zcommon/src/main/java/org/zkoss/util/Maps.java

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/* Maps.java


    Purpose: Utilities for Map
    Description: 
    History:
     2001/4/25, Tom M. Yeh: Created.


Copyright (C) 2001 Potix Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

{{IS_RIGHT
    This program is distributed under LGPL Version 2.1 in the hope that
    it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
}}IS_RIGHT
*/
package org.zkoss.util;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.PushbackInputStream;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import org.zkoss.lang.Strings;
import org.zkoss.mesg.MCommon;

/**
 * Utilities for process Map.
 *
 * @author tomyeh
 */
public class Maps {
    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Maps.class);

    /**
     * Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream,
     * by specifying the charset.
     * <p>Like java.util.Properties, it translates \\u, \n, \r, \t and \f.
     * However, it enhanced Properties as follows.
     *
     * <ul>
     *  <li>It accepts any charset, not just 8859-1.</li>
     *  <li>It uses a different syntax to let value spread over multiple
     *  lines, described below.</li>
     *  <li>Whitespace is trimmed around '=' and at the beginning of
     * the key and the ending of the value.</li>
     *  <li>Illegal lines are ignored (Properties.load considers it
     * as a key with an empty value).</li>
     *  <li>Only '=' is accepted as the separator of key and value.</li>
     *  <li>Only '#' is accepted as comment lines.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * <p>To spread a value over multiple lines, you could,
     * unlike java.util.Properties.load, append '{' to the end of a line.
     * Then, all the following lines are considered as part of a value,
     * unless encountering a line containing only one '}'.<br>
     * Example:
     * <pre><code>abc = {
     *line 1
     *line 2
     *}
     *xyz = {
     *line 1
     *line 2
     *}</code></pre>
     *
     * <p>Moreover, you could prefix a group of keys with certain prefix:
     * <pre><code>org.zkoss.some. {
     * a = aaa
     * b = bbb
     *}</code></pre>
     *
     * It actually defines two keys: "org.zkoss.some.a" and "org.zkoss.some.b".
     *
     * <p>Note: (1) whitespace in the {...} block are all preserved.<br>
     * (2) if only whitespaces is between '=' and '{', they are ignored.
     *
     * @param charset the charset; if null, it detects UTF-16 BOM (0xfe 0xff
     * or 0xff 0xfe). If no UTF-16 BOM, UTF-8 is always assumed.
     * Note 1: UTF-8's BOM (0xef 0xbb 0xbf) is optional, so we don't count on it.
     * Note 2: ISO-8859-1 is not used because we cannot tell its difference
     * from UTF-8 (while some of our properties files are in UTF-8).
     *
     * @param caseInsensitive whether the key used to access the map
     * is case-insensitive. If true, all keys are converted to lower cases.
     */
    public final static void load(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, InputStream sm, String charset,
    boolean caseInsensitive) throws IOException {
        final PushbackInputStream pis = new PushbackInputStream(sm, 3);
        if (charset == null || charset.startsWith("UTF")) {
            final byte[] ahead = new byte[3];
            int n = pis.read(ahead);
            if (n >= 2
            && ((ahead[0] == (byte)0xfe && ahead[1] == (byte)0xff)
                || (ahead[0] == (byte)0xff && ahead[1] == (byte)0xfe))) {
                charset = "UTF-16";
                //don't eat UTF-16 BOM, since Java use it to know endian
            } else if (n == 3 && ahead[0] == (byte)0xef
            && ahead[1] == (byte)0xbb && ahead[2] == (byte)0xbf) {
                charset = "UTF-8";
                n = 0; //eat UTF-8 BOM since Java won't handle it
            } else if (charset == null) {
                charset = "UTF-8";
            }
            if (n > 0)
                pis.unread(ahead, 0, n);
        }

        final BufferedReader in =
            new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(pis, charset));
        final List<Integer> prefixes = new LinkedList<Integer>();
        try {
            String prefix = null;
            String line;
            for (int lno = 1; (line = in.readLine()) != null; ++lno) {
                int len = line.length();
                if (len == 0)
                    continue;

                final int from = Strings.skipWhitespaces(line, 0);
                if (from < len && line.charAt(from) == '#')
                    continue; //comment, ignore rest of line

                final Strings.Result res =
                    Strings.nextToken(line, from, new char[] {'=', '{', '}'}, true, false);
                if (res == null)
                    continue; //nothing found
                if (res.separator == (char)0) {
                    if (res.token.length() > 0)
                        log.warn(">>Igored: a key, "+res.token+", without value, line "+lno);
                    continue;
                }
                if (res.separator == '{') {
                    //res.token.length() could be zero
                    if (Strings.skipWhitespaces(line, res.next) < len) //non-space following '{'
                        throw new IllegalSyntaxException("Invalid nest: '{' must be the last character, line "+lno);
                    prefixes.add(new Integer(res.token.length()));
                    prefix = prefix != null ? prefix + res.token: res.token;
                    continue;
                }
                if (res.separator == '}' ) {
                    if (Strings.skipWhitespaces(line, res.next) < len) //non-space following '}'
                        throw new IllegalSyntaxException("Invalid nesting: '}' must be the last character, line "+lno);
                    if (prefixes.isEmpty())
                        throw new IllegalSyntaxException("Invalid nesting: '}' does have any preceding '{', line "+lno);
                    final Integer i = prefixes.remove(prefixes.size() - 1); //pop
                    prefix = prefixes.isEmpty() || prefix == null ?
                        null: prefix.substring(0, prefix.length() - i);
                    continue;
                }
                if (res.token.isEmpty()) {
                    log.warn(">>Ignored: without key, line {}", lno);
                    continue;
                }

                final String val;
                String key = caseInsensitive ? res.token.toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH): res.token;
                int j = Strings.skipWhitespaces(line, res.next);
                int k = Strings.skipWhitespacesBackward(line, len - 1);
                if (j == k && line.charAt(k) == '{') { //pack multiple lines
                    final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
                    for (int lnoFrom = lno;;) {
                        line = in.readLine();
                        ++lno;
                        if (line == null){
                            log.warn(
                                ">>Ignored: invalid multiple-line format: '={' does not have following '}', {}", lnoFrom);
                            break;
                        }

                        len = line.length();
                        if (len > 0) {
                            j = Strings.skipWhitespacesBackward(line, len - 1);
                            if (j >= 0 && line.charAt(j) == '}') {
                                if (j > 0)
                                    j = 1 + Strings.skipWhitespacesBackward(line, j - 1);
                                if (j == 0) //no non-space before }
                                    break;
                            }
                        }
                        if (sb.length() > 0)
                            sb.append('\n');
                        sb.append(line);
                    }
                    val = sb.toString();
                } else {
                    val = j <= k ? line.substring(j, k + 1): "";
                }
                map.put(prefix != null ? prefix + key: key, val);

            }
        } finally {
            in.close();
        }

        if (!prefixes.isEmpty())
            log.warn(">>Ignored: unclosed nesting '{': "+prefixes.size());
    }

    /**
     * Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream,
     * by specifying the charset.
     */
    public final static void load(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, InputStream sm, String charset)
    throws IOException {
        load(map, sm, charset, false);
    }

    /** Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream,
     * by detecting correct charset.
     *
     * @param caseInsensitive whether the key used to access the map
     * is case-insensitive. If true, all keys are converted to lower cases.
     */
    public final static void load(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, InputStream sm,
    boolean caseInsensitive) throws IOException {
        load(map, sm, null, caseInsensitive);
    }
    /** Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream,
     * by detecting correct charset.
     */
    public final static void load(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, InputStream sm) throws IOException {
        load(map, sm, null, false);
    }

    /**
     * Parses a string into a map.
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>parse(map, src, '=', separator, quote, false, false, false);</code></pre>
     *
     * @see #parse(Map, String, char, char, char, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #parseMultiple
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, ? super String> 
    parse(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, String src, char separator, char quote)
    throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, '=', separator, quote, false, false, false);
    }
    /**
     * Parses a string into a map.
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>parse(map, src, '=', separator, quote, asValue, false, false);</code></pre>
     *
     * @see #parse(Map, String, char, char, char, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #parseMultiple
     * @since 2.4.0
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, ? super String> 
    parse(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, String src, char separator, char quote, boolean asValue)
    throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, '=', separator, quote, asValue, false, false);
    }
    /**
     * Parses a string into a map.
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>parse(map, src, pairSeparator, separator, quote, false, false, false);</code></pre>
     *
     * @see #parse(Map, String, char, char, char, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #parseMultiple
     * @since 7.0.1
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, ? super String> 
    parse(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, String src, char pairSeparator, char separator, char quote)
    throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, pairSeparator, separator, quote, false, false, false);
    }
    /**
     * Parses a string into a map.
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>parse(map, src, '=', separator, quote, asValue, parenthesis, false);</code></pre>
     *
     * @see #parse(Map, String, char, char, char, boolean, boolean)
     * @see #parseMultiple
     * @since 6.0.0
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, ? super String>
    parse(Map<? super String, ? super String> map,
    String src, char separator, char quote, boolean asValue,
    boolean parenthesis) throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, '=', separator, quote, asValue, parenthesis, false);
    }
    /**
     * Parse a string into a map.
     * <p>If = is omitted, whether it is considered as a key with the null
     * value or a value with the null key depends on
     * the asValue argument. If true, it is considered as a value with
     * the null key.
     *
     * <p>For example, if the following string is parsed with asValue=false:<br/>
     * a12=12,b3,c6=abc=125,x=y
     *
     * <p>Then, a map with the following content is returned:<br/>
     * ("a12", "12"), ("b3", null), ("c6", "abc=125"), ("x", "y")
     *
     * <p>Notice: only the first = after separator is meaningful,
     * so you don't have to escape the following =.
     * <p>Beside specifying the quote character, you could use backslash
     * quote a single character (as Java does).
     *
     * @param map the map to put parsed results to; null to create a
     * new hash map.
     * @param src the string to parse
     * @param pairSeparator the separator of key and value, e.g., '=' or ':'.
     * @param separator the separator, e.g., ' ' or ','.

     * @param quote the quote character to surround the value.
     * Ignored if quote is (char)0.<br/>
     * Since 3.6.0: if quote is (char)1, then both ' and " are accepted.</br>
     * For example, a1='b c' will generate a map entry, ("a1", "b c") if
     * quote is '\''.<br/>
     * Note: the quote is taken off before storing to the map.<br/>
     * Note: the quote can <i>not</i> be used to surround the name

     * @param asValue whether to consider the substring without = as
     * a value (with the null key), or as a key (with the null value)
     * For example, a12 is considered as a key if asValue is false.
     * However, if you surround it with a quote, it is always considered
     * as a value. For example, 'a12' is considered as a value no matter
     * asValue is true or not.

     * @param parenthesis whether to parse parenthesis in the value, {}, () and [].
     * If true, the separator is ignored inside the parenthesis.
     * Specify true if the value might contain EL expressions.
     * Note: it has no effect to the name.

     * @return the map being generated.
     *
     * @exception IllegalSyntaxException if syntax errors
     * @see CollectionsX#parse
     * @see #toString(Map, char, char)
     * @since 7.0.1
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, ? super String>
    parse(Map<? super String, ? super String> map,
    String src,char pairSeparator, char separator, char quote, boolean asValue,
    boolean parenthesis) throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, pairSeparator, separator, quote, asValue, parenthesis, false);
    }
    /**
     * Parse a string into a map that allows multiple values..
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>parseMultiple(map, src, '=', separator, quote, asValue, parenthesis);</code></pre>
     *
     * @see #parseMultiple(Map, String, char, char, char, boolean, boolean)
     * @see CollectionsX#parse
     * @see #toString(Map, char, char, char)
     * @since 6.0.0
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, Collection<String>>
    parseMultiple(Map<? super String, Collection<String>> map,
    String src, char separator, char quote, boolean asValue,
    boolean parenthesis) throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, '=', separator, quote, asValue, parenthesis, true);
    }
    /**
     * Parse a string into a map that allows multiple values.
     * <p>Unlike {@link #parse}, it assumes there might be multiple values.
     * Thus, the value of the map is a collection of String instances.
     * For example, src is a1=x,a1=y, then
     * the value for a1 is a list with two values, "x" and "y".
     *
     * <p>If = is omitted, whether it is considered as a key with the null
     * value or a value with the null key depends on
     * the asValue argument. If true, it is considered as a value with
     * the null key.
     *
     * <p>For example, if the following string is parsed with asValue=false:<br/>
     * a12=12,b3,c6=abc=125,x=y
     *
     * <p>Then, a map with the following content is returned:<br/>
     * ("a12", "12"), ("b3", null), ("c6", "abc=125"), ("x", "y")
     *
     * <p>Notice: only the first = after separator is meaningful,
     * so you don't have to escape the following =.
     * <p>Beside specifying the quote character, you could use backslash
     * quote a single character (as Java does).
     *
     * @param map the map to put parsed results to; null to create a
     * new hash map.
     * @param src the string to parse
     * @param pairSeparator the separator of key and value, e.g., '=' or ':'.
     * @param separator the separator, e.g., ' ' or ','.

     * @param quote the quote character to surround the value.
     * Ignored if quote is (char)0.<br/>
     * Since 3.6.0: if quote is (char)1, then both ' and " are accepted.</br>
     * For example, a1='b c' will generate a map entry, ("a1", "b c") if
     * quote is '\''.<br/>
     * Note: the quote is taken off before storing to the map.<br/>
     * Note: the quote can <i>not</i> be used to surround the name

     * @param asValue whether to consider the substring without = as
     * a value (with the null key), or as a key (with the null value)
     * For example, a12 is considered as a key if asValue is false.
     * However, if you surround it with a quote, it is always considered
     * as a value. For example, 'a12' is considered as a value no matter
     * asValue is true or not.

     * @param parenthesis whether to parse parenthesis in the value, {}, () and [].
     * If true, the separator is ignored inside the parenthesis.
     * Specify true if the value might contain EL expressions.
     * Note: it has no effect to the name.

     * @return the map being generated. The value of the map is
     * a list of String objects (List&lt;String&gt;).
     *
     * @exception IllegalSyntaxException if syntax errors
     * @see CollectionsX#parse
     * @see #toString(Map, char, char, char)
     * @since 7.0.1
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Map<? super String, Collection<String>>
    parseMultiple(Map<? super String, Collection<String>> map,
    String src, char pairSeparator, char separator, char quote, boolean asValue,
    boolean parenthesis) throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        return parse0(map, src, pairSeparator, separator, quote, asValue, parenthesis, true);
    }
    
    private static final Map
    parse0(Map map, String src, char pairSeparator, char separator, char quote, boolean asValue,
    boolean parenthesis, boolean multiple)
    throws IllegalSyntaxException {
        if (separator == (char)0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Separator cannot be 0");
        if (map == null)
            map = new HashMap<String, String>();
        if (src == null || src.length() == 0)
            return map; //nothing to do

        //prepare delimiters for keys and values.
        final String delimValue, delimKey;
        final boolean sngldblquote = quote == (char)1;
        {    final StringBuffer delimsb =
                new StringBuffer().append(separator);

            if (sngldblquote) {
                delimsb.append("\"'");
                quote = '"';
            } else if (quote != (char)0) {
                delimsb.append(quote);
            }

            delimValue = delimsb.toString();
            delimKey = delimsb.append(pairSeparator).toString();
        }

        //parse
        for (int j = 0, len = src.length();;) {
            //handle name
            Token tk = next(src, delimKey, j, true, parenthesis);
//            if (log.finerable()) log.finer("name: "+tk.token+" "+tk.cc);
            j = tk.next;
            String name = tk.token;
            if (tk.cc == pairSeparator) {
                if (name.length() == 0)
                    throw newIllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, tk.cc, src);
                ++j; //skip =
            } else if( tk.cc == (char) 0) {
//                assert tk.next >= len;
                if (name.length() > 0)
                    if (asValue) put(map, null, name, multiple);
                    else put(map, name, null, multiple);
                return map;//done
            } else {
                if (quote != (char)0
                && (tk.cc == quote || (sngldblquote && tk.cc == '\''))) {
                    name = null;
                    //value only
                } else {
                    //If separator is ' ', tk.cc can be anything; see next()
                    if ((separator != ' ' && tk.cc != separator)
                    || name.length() == 0)
                        throw newIllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, tk.cc, src);
    
                    if (asValue) put(map, null, name, multiple);
                    else put(map, name, null, multiple);
                    if (tk.cc == separator)
                        ++j; //skip separator
                    continue;
                }
            }

            //handle value
            tk = next(src, delimValue, j, false, parenthesis);
//            if (log.finerable()) log.finer("value: "+tk.token+" "+tk.cc);
            j = tk.next;
            final String value = tk.token;
            if (quote != (char)0
            && (tk.cc == quote || (sngldblquote && tk.cc == '\''))) {
                if (value.length() > 0)
                    throw newIllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, tk.cc, src);

                final StringBuffer valsb = new StringBuffer(32);
                for (;;) {
                    if (++j == len)
                        throw newIllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.EXPECTING_CHARACTER, tk.cc, src);

                    final char cc = src.charAt(j);
                    if (cc == tk.cc)
                        break;
                    valsb.append(cc == '\\' ? escape(src, ++j): cc);
                }
                put(map, name, valsb.toString(), multiple);
                ++j; //skip the closing ' or "
            } else {
                put(map, name, value, multiple);
            }

            if (separator != ' ') {
                //If not ' ', ensure the following is a separator
                j = Strings.skipWhitespaces(src, j);
                if (j >= len)
                    return map;
                if (src.charAt(j) != separator)
                    throw newIllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.EXPECTING_CHARACTER, separator, src);
                ++j; //skip separator
            }
        }
    }
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private static void put(Map map, String name, String value, boolean multiple) {
        if (multiple) {
            List l = (List)map.get(name);
            if (l == null)
                map.put(name, l = new LinkedList());
            l.add(value);
        } else {
            map.put(name, value);
        }
    }
    private static final IllegalSyntaxException
    newIllegalSyntaxException(int code, char cc, String src) {
        return new IllegalSyntaxException(code, new Object[] {new Character(cc), src});
    }
    private static class Token {
        /** The next position right after token. */
        private final int next;
        /** The character before next. */
        private final char cc;
        /** The token before next. */
        private final String token;
        private Token(int next, char cc, String token) {
            this.next = next;
            this.cc = cc;
            this.token = token;
        }
    }
    private static final Token
    next(String src, String delimiters, int j, boolean whitespaceAware,
    boolean parenthesis) {
        final StringBuffer tksb = new StringBuffer(64);
        final int len = src.length();
        j = Strings.skipWhitespaces(src, j);
        for (; j < len; ++j) {
            final char cc = src.charAt(j), endparen;
            if (cc == '\\') {
                tksb.append(escape(src, ++j));
            } else if (delimiters.indexOf(cc) >= 0) {
                //note: cc might be a separator which might be a whitespace
                j = Strings.skipWhitespaces(src, j);
                break; //done
            } else if (Character.isWhitespace(cc)) {
                final int k = Strings.skipWhitespaces(src, j);
                //done if the following is nothing but whitespace or...
                if (whitespaceAware || k >= len
                || delimiters.indexOf(src.charAt(k))>=0) {
                    j = k;
                    break; //done
                }
                if (j > k - 1) { //more than one whitespaces
                    tksb.append(src.substring(j, k));
                    j = k - 1; //j will increase by one later
                } else {
                    tksb.append(cc);
                }
            } else if (parenthesis
            && (endparen = getEndingParenthesis(cc)) != (char)0) {
                int k = skipParenthesis(src, j, cc, endparen);
                if (k >= len) k = len - 1; //endparen not found
                tksb.append(src.substring(j, k + 1));
                j = k;
            } else if (cc == (char)0) {
                throw newIllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, (char)0, src);
            } else {
                tksb.append(cc);
            }
        }
        return new Token(j, j < len ? src.charAt(j): (char)0, tksb.toString());
    }
    /** Returns the ending parenthesis (such as }),
     * or (char)0 if cc is not the beginning parenthesis (such as {).
     */
    private static final char getEndingParenthesis(char cc) {
        return cc == '{' ? '}': cc == '(' ? ')': cc == '[' ? ']': (char)0;
    }
    /** Skip the string enclosed by a pair of parenthesis and
     * return index after the ending parenthesis.
     * @param j the index of the starting parenthesis
     */
    private static int skipParenthesis(String src, int j, char beg, char end) {
        for (int len = src.length(), depth = 0; ++j < len;) {
            final char cc = src.charAt(j);
            if (cc == '\\') ++j; //skip next
            else if (cc == beg) ++depth;
            else if (cc == end && --depth < 0)
                break;
        }
        return j;
    }
    private static final char escape(String src, int j) {
        if (j >= src.length())
            throw new IllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.ILLEGAL_CHAR, "\\");
        final char cc = src.charAt(j);
        return cc == 'n' ? '\n': cc == 't' ? '\t': cc;
    }
    /**
     * Converts a map to a string.
     *
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>toString(map, quote, separator, '=');</code></pre>
     *
     * @see #toString(Map, char, char, char)
     * @see #parse(Map, String, char, char, char)
     */
    public static final String toString(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, char quote, char separator) {
        return toString(map, quote, separator, '=');
    }
    /**
     * Converts a map to a string.
     *
     * @param map the map to convert from
     * @param quote the quotation character; 0 means no quotation surrounding
     * the value
     * @param separator the separator between two name=value pairs
     * @param pairSeparator the separator between name and value
     * @see #parse(Map, String, char, char, char)
     * @since 7.0.1
     */
    public static final String toString(Map<? super String, ? super String> map, char quote, char separator, char pairSeparator) {
        return toStringBuffer(new StringBuffer(64), map, quote, separator, pairSeparator)
            .toString();
    }
    /** Converts a map to string and append to a string buffer.
     * 
     * It is the same as<br/>
     * <pre><code>toStringBuffer(sb, map, quote, separator, '=');</code></pre>
     * 
     * @see #toStringBuffer(StringBuffer, Map, char, char, char)
     * @see #toString(Map, char, char, char)
     */
    public static final StringBuffer
    toStringBuffer(StringBuffer sb, Map<? super String, ? super String> map, char quote, char separator) {
        return     toStringBuffer(sb, map, quote, separator, '=');
    }
    /** Converts a map to string and append to a string buffer.
     * @see #toString(Map, char, char, char)
     * @since 7.0.1
     */
    public static final StringBuffer
    toStringBuffer(StringBuffer sb, Map<? super String, ? super String> map, char quote, char separator, char pairSeparator) {
        if (separator == (char)0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Separator cannot be 0");
        if (map.isEmpty())
            return sb; //nothing to do

        //prepare characters to escape with backslash.
        final String escKey, escValue;
        {    final StringBuffer escsb = new StringBuffer(12)
                .append(",\\'\" \n\t").append(separator);
            if (quote != (char)0 && quote != '\'' && quote != '"')
                escsb.append(quote);
            escValue = escsb.toString();
            escKey = escsb.append(pairSeparator).toString();
        }

        //convert one-by-one
        for (final Iterator it = map.entrySet().iterator();
        it.hasNext();) {
            final Map.Entry me = (Map.Entry)it.next();

            final Object key = me.getKey();
            if (key == null)
                throw new IllegalSyntaxException("Unable to encode null key: "+map);
            final String skey = key.toString();
            if (skey == null || skey.length() == 0)
                throw new IllegalSyntaxException(MCommon.EMPTY_NOT_ALLOWED, "key");
            encode(sb, skey, escKey);

            final Object val = me.getValue();
            if (val != null) {
                sb.append(pairSeparator);
                if (quote != (char)0)
                    sb.append(quote);
                encode(sb, val.toString(), escValue);
                if (quote != (char)0)
                    sb.append(quote);
            }
            sb.append(separator);
        }
        sb.setLength(sb.length() - 1); //remove the last comma
        return sb;
    }
    private static final void
    encode(StringBuffer sb, String val, String escapes) {
        for (int j = 0, len = val.length();;) {
            final int k = Strings.anyOf(val, escapes, j);
            if (k >= len) {
                sb.append(val.substring(j));
                return;
            }
            sb.append(val.substring(j, k)).append('\\');
            final char cc = val.charAt(k);
            sb.append(cc == '\n' ? 'n': cc == '\t' ? 't': cc);
            j = k + 1;
        }
    }
    /**
     * Transfer {@code Set<<Map.Entry<K, V>>} to be serializable
     * @since 8.0.0
     */
    public static <K, V> Set<SerializableEntry<K, V>> transferToSerializableEntrySet(Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> entry) {
        Set<SerializableEntry<K, V>> newSet = new LinkedHashSet<SerializableEntry<K, V>>(entry.size());
        for(Map.Entry<K, V> me: entry) {
            newSet.add(new SerializableEntry<K, V>(me));
        }
        return newSet;
    }
    
    /**
     * A serializable implement of Map.Entry
     * @since 8.0.0
     */
    public static class SerializableEntry<K,V> implements Map.Entry<K,V>, java.io.Serializable {
        private static final long serialVersionUID = 20150121161520L;
        private final K key;
        private V val;
    
        public SerializableEntry(K key, V val) {
            this.key = key;
            this.val = val;
        }
    
        public SerializableEntry(Map.Entry<K, V> entry) {
            this.key = entry.getKey();
            this.val = entry.getValue();
        }

        public K getKey() {
            return key;
        }
    
        public V getValue() {
            return val;
        }
    
        public V setValue(V value) {
            V old = this.val;
            this.val = value;
            return old;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
            if (obj instanceof Map.Entry) {
                Map.Entry<?, ?> entry = (Map.Entry<?, ?>) obj;
                return eq(key, entry.getKey()) && eq(val, entry.getValue());
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public int hashCode() {
            return (key == null ? 0 : key.hashCode()) ^ (val == null ? 0 : val.hashCode());
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return key + "=" + val;
        }
        
        private static boolean eq(Object o1, Object o2) {
            return o1 == null ? o2 == null : o1.equals(o2);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a map containing the given mappings.
     * @since 10.0.0
     */
    public static Map of(Object... args) {
        Map<Object, Object> map = new HashMap<>(args.length / 2);
        for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i += 2) {
            map.put(args[i], args[i + 1]);
        }
        return map;
    }
}