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package opennlp.tools.util;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Stream filter which merges text lines into paragraphs. The boundary of paragraph is defined
* by an empty text line. If the last paragraph in the stream is not terminated by an empty line
* the left over is assumed to be a paragraph.
*/
public class ParagraphStream extends FilterObjectStream {
public ParagraphStream(ObjectStream lineStream) {
super(lineStream);
}
public String read() throws IOException {
StringBuilder paragraph = new StringBuilder();
while (true) {
String line = samples.read();
// The last paragraph in the input might not
// be terminated well with a new line at the end.
if (line == null || line.equals("")) {
if (paragraph.length() > 0) {
return paragraph.toString();
}
}
else {
paragraph.append(line).append('\n');
}
if (line == null)
return null;
}
}
}