com.beust.jcommander.converters.PathConverter Maven / Gradle / Ivy

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package com.beust.jcommander.converters;

import com.beust.jcommander.ParameterException;

import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

/**
 * Convert a string into a path.
 *
 * @author samvv
 */
public class PathConverter extends BaseConverter {

  public PathConverter(String optionName) {
    super(optionName);
  }

  public Path convert(String value) {
    try {
      return Paths.get(value);
    } catch (InvalidPathException e) {
      String encoded = escapeUnprintable(value);
      throw new ParameterException(getErrorString(encoded, "a path"));
    }
  }

  private static String escapeUnprintable(String value) {
    StringBuilder bldr = new StringBuilder();
    for (char c: value.toCharArray()) {
        if (c < ' ') {
            bldr.append("\\u").append(String.format("%04X", (int) c));
        } else {
            bldr.append(c);
        }
    }
    return bldr.toString();
  }
}