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/**
 * OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI)
 * 
 * This file is part of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
 * Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) project. For details, please see
 * http://www.owasp.org/index.php/ESAPI.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2017 - The OWASP Foundation
 * 
 * The ESAPI is published by OWASP under the BSD license. You should read and accept the
 * LICENSE before you use, modify, and/or redistribute this software.
 * 
 * @author Matt Seil (mseil .at. owasp.org)
 * @created 2017
 * 
 * @author Jeff Williams (jeff.williams .at. aspectsecurity.com) Aspect Security
 * @created 2007
 */

package org.owasp.esapi.codecs;

/**
 * 
 * This abstract Impl is broken off from the original {@code Codec} class and 
 * provides the {@code Character} parsing logic that has been with ESAPI from the beginning.  
 *
 */
public abstract class AbstractCharacterCodec extends AbstractCodec {
	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.owasp.esapi.codecs.Codec#decode(java.lang.String)
	 */
	@Override
	public String decode(String input) {
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		PushbackSequence pbs = new PushbackString(input);
		while (pbs.hasNext()) {
			Character c = decodeCharacter(pbs);
			if (c != null) {
				sb.append(c);
			} else {
				sb.append(pbs.next());
			}
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}
}