
          buffer.append('x');
          break;
        case 'Y':
          buffer.append('y');
          break;
        case 'Z':
          buffer.append('z');
          break;
        default:
          buffer.append(c);
      }
    }
  }



  /**
   * Appends a lowercase string representation of the contents of the given byte
   * array to the provided buffer, optionally trimming leading and trailing
   * spaces.  This implementation presumes that the provided string will contain
   * only ASCII characters and is optimized for that case.  However, if a
   * non-ASCII character is encountered it will fall back on a more expensive
   * algorithm that will work properly for non-ASCII characters.
   *
   * @param  b       The byte array for which to obtain the lowercase string
   *                 representation.
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the lowercase form of the string should
   *                 be appended.
   * @param  trim    Indicates whether leading and trailing spaces should be
   *                 omitted from the string representation.
   */
  public static void toLowerCase(ByteSequence b, StringBuilder buffer,
                                 boolean trim)
  {
    if (b == null)
    {
      return;
    }

    int origBufferLen = buffer.length();
    int length = b.length();
    for (int i=0; i < length; i++)
    {
      if ((b.byteAt(i) & 0x7F) != b.byteAt(i))
      {
        buffer.replace(origBufferLen, buffer.length(),
            b.toString().toLowerCase());
        break;
      }

      int bufferLength = buffer.length();
      switch (b.byteAt(i))
      {
        case ' ':
          // If we don't care about trimming, then we can always append the
          // space.  Otherwise, only do so if there are other characters in the
          // value.
          if (trim && (bufferLength == 0))
          {
            break;
          }

          buffer.append(' ');
          break;
        case 'A':
          buffer.append('a');
          break;
        case 'B':
          buffer.append('b');
          break;
        case 'C':
          buffer.append('c');
          break;
        case 'D':
          buffer.append('d');
          break;
        case 'E':
          buffer.append('e');
          break;
        case 'F':
          buffer.append('f');
          break;
        case 'G':
          buffer.append('g');
          break;
        case 'H':
          buffer.append('h');
          break;
        case 'I':
          buffer.append('i');
          break;
        case 'J':
          buffer.append('j');
          break;
        case 'K':
          buffer.append('k');
          break;
        case 'L':
          buffer.append('l');
          break;
        case 'M':
          buffer.append('m');
          break;
        case 'N':
          buffer.append('n');
          break;
        case 'O':
          buffer.append('o');
          break;
        case 'P':
          buffer.append('p');
          break;
        case 'Q':
          buffer.append('q');
          break;
        case 'R':
          buffer.append('r');
          break;
        case 'S':
          buffer.append('s');
          break;
        case 'T':
          buffer.append('t');
          break;
        case 'U':
          buffer.append('u');
          break;
        case 'V':
          buffer.append('v');
          break;
        case 'W':
          buffer.append('w');
          break;
        case 'X':
          buffer.append('x');
          break;
        case 'Y':
          buffer.append('y');
          break;
        case 'Z':
          buffer.append('z');
          break;
        default:
          buffer.append((char) b.byteAt(i));
      }
    }

    if (trim)
    {
      // Strip off any trailing spaces.
      for (int i=buffer.length()-1; i > 0; i--)
      {
        if (buffer.charAt(i) == ' ')
        {
          buffer.delete(i, i+1);
        }
        else
        {
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves an uppercase representation of the given string.  This
   * implementation presumes that the provided string will contain only ASCII
   * characters and is optimized for that case.  However, if a non-ASCII
   * character is encountered it will fall back on a more expensive algorithm
   * that will work properly for non-ASCII characters.
   *
   * @param  s  The string for which to obtain the uppercase representation.
   *
   * @return  The uppercase representation of the given string.
   */
  public static String toUpperCase(String s)
  {
    if (s == null)
    {
      return null;
    }

    StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(s.length());
    toUpperCase(s, buffer);
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Appends an uppercase representation of the given string to the provided
   * buffer.  This implementation presumes that the provided string will contain
   * only ASCII characters and is optimized for that case.  However, if a
   * non-ASCII character is encountered it will fall back on a more expensive
   * algorithm that will work properly for non-ASCII characters.
   *
   * @param  s       The string for which to obtain the uppercase
   *                 representation.
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the uppercase form of the string should
   *                 be appended.
   */
  public static void toUpperCase(String s, StringBuilder buffer)
  {
    if (s == null)
    {
      return;
    }

    int length = s.length();
    for (int i=0; i < length; i++)
    {
      char c = s.charAt(i);

      if ((c & 0x7F) != c)
      {
        buffer.append(s.substring(i).toUpperCase());
        return;
      }

      switch (c)
      {
        case 'a':
          buffer.append('A');
          break;
        case 'b':
          buffer.append('B');
          break;
        case 'c':
          buffer.append('C');
          break;
        case 'd':
          buffer.append('D');
          break;
        case 'e':
          buffer.append('E');
          break;
        case 'f':
          buffer.append('F');
          break;
        case 'g':
          buffer.append('G');
          break;
        case 'h':
          buffer.append('H');
          break;
        case 'i':
          buffer.append('I');
          break;
        case 'j':
          buffer.append('J');
          break;
        case 'k':
          buffer.append('K');
          break;
        case 'l':
          buffer.append('L');
          break;
        case 'm':
          buffer.append('M');
          break;
        case 'n':
          buffer.append('N');
          break;
        case 'o':
          buffer.append('O');
          break;
        case 'p':
          buffer.append('P');
          break;
        case 'q':
          buffer.append('Q');
          break;
        case 'r':
          buffer.append('R');
          break;
        case 's':
          buffer.append('S');
          break;
        case 't':
          buffer.append('T');
          break;
        case 'u':
          buffer.append('U');
          break;
        case 'v':
          buffer.append('V');
          break;
        case 'w':
          buffer.append('W');
          break;
        case 'x':
          buffer.append('X');
          break;
        case 'y':
          buffer.append('Y');
          break;
        case 'z':
          buffer.append('Z');
          break;
        default:
          buffer.append(c);
      }
    }
  }



  /**
   * Appends an uppercase string representation of the contents of the given
   * byte array to the provided buffer, optionally trimming leading and trailing
   * spaces.  This implementation presumes that the provided string will contain
   * only ASCII characters and is optimized for that case.  However, if a
   * non-ASCII character is encountered it will fall back on a more expensive
   * algorithm that will work properly for non-ASCII characters.
   *
   * @param  b       The byte array for which to obtain the uppercase string
   *                 representation.
   * @param  buffer  The buffer to which the uppercase form of the string should
   *                 be appended.
   * @param  trim    Indicates whether leading and trailing spaces should be
   *                 omitted from the string representation.
   */
  public static void toUpperCase(byte[] b, StringBuilder buffer, boolean trim)
  {
    if (b == null)
    {
      return;
    }

    int length = b.length;
    for (int i=0; i < length; i++)
    {
      if ((b[i] & 0x7F) != b[i])
      {
        try
        {
          buffer.append(new String(b, i, (length-i), "UTF-8").toUpperCase());
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
          if (debugEnabled())
          {
            TRACER.debugCaught(DebugLogLevel.ERROR, e);
          }
          buffer.append(new String(b, i, (length - i)).toUpperCase());
        }
        break;
      }

      int bufferLength = buffer.length();
      switch (b[i])
      {
        case ' ':
          // If we don't care about trimming, then we can always append the
          // space.  Otherwise, only do so if there are other characters in the
          // value.
          if (trim && (bufferLength == 0))
          {
            break;
          }

          buffer.append(' ');
          break;
        case 'a':
          buffer.append('A');
          break;
        case 'b':
          buffer.append('B');
          break;
        case 'c':
          buffer.append('C');
          break;
        case 'd':
          buffer.append('D');
          break;
        case 'e':
          buffer.append('E');
          break;
        case 'f':
          buffer.append('F');
          break;
        case 'g':
          buffer.append('G');
          break;
        case 'h':
          buffer.append('H');
          break;
        case 'i':
          buffer.append('I');
          break;
        case 'j':
          buffer.append('J');
          break;
        case 'k':
          buffer.append('K');
          break;
        case 'l':
          buffer.append('L');
          break;
        case 'm':
          buffer.append('M');
          break;
        case 'n':
          buffer.append('N');
          break;
        case 'o':
          buffer.append('O');
          break;
        case 'p':
          buffer.append('P');
          break;
        case 'q':
          buffer.append('Q');
          break;
        case 'r':
          buffer.append('R');
          break;
        case 's':
          buffer.append('S');
          break;
        case 't':
          buffer.append('T');
          break;
        case 'u':
          buffer.append('U');
          break;
        case 'v':
          buffer.append('V');
          break;
        case 'w':
          buffer.append('W');
          break;
        case 'x':
          buffer.append('X');
          break;
        case 'y':
          buffer.append('Y');
          break;
        case 'z':
          buffer.append('Z');
          break;
        default:
          buffer.append((char) b[i]);
      }
    }

    if (trim)
    {
      // Strip off any trailing spaces.
      for (int i=buffer.length()-1; i > 0; i--)
      {
        if (buffer.charAt(i) == ' ')
        {
          buffer.delete(i, i+1);
        }
        else
        {
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }



  /**
   * Append a string to a string builder, escaping any double quotes
   * according to the StringValue production in RFC 3641.
   * <p>
   * In RFC 3641 the StringValue production looks like this:
   *
   * <pre>
   *    StringValue       = dquote *SafeUTF8Character dquote
   *    dquote            = %x22 ; &quot; (double quote)
   *    SafeUTF8Character = %x00-21 / %x23-7F /   ; ASCII minus dquote
   *                        dquote dquote /       ; escaped double quote
   *                        %xC0-DF %x80-BF /     ; 2 byte UTF-8 character
   *                        %xE0-EF 2(%x80-BF) /  ; 3 byte UTF-8 character
   *                        %xF0-F7 3(%x80-BF)    ; 4 byte UTF-8 character
   * </pre>
   *
   * <p>
   * That is, strings are surrounded by double-quotes and any internal
   * double-quotes are doubled up.
   *
   * @param builder
   *          The string builder.
   * @param string
   *          The string to escape and append.
   * @return Returns the string builder.
   */
  public static StringBuilder toRFC3641StringValue(StringBuilder builder,
      String string)
  {
    // Initial double-quote.
    builder.append('"');

    for (char c : string.toCharArray())
    {
      if (c == '"')
      {
        // Internal double-quotes are escaped using a double-quote.
        builder.append('"');
      }
      builder.append(c);
    }

    // Trailing double-quote.
    builder.append('"');

    return builder;
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a string array containing the contents of the provided
   * list of strings.
   *
   * @param stringList
   *          The string list to convert to an array.
   * @return A string array containing the contents of the provided list
   *         of strings.
   */
  public static String[] listToArray(List<String> stringList)
  {
    if (stringList == null)
    {
      return null;
    }

    String[] stringArray = new String[stringList.size()];
    stringList.toArray(stringArray);
    return stringArray;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a string representation of the elements in the
   * <code>list</code> separated by <code>separator</code>.
   *
   * @param list the list to print
   * @param separator to use between elements
   *
   * @return String representing the list
   */
  static public String listToString(List<?> list, String separator)
  {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
      sb.append(list.get(i));
      if (i < list.size() - 1) {
        sb.append(separator);
      }
    }
    return sb.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Creates a string representation of the elements in the
   * <code>collection</code> separated by <code>separator</code>.
   *
   * @param collection to print
   * @param separator to use between elements
   *
   * @return String representing the collection
   */
  static public String collectionToString(Collection<?> collection,
                                          String separator)
  {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (Iterator<?> iter = collection.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
      sb.append(iter.next());
      if (iter.hasNext()) {
        sb.append(separator);
      }
    }
    return sb.toString();
  }


  /**
   * Retrieves an array list containing the contents of the provided array.
   *
   * @param  stringArray  The string array to convert to an array list.
   *
   * @return  An array list containing the contents of the provided array.
   */
  public static ArrayList<String> arrayToList(String[] stringArray)
  {
    if (stringArray == null)
    {
      return null;
    }

    ArrayList<String> stringList = new ArrayList<String>(stringArray.length);
    for (String s : stringArray)
    {
      stringList.add(s);
    }

    return stringList;
  }


  /**
   * Attempts to delete the specified file or directory.  If it is a directory,
   * then any files or subdirectories that it contains will be recursively
   * deleted as well.
   *
   * @param  file  The file or directory to be removed.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the specified file and any subordinates are
   *          all successfully removed, or <CODE>false</CODE> if at least one
   *          element in the subtree could not be removed.
   */
  public static boolean recursiveDelete(File file)
  {
    boolean successful = true;
    if (file.isDirectory())
    {
      File[] childList = file.listFiles();
      if (childList != null)
      {
        for (File f : childList)
        {
          successful &= recursiveDelete(f);
        }
      }
    }

    return (successful & file.delete());
  }



  /**
   * Moves the indicated file to the specified directory by creating a new file
   * in the target directory, copying the contents of the existing file, and
   * removing the existing file.  The file to move must exist and must be a
   * file.  The target directory must exist, must be a directory, and must not
   * be the directory in which the file currently resides.
   *
   * @param  fileToMove       The file to move to the target directory.
   * @param  targetDirectory  The directory into which the file should be moved.
   *
   * @throws  IOException  If a problem occurs while attempting to move the
   *                       file.
   */
  public static void moveFile(File fileToMove, File targetDirectory)
         throws IOException
  {
    if (! fileToMove.exists())
    {
      Message message = ERR_MOVEFILE_NO_SUCH_FILE.get(fileToMove.getPath());
      throw new IOException(message.toString());
    }

    if (! fileToMove.isFile())
    {
      Message message = ERR_MOVEFILE_NOT_FILE.get(fileToMove.getPath());
      throw new IOException(message.toString());
    }

    if (! targetDirectory.exists())
    {
      Message message =
          ERR_MOVEFILE_NO_SUCH_DIRECTORY.get(targetDirectory.getPath());
      throw new IOException(message.toString());
    }

    if (! targetDirectory.isDirectory())
    {
      Message message =
          ERR_MOVEFILE_NOT_DIRECTORY.get(targetDirectory.getPath());
      throw new IOException(message.toString());
    }

    String newFilePath = targetDirectory.getPath() + File.separator +
                         fileToMove.getName();
    FileInputStream  inputStream  = new FileInputStream(fileToMove);
    FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(newFilePath, false);
    byte[] buffer = new byte[8192];
    while (true)
    {
      int bytesRead = inputStream.read(buffer);
      if (bytesRead < 0)
      {
        break;
      }

      outputStream.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
    }

    outputStream.flush();
    outputStream.close();
    inputStream.close();
    fileToMove.delete();
  }

  /**
   * Renames the source file to the target file.  If the target file exists
   * it is first deleted.  The rename and delete operation return values
   * are checked for success and if unsuccessful, this method throws an
   * exception.
   *
   * @param fileToRename The file to rename.
   * @param target       The file to which <code>fileToRename</code> will be
   *                     moved.
   * @throws IOException If a problem occurs while attempting to rename the
   *                     file.  On the Windows platform, this typically
   *                     indicates that the file is in use by this or another
   *                     application.
   */
  static public void renameFile(File fileToRename, File target)
          throws IOException {
    if (fileToRename != null && target != null)
    {
      synchronized(target)
      {
        if (target.exists())
        {
          if (!target.delete())
          {
            Message message =
                ERR_RENAMEFILE_CANNOT_DELETE_TARGET.get(target.getPath());
            throw new IOException(message.toString());
          }
        }
      }
      if (!fileToRename.renameTo(target))
      {
        Message message = ERR_RENAMEFILE_CANNOT_RENAME.get(
            fileToRename.getPath(), target.getPath());
        throw new IOException(message.toString());

      }
    }
  }


  /**
   * Indicates whether the provided path refers to a relative path rather than
   * an absolute path.
   *
   * @param  path  The path string for which to make the determination.
   *
   * @return  <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided path is relative, or
   *          <CODE>false</CODE> if it is absolute.
   */
  public static boolean isRelativePath(String path)
  {
    File f = new File(path);
    return (! f.isAbsolute());
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a <CODE>File</CODE> object corresponding to the specified path.
   * If the given path is an absolute path, then it will be used.  If the path
   * is relative, then it will be interpreted as if it were relative to the
   * Directory Server root.
   *
   * @param  path  The path string to be retrieved as a <CODE>File</CODE>
   *
   * @return  A <CODE>File</CODE> object that corresponds to the specified path.
   */
  public static File getFileForPath(String path)
  {
    File f = new File (path);

    if (f.isAbsolute())
    {
      return f;
    }
    else
    {
      return new File(DirectoryServer.getInstanceRoot() + File.separator +
          path);
    }
  }



  /**
   * Creates a new, blank entry with the given DN.  It will contain only the
   * attribute(s) contained in the RDN.  The choice of objectclasses will be
   * based on the RDN attribute.  If there is a single RDN attribute, then the
   * following mapping will be used:
   * <BR>
   * <UL>
   *   <LI>c attribute :: country objectclass</LI>
   *   <LI>dc attribute :: domain objectclass</LI>
   *   <LI>o attribute :: organization objectclass</LI>
   *   <LI>ou attribute :: organizationalUnit objectclass</LI>
   * </UL>
   * <BR>
   * Any other single RDN attribute types, or any case in which there are
   * multiple RDN attributes, will use the untypedObject objectclass.  If the
   * RDN includes one or more attributes that are not allowed in the
   * untypedObject objectclass, then the extensibleObject class will also be
   * added.  Note that this method cannot be used to generate an entry
   * with an empty or null DN.
   *
   * @param  dn  The DN to use for the entry.
   *
   * @return  The entry created with the provided DN.
   */
  public static Entry createEntry(DN dn)
  {
    // If the provided DN was null or empty, then return null because we don't
    // support it.
    if ((dn == null) || dn.isNullDN())
    {
      return null;
    }


    // Get the information about the RDN attributes.
    RDN rdn = dn.getRDN();
    int numAVAs = rdn.getNumValues();

    // If there is only one RDN attribute, then see which objectclass we should
    // use.
    ObjectClass structuralClass;
    if (numAVAs == 1)
    {
      AttributeType attrType = rdn.getAttributeType(0);

      if (attrType.hasName(ATTR_C))
      {
        structuralClass = DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_COUNTRY, true);
      }
      else if (attrType.hasName(ATTR_DC))
      {
        structuralClass = DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_DOMAIN, true);
      }
      else if (attrType.hasName(ATTR_O))
      {
        structuralClass = DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_ORGANIZATION, true);
      }
      else if (attrType.hasName(ATTR_OU))
      {
        structuralClass =
             DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_LC, true);
      }
      else
      {
        structuralClass =
             DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_UNTYPED_OBJECT_LC, true);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      structuralClass =
           DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_UNTYPED_OBJECT_LC, true);
    }


    // Get the top and untypedObject classes to include in the entry.
    LinkedHashMap<ObjectClass,String> objectClasses =
         new LinkedHashMap<ObjectClass,String>(3);

    objectClasses.put(DirectoryServer.getTopObjectClass(), OC_TOP);
    objectClasses.put(structuralClass, structuralClass.getNameOrOID());


    // Iterate through the RDN attributes and add them to the set of user or
    // operational attributes.
    LinkedHashMap<AttributeType,List<Attribute>> userAttributes =
         new LinkedHashMap<AttributeType,List<Attribute>>();
    LinkedHashMap<AttributeType,List<Attribute>> operationalAttributes =
         new LinkedHashMap<AttributeType,List<Attribute>>();

    boolean extensibleObjectAdded = false;
    for (int i=0; i < numAVAs; i++)
    {
      AttributeType attrType = rdn.getAttributeType(i);
      AttributeValue attrValue = rdn.getAttributeValue(i);
      String attrName = rdn.getAttributeName(i);

      // First, see if this type is allowed by the untypedObject class.  If not,
      // then we'll need to include the extensibleObject class.
      if ((! structuralClass.isRequiredOrOptional(attrType)) &&
          (! extensibleObjectAdded))
      {
        ObjectClass extensibleObjectOC =
             DirectoryServer.getObjectClass(OC_EXTENSIBLE_OBJECT_LC);
        if (extensibleObjectOC == null)
        {
          extensibleObjectOC =
               DirectoryServer.getDefaultObjectClass(OC_EXTENSIBLE_OBJECT);
        }
        objectClasses.put(extensibleObjectOC, OC_EXTENSIBLE_OBJECT);
        extensibleObjectAdded = true;
      }


      // Create the attribute and add it to the appropriate map.
      if (attrType.isOperational())
      {
        List<Attribute> attrList = operationalAttributes.get(attrType);
        if ((attrList == null) || attrList.isEmpty())
        {
          AttributeBuilder builder = new AttributeBuilder(attrType, attrName);
          builder.add(attrValue);
          attrList = new ArrayList<Attribute>(1);
          attrList.add(builder.toAttribute());
          operationalAttributes.put(attrType, attrList);
        }
        else
        {
          AttributeBuilder builder = new AttributeBuilder(attrList.get(0));
          builder.add(attrValue);
          attrList.set(0, builder.toAttribute());
        }
      }
      else
      {
        List<Attribute> attrList = userAttributes.get(attrType);
        if ((attrList == null) || attrList.isEmpty())
        {
          AttributeBuilder builder = new AttributeBuilder(attrType, attrName);
          builder.add(attrValue);
          attrList = new ArrayList<Attribute>(1);
          attrList.add(builder.toAttribute());
          userAttributes.put(attrType, attrList);
        }
        else
        {
          AttributeBuilder builder = new AttributeBuilder(attrList.get(0));
          builder.add(attrValue);
          attrList.set(0, builder.toAttribute());
        }
      }
    }


    // Create and return the entry.
    return new Entry(dn, objectClasses, userAttributes, operationalAttributes);
  }



  /**
   * Retrieves a user-friendly string that indicates the length of time (in
   * days, hours, minutes, and seconds) in the specified number of seconds.
   *
   * @param  numSeconds  The number of seconds to be converted to a more
   *                     user-friendly value.
   *
   * @return  The user-friendly representation of the specified number of
   *          seconds.
   */
  public static Message secondsToTimeString(int numSeconds)
  {
    if (numSeconds < 60)
    {
      // We can express it in seconds.
      return INFO_TIME_IN_SECONDS.get(numSeconds);
    }
    else if (numSeconds < 3600)
    {
      // We can express it in minutes and seconds.
      int m = numSeconds / 60;
      int s = numSeconds % 60;
      return INFO_TIME_IN_MINUTES_SECONDS.get(m, s);
    }
    else if (numSeconds < 86400)
    {
      // We can express it in hours, minutes, and seconds.
      int h = numSeconds / 3600;
      int m = (numSeconds % 3600) / 60;
      int s = numSeconds % 3600 % 60;
      return INFO_TIME_IN_HOURS_MINUTES_SECONDS.get(h, m, s);
    }
    else
    {
      // We can express it in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
      int d = numSeconds / 86400;
      int h = (numSeconds % 86400) / 3600;
      int m = (numSeconds % 86400 % 3600) / 60;
      int s = numSeconds % 86400 % 3600 % 60;
      return INFO_TIME_IN_DAYS_HOURS_MINUTES_SECONDS.get(d, h, m, s);
    }
  }



  /**
   * Inserts line breaks into the provided buffer to wrap text at no more than
   * the specified column width.  Wrapping will only be done at space boundaries
   * and if there are no spaces within the specified width, then wrapping will
   * be performed at the first space after the specified column.
   *
   * @param  message The message to be wrapped.
   * @param  width  The maximum number of characters to allow on a line if there
   *                is a suitable breaking point.
   *
   * @return  The wrapped text.
   */
  public static String wrapText(Message message, int width)
  {
    return wrapText(Message.toString(message), width, 0);
  }



  /**
   * Inserts line breaks into the provided buffer to wrap text at no more than
   * the specified column width.  Wrapping will only be done at space boundaries
   * and if there are no spaces within the specified width, then wrapping will
   * be performed at the first space after the specified column.
   *
   * @param  text   The text to be wrapped.
   * @param  width  The maximum number of characters to allow on a line if there
   *                is a suitable breaking point.
   *
   * @return  The wrapped text.
   */
  public static String wrapText(String text, int width) {
    return wrapText(text, width, 0);
  }



  /**
   * Inserts line breaks into the provided buffer to wrap text at no
   * more than the specified column width. Wrapping will only be done
   * at space boundaries and if there are no spaces within the
   * specified width, then wrapping will be performed at the first
   * space after the specified column. In addition each line will be
   * indented by the specified amount.
   *
   * @param message
   *          The message to be wrapped.
   * @param width
   *          The maximum number of characters to allow on a line if
   *          there is a suitable breaking point (including any
   *          indentation).
   * @param indent
   *          The number of columns to indent each line.
   * @return The wrapped text.
   */
  public static String wrapText(Message message, int width, int indent)
  {
    return wrapText(Message.toString(message), width, indent);
  }



  /**
   * Inserts line breaks into the provided buffer to wrap text at no
   * more than the specified column width. Wrapping will only be done
   * at space boundaries and if there are no spaces within the
   * specified width, then wrapping will be performed at the first
   * space after the specified column. In addition each line will be
   * indented by the specified amount.
   *
   * @param text
   *          The text to be wrapped.
   * @param width
   *          The maximum number of characters to allow on a line if
   *          there is a suitable breaking point (including any
   *          indentation).
   * @param indent
   *          The number of columns to indent each line.
   * @return The wrapped text.
   */
  public static String wrapText(String text, int width, int indent)
  {
    Validator.ensureTrue(indent >= 0 && indent < width);

    // Calculate the real width and indentation padding.
    width -= indent;
    StringBuilder pb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int i = 0; i < indent; i++) {
      pb.append(' ');
    }
    String padding = pb.toString();

    StringBuilder   buffer        = new StringBuilder();
    if (text != null) {
      StringTokenizer lineTokenizer = new StringTokenizer(text, "\r\n", true);
      while (lineTokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
      {
        String line = lineTokenizer.nextToken();
        if (line.equals("\r") || line.equals("\n"))
        {
          // It's an end-of-line character, so append it as-is.
          buffer.append(line);
        }
        else if (line.length() < width)
        {
          // The line fits in the specified width, so append it as-is.
          buffer.append(padding);
          buffer.append(line);
        }
        else
        {
          // The line doesn't fit in the specified width, so it needs to be
          // wrapped.  Do so at space boundaries.
          StringBuilder   lineBuffer    = new StringBuilder();
          StringBuilder   delimBuffer   = new StringBuilder();
          StringTokenizer wordTokenizer = new StringTokenizer(line, " ", true);
          while (wordTokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
          {
            String word = wordTokenizer.nextToken();
            if (word.equals(" "))
            {
              // It's a space, so add it to the delim buffer only if the line
              // buffer is not empty.
              if (lineBuffer.length() > 0)
              {
                delimBuffer.append(word);
              }
            }
            else if (word.length() > width)
            {
              // This is a long word that can't be wrapped, so we'll just have
              // to make do.
              if (lineBuffer.length() > 0)
              {
                buffer.append(padding);
                buffer.append(lineBuffer);
                buffer.append(EOL);
                lineBuffer = new StringBuilder();
              }
              buffer.append(padding);
              buffer.append(word);

              if (wordTokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
              {
                // The next token must be a space, so remove it.  If there are
                // still more tokens after that, then append an EOL.
                wordTokenizer.nextToken();
                if (wordTokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
                {
                  buffer.append(EOL);
                }
              }

              if (delimBuffer.length() > 0)
              {
                delimBuffer = new StringBuilder();
              }
            }
            else
            {
              // It's not a space, so see if we can fit it on the curent line.
              int newLineLength = lineBuffer.length() + delimBuffer.length() +
                                  word.length();
              if (newLineLength < width)
              {
                // It does fit on the line, so add it.
                lineBuffer.append(delimBuffer).append(word);

                if (delimBuffer.length() > 0)
                {
                  delimBuffer = new StringBuilder();
                }
              }
              else
              {
                // It doesn't fit on the line, so end the current line and start
                // a new one.
                buffer.append(padding);
                buffer.append(lineBuffer);
                buffer.append(EOL);

                lineBuffer = new StringBuilder();
                lineBuffer.append(word);

                if (delimBuffer.length() > 0)
                {
                  delimBuffer = new StringBuilder();
                }
              }
            }
          }

          // If there's anything left in the line buffer, then add it to the
          // final buffer.
          buffer.append(padding);
          buffer.append(lineBuffer);
        }
      }
    }
    return buffer.toString();
  }



  /**
   * Filters the provided value to ensure that it is appropriate for use as an
   * exit code.  Exit code values are generally only allowed to be between 0 and
   * 255, so any value outside of this range will be converted to 255, which is
   * the typical exit code used to indicate an overflow value.
   *
   * @param  exitCode  The exit code value to be processed.
   *
   * @return  An integer value between 0 and 255, inclusive.  If the provided
   *          exit code was already between 0 and 255, then the original value
   *          will be returned.  If the provided value was out of this range,
   *          then 255 will be returned.
   */
  public static int filterExitCode(int exitCode)
  {
    if (exitCode < 0)
    {
      return 255;
    }
    else if (exitCode > 255)
    {
      return 255;
    }
    else
    {
      return exitCode;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Checks that no more that one of a set of arguments is present.  This
   * utility should be used after argument parser has parsed a set of
   * arguments.
   *
   * @param  args to test for the presence of more than one
   * @throws ArgumentException if more than one of <code>args</code> is
   *         present and containing an error message identifying the
   *         arguments in violation
   */
  public static void checkOnlyOneArgPresent(Argument... args)
    throws ArgumentException
  {
    if (args != null) {
      for (Argument arg : args) {
        for (Argument otherArg : args) {
          if (arg != otherArg && arg.isPresent() && otherArg.isPresent()) {
            throw new ArgumentException(
                    ToolMessages.ERR_INCOMPATIBLE_ARGUMENTS.get(
                            arg.getName(), otherArg.getName()));
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Converts a string representing a time in "yyyyMMddHHmmss.SSS'Z'" or
   * "yyyyMMddHHmmss" to a <code>Date</code>.
   *
   * @param timeStr string formatted appropriately
   * @return Date object; null if <code>timeStr</code> is null
   * @throws ParseException if there was a problem converting the string to
   *         a <code>Date</code>.
   */
  static public Date parseDateTimeString(String timeStr) throws ParseException
  {
    Date dateTime = null;
    if (timeStr != null)
    {
      if (timeStr.endsWith("Z"))
      {
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat =
            new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_GENERALIZED_TIME);
        dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
        dateFormat.setLenient(true);
        dateTime = dateFormat.parse(timeStr);
      }
      else
      {
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat =
            new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_COMPACT_LOCAL_TIME);
        dateFormat.setLenient(true);
        dateTime = dateFormat.parse(timeStr);
      }
    }
    return dateTime;
  }

  /**
   * Formats a Date to String representation in "yyyyMMddHHmmss'Z'".
   *
   * @param date to format; null if <code>date</code> is null
   * @return string representation of the date
   */
  static public String formatDateTimeString(Date date)
  {
    String timeStr = null;
    if (date != null)
    {
      SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_GMT_TIME);
      dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
      timeStr = dateFormat.format(date);
    }
    return timeStr;
  }

  /**
   * Indicates whether or not a string represents a syntactically correct
   * email address.
   *
   * @param addr to validate
   * @return boolean where <code>true</code> indicates that the string is a
   *         syntactically correct email address
   */
  public static boolean isEmailAddress(String addr) {

    // This just does basic syntax checking.  Perhaps we
    // might want to be stricter about this.
    return addr != null && addr.contains("@") && addr.contains(".");

  }



  /**
   * Writes the contents of the provided buffer to the client,
   * terminating the connection if the write is unsuccessful for too
   * long (e.g., if the client is unresponsive or there is a network
   * problem). If possible, it will attempt to use the selector returned
   * by the {@code ClientConnection.getWriteSelector} method, but it is
   * capable of working even if that method returns {@code null}. <BR>
   *
   * Note that the original position and limit values will not be
   * preserved, so if that is important to the caller, then it should
   * record them before calling this method and restore them after it
   * returns.
   *
   * @param clientConnection
   *          The client connection to which the data is to be written.
   * @param buffer
   *          The data to be written to the client.
   * @return <CODE>true</CODE> if all the data in the provided buffer was
   *         written to the client and the connection may remain
   *         established, or <CODE>false</CODE> if a problem occurred
   *         and the client connection is no longer valid. Note that if
   *         this method does return <CODE>false</CODE>, then it must
   *         have already disconnected the client.
   * @throws IOException
   *           If a problem occurs while attempting to write data to the
   *           client. The caller will be responsible for catching this
   *           and terminating the client connection.
   */
  public static boolean writeWithTimeout(ClientConnection clientConnection,
      ByteBuffer buffer) throws IOException
  {
    SocketChannel socketChannel = clientConnection.getSocketChannel();
    long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
    long waitTime = clientConnection.getMaxBlockedWriteTimeLimit();
    if (waitTime <= 0)
    {
      // We won't support an infinite time limit, so fall back to using
      // five minutes, which is a very long timeout given that we're
      // blocking a worker thread.
      waitTime = 300000L;
    }

    long stopTime = startTime + waitTime;

    Selector selector = clientConnection.getWriteSelector();
    if (selector == null)
    {
      // The client connection does not provide a selector, so we'll
      // fall back
      // to a more inefficient way that will work without a selector.
      while (buffer.hasRemaining()
          && (System.currentTimeMillis() < stopTime))
      {
        if (socketChannel.write(buffer) < 0)
        {
          // The client connection has been closed.
          return false;
        }
      }

      if (buffer.hasRemaining())
      {
        // If we've gotten here, then the write timed out.
        return false;
      }

      return true;
    }

    // Register with the selector for handling write operations.
    SelectionKey key =
        socketChannel.register(selector, SelectionKey.OP_WRITE);

    try
    {
      selector.select(waitTime);
      while (buffer.hasRemaining())
      {
        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (currentTime >= stopTime)
        {
          // We've been blocked for too long.
          return false;
        }
        else
        {
          waitTime = stopTime - currentTime;
        }

        Iterator<SelectionKey> iterator =
            selector.selectedKeys().iterator();
        while (iterator.hasNext())
        {
          SelectionKey k = iterator.next();
          if (k.isWritable())
          {
            int bytesWritten = socketChannel.write(buffer);
            if (bytesWritten < 0)
            {
              // The client connection has been closed.
              return false;
            }

            iterator.remove();
          }
        }

        if (buffer.hasRemaining())
        {
          selector.select(waitTime);
        }
      }

      return true;
    }
    finally
    {
      if (key.isValid())
      {
        key.cancel();
        selector.selectNow();
      }
    }
  }



  /**
   * Evaluates and converts 2 consequetive characters of the provided
   * string starting at startPos and converts them into a single escaped
   * char.
   *
   * @param hexString
   *          The hexadecimal string containing the escape sequence.
   * @param startPos
   *          The starting position of the hexadecimal escape sequence.
   * @return The escaped character
   * @throws DirectoryException
   *           If the provided string contains invalid hexadecimal
   *           digits .
   */
  public static char hexToEscapedChar(String hexString, int startPos)
      throws DirectoryException
  {
    // The two positions must be the hex characters that
    // comprise the escaped value.
    if ((startPos + 1) >= hexString.length())
    {
      Message message =
          ERR_SEARCH_FILTER_INVALID_ESCAPED_BYTE.get(hexString,
              startPos + 1);

      throw new DirectoryException(ResultCode.PROTOCOL_ERROR, message);
    }
    byte byteValue = 0;
    switch (hexString.charAt(startPos))
    {
    case 0x30: // '0'
      break;
    case 0x31: // '1'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x10;
      break;
    case 0x32: // '2'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x20;
      break;
    case 0x33: // '3'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x30;
      break;
    case 0x34: // '4'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x40;
      break;
    case 0x35: // '5'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x50;
      break;
    case 0x36: // '6'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x60;
      break;
    case 0x37: // '7'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x70;
      break;
    case 0x38: // '8'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x80;
      break;
    case 0x39: // '9'
      byteValue = (byte) 0x90;
      break;
    case 0x41: // 'A'
    case 0x61: // 'a'
      byteValue = (byte) 0xA0;
      break;
    case 0x42: // 'B'
    case 0x62: // 'b'
      byteValue = (byte) 0xB0;
      break;
    case 0x43: // 'C'
    case 0x63: // 'c'
      byteValue = (byte) 0xC0;
      break;
    case 0x44: // 'D'
    case 0x64: // 'd'
      byteValue = (byte) 0xD0;
      break;
    case 0x45: // 'E'
    case 0x65: // 'e'
      byteValue = (byte) 0xE0;
      break;
    case 0x46: // 'F'
    case 0x66: // 'f'
      byteValue = (byte) 0xF0;
      break;
    default:
      Message message =
          ERR_SEARCH_FILTER_INVALID_ESCAPED_BYTE.get(hexString,
              startPos);
      throw new DirectoryException(ResultCode.PROTOCOL_ERROR, message);
    }

    switch (hexString.charAt(++startPos))
    {
    case 0x30: // '0'
      break;
    case 0x31: // '1'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x01;
      break;
    case 0x32: // '2'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x02;
      break;
    case 0x33: // '3'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x03;
      break;
    case 0x34: // '4'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x04;
      break;
    case 0x35: // '5'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x05;
      break;
    case 0x36: // '6'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x06;
      break;
    case 0x37: // '7'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x07;
      break;
    case 0x38: // '8'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x08;
      break;
    case 0x39: // '9'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x09;
      break;
    case 0x41: // 'A'
    case 0x61: // 'a'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x0A;
      break;
    case 0x42: // 'B'
    case 0x62: // 'b'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x0B;
      break;
    case 0x43: // 'C'
    case 0x63: // 'c'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x0C;
      break;
    case 0x44: // 'D'
    case 0x64: // 'd'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x0D;
      break;
    case 0x45: // 'E'
    case 0x65: // 'e'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x0E;
      break;
    case 0x46: // 'F'
    case 0x66: // 'f'
      byteValue |= (byte) 0x0F;
      break;
    default:
      Message message =
          ERR_SEARCH_FILTER_INVALID_ESCAPED_BYTE.get(hexString,
              startPos);
      throw new DirectoryException(ResultCode.PROTOCOL_ERROR, message);
    }
    return (char) byteValue;
  }

  /**
   * Add all of the superior objectclasses to the specified objectclass
   * map if they don't already exist. Used by add and import-ldif to
   * add missing superior objectclasses to entries that don't have them.
   *
   * @param objectClasses A Map of objectclasses.
   */
  public static void addSuperiorObjectClasses(Map<ObjectClass,
      String> objectClasses) {
      HashSet<ObjectClass> additionalClasses = null;
      for (ObjectClass oc : objectClasses.keySet())
      {
        ObjectClass superiorClass = oc.getSuperiorClass();
        if ((superiorClass != null) &&
            (! objectClasses.containsKey(superiorClass)))
        {
          if (additionalClasses == null)
          {
            additionalClasses = new HashSet<ObjectClass>();
          }

          additionalClasses.add(superiorClass);
        }
      }

      if (additionalClasses != null)
      {
        for (ObjectClass oc : additionalClasses)
        {
          addObjectClassChain(oc, objectClasses);
        }
      }
  }

  private static void addObjectClassChain(ObjectClass objectClass,
      Map<ObjectClass, String> objectClasses)
  {
    if (objectClasses != null){
      if (! objectClasses.containsKey(objectClass))
      {
        objectClasses.put(objectClass, objectClass.getNameOrOID());
      }

      ObjectClass superiorClass = objectClass.getSuperiorClass();
      if ((superiorClass != null) &&
          (! objectClasses.containsKey(superiorClass)))
      {
        addObjectClassChain(superiorClass, objectClasses);
      }
    }
  }
}

