package com.jamonapi.utils;


/** Reusable Utilities used for File manipulations such as reading a file as a String.  **/


import java.io.*;
import com.jamonapi.*;

public class FileUtils extends java.lang.Object {
    /**
     * Read text files contents in as a String.
     * Sample Call:
     *  String contents=FileUtils.getFileContents("autoexec.bat"); 
     **/
    public static String getFileContents(String fileName)throws FileNotFoundException,IOException {
        Monitor mon=MonitorFactory.start("com.jamonapi.utils.FileUtils-getFileContents()");
        final int EOF=-1;
        StringBuffer fileContents = new StringBuffer();
        BufferedReader inputStream=null;
        
        // Loop through text file storing contents of the file in a string buffer and return the files
        // contents to the caller.
        try {
            
            inputStream   = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName));
            int inputChar = inputStream.read();
            
            while (inputChar!=EOF) {
                fileContents.append((char) inputChar);
                inputChar = inputStream.read();
            }
        }
        finally {
            if (inputStream!=null) {
                inputStream.close();
            }
            mon.stop();
        }
        
        return fileContents.toString();
        
    }    
}