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package org.apache.commons.codec.digest;

import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.SecureRandom;
import java.util.Random;

Base64 like method to convert binary bytes into ASCII chars.
TODO: Can Base64 be reused?

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Version:
$Id$
Since:
1.7/**
 * Base64 like method to convert binary bytes into ASCII chars.
 *
 * TODO: Can Base64 be reused?
 *
 * <p>
 * This class is immutable and thread-safe.
 * </p>
 *
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 1.7
 */
class B64 {

    
Table with characters for Base64 transformation.
/**
     * Table with characters for Base64 transformation.
     */
    static final String B64T = "./0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

    
Base64 like conversion of bytes to ASCII chars.
Params:
b2 – 
           A byte from the result.
b1 – 
           A byte from the result.
b0 – 
           A byte from the result.
outLen – 
           The number of expected output chars.
buffer – 
           Where the output chars is appended to./**
     * Base64 like conversion of bytes to ASCII chars.
     *
     * @param b2
     *            A byte from the result.
     * @param b1
     *            A byte from the result.
     * @param b0
     *            A byte from the result.
     * @param outLen
     *            The number of expected output chars.
     * @param buffer
     *            Where the output chars is appended to.
     */
    static void b64from24bit(final byte b2, final byte b1, final byte b0, final int outLen,
                             final StringBuilder buffer) {
        // The bit masking is necessary because the JVM byte type is signed!
        int w = ((b2 << 16) & 0x00ffffff) | ((b1 << 8) & 0x00ffff) | (b0 & 0xff);
        // It's effectively a "for" loop but kept to resemble the original C code.
        int n = outLen;
        while (n-- > 0) {
            buffer.append(B64T.charAt(w & 0x3f));
            w >>= 6;
        }
    }

  
Generates a string of random chars from the B64T set.
 The salt is generated with SecureRandom. 
Params:
num – Number of chars to generate.
Returns:
a random salt String./**
   * Generates a string of random chars from the B64T set.
   * <p>
   * The salt is generated with {@link SecureRandom}.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param num Number of chars to generate.
   * @return a random salt {@link String}.
   */
  static String getRandomSalt(final int num) {
    return getRandomSalt(num, new SecureRandom());
  }

    
Generates a string of random chars from the B64T set.
 The salt is generated with the Random provided. 
Params:
num – Number of chars to generate.
random – an instance of Random.
Returns:
a random salt String./**
     * Generates a string of random chars from the B64T set.
     * <p>
     * The salt is generated with the {@link Random} provided.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param num Number of chars to generate.
     * @param random an instance of {@link Random}.
     * @return a random salt {@link String}.
     */
    static String getRandomSalt(final int num, final Random random) {
      final StringBuilder saltString = new StringBuilder(num);
      for (int i = 1; i <= num; i++) {
        saltString.append(B64T.charAt(random.nextInt(B64T.length())));
      }
      return saltString.toString();
    }
}