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[2/6] incubator-calcite git commit: [CALCITE-671] ByteString does not deserialize properly as a FetchRequest parameterValue

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-calcite/blob/3e26a873/avatica/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/util/Base64.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.calcite.avatica.util;
+
+//CHECKSTYLE: OFF
+
+/**
+ * <p>Encodes and decodes to and from Base64 notation.</p>
+ * <p>Homepage: <a href="http://iharder.net/base64">http://iharder.net/base64</a>.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>Example:</p>
+ *
+ * <code>String encoded = Base64.encode( myByteArray );</code>
+ * <br>
+ * <code>byte[] myByteArray = Base64.decode( encoded );</code>
+ *
+ * <p>The <tt>options</tt> parameter, which appears in a few places, is used to pass 
+ * several pieces of information to the encoder. In the "higher level" methods such as 
+ * encodeBytes( bytes, options ) the options parameter can be used to indicate such 
+ * things as first gzipping the bytes before encoding them, not inserting linefeeds,
+ * and encoding using the URL-safe and Ordered dialects.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>Note, according to <a href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html">RFC3548</a>,
+ * Section 2.1, implementations should not add line feeds unless explicitly told
+ * to do so. I've got Base64 set to this behavior now, although earlier versions
+ * broke lines by default.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>The constants defined in Base64 can be OR-ed together to combine options, so you 
+ * might make a call like this:</p>
+ *
+ * <code>String encoded = Base64.encodeBytes( mybytes, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES );</code>
+ * <p>to compress the data before encoding it and then making the output have newline characters.</p>
+ * <p>Also...</p>
+ * <code>String encoded = Base64.encodeBytes( crazyString.getBytes() );</code>
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Change Log:
+ * </p>
+ * <ul>
+ *  <li>v2.3.7 - Fixed subtle bug when base 64 input stream contained the
+ *   value 01111111, which is an invalid base 64 character but should not
+ *   throw an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException either. Led to discovery of
+ *   mishandling (or potential for better handling) of other bad input
+ *   characters. You should now get an IOException if you try decoding
+ *   something that has bad characters in it.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3.6 - Fixed bug when breaking lines and the final byte of the encoded
+ *   string ended in the last column; the buffer was not properly shrunk and
+ *   contained an extra (null) byte that made it into the string.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3.5 - Fixed bug in {@link #encodeFromFile} where estimated buffer size
+ *   was wrong for files of size 31, 34, and 37 bytes.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3.4 - Fixed bug when working with gzipped streams whereby flushing
+ *   the Base64.OutputStream closed the Base64 encoding (by padding with equals
+ *   signs) too soon. Also added an option to suppress the automatic decoding
+ *   of gzipped streams. Also added experimental support for specifying a
+ *   class loader when using the
+ *   {@link #decodeToObject(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.ClassLoader)}
+ *   method.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3.3 - Changed default char encoding to US-ASCII which reduces the internal Java
+ *   footprint with its CharEncoders and so forth. Fixed some javadocs that were
+ *   inconsistent. Removed imports and specified things like java.io.IOException
+ *   explicitly inline.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3.2 - Reduced memory footprint! Finally refined the "guessing" of how big the
+ *   final encoded data will be so that the code doesn't have to create two output
+ *   arrays: an oversized initial one and then a final, exact-sized one. Big win
+ *   when using the {@link #encodeBytesToBytes(byte[])} family of methods (and not
+ *   using the gzip options which uses a different mechanism with streams and stuff).</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3.1 - Added {@link #encodeBytesToBytes(byte[], int, int, int)} and some
+ *   similar helper methods to be more efficient with memory by not returning a
+ *   String but just a byte array.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.3 - <strong>This is not a drop-in replacement!</strong> This is two years of comments
+ *   and bug fixes queued up and finally executed. Thanks to everyone who sent
+ *   me stuff, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to distribute your fixes to everyone else.
+ *   Much bad coding was cleaned up including throwing exceptions where necessary 
+ *   instead of returning null values or something similar. Here are some changes
+ *   that may affect you:
+ *   <ul>
+ *    <li><em>Does not break lines, by default.</em> This is to keep in compliance with
+ *      <a href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html">RFC3548</a>.</li>
+ *    <li><em>Throws exceptions instead of returning null values.</em> Because some operations
+ *      (especially those that may permit the GZIP option) use IO streams, there
+ *      is a possiblity of an java.io.IOException being thrown. After some discussion and
+ *      thought, I've changed the behavior of the methods to throw java.io.IOExceptions
+ *      rather than return null if ever there's an error. I think this is more
+ *      appropriate, though it will require some changes to your code. Sorry,
+ *      it should have been done this way to begin with.</li>
+ *    <li><em>Removed all references to System.out, System.err, and the like.</em>
+ *      Shame on me. All I can say is sorry they were ever there.</li>
+ *    <li><em>Throws NullPointerExceptions and IllegalArgumentExceptions</em> as needed
+ *      such as when passed arrays are null or offsets are invalid.</li>
+ *    <li>Cleaned up as much javadoc as I could to avoid any javadoc warnings.
+ *      This was especially annoying before for people who were thorough in their
+ *      own projects and then had gobs of javadoc warnings on this file.</li>
+ *   </ul>
+ *  <li>v2.2.1 - Fixed bug using URL_SAFE and ORDERED encodings. Fixed bug
+ *   when using very small files (~&lt; 40 bytes).</li>
+ *  <li>v2.2 - Added some helper methods for encoding/decoding directly from
+ *   one file to the next. Also added a main() method to support command line
+ *   encoding/decoding from one file to the next. Also added these Base64 dialects:
+ *   <ol>
+ *   <li>The default is RFC3548 format.</li>
+ *   <li>Calling Base64.setFormat(Base64.BASE64_FORMAT.URLSAFE_FORMAT) generates
+ *   URL and file name friendly format as described in Section 4 of RFC3548.
+ *   http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html</li>
+ *   <li>Calling Base64.setFormat(Base64.BASE64_FORMAT.ORDERED_FORMAT) generates
+ *   URL and file name friendly format that preserves lexical ordering as described
+ *   in http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html</li>
+ *   </ol>
+ *   Special thanks to Jim Kellerman at <a href="http://www.powerset.com/">http://www.powerset.com/</a>
+ *   for contributing the new Base64 dialects.
+ *  </li>
+ *
+ *  <li>v2.1 - Cleaned up javadoc comments and unused variables and methods. Added
+ *   some convenience methods for reading and writing to and from files.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.0.2 - Now specifies UTF-8 encoding in places where the code fails on systems
+ *   with other encodings (like EBCDIC).</li>
+ *  <li>v2.0.1 - Fixed an error when decoding a single byte, that is, when the
+ *   encoded data was a single byte.</li>
+ *  <li>v2.0 - I got rid of methods that used booleans to set options. 
+ *   Now everything is more consolidated and cleaner. The code now detects
+ *   when data that's being decoded is gzip-compressed and will decompress it
+ *   automatically. Generally things are cleaner. You'll probably have to
+ *   change some method calls that you were making to support the new
+ *   options format (<tt>int</tt>s that you "OR" together).</li>
+ *  <li>v1.5.1 - Fixed bug when decompressing and decoding to a             
+ *   byte[] using <tt>decode( String s, boolean gzipCompressed )</tt>.      
+ *   Added the ability to "suspend" encoding in the Output Stream so        
+ *   you can turn on and off the encoding if you need to embed base64       
+ *   data in an otherwise "normal" stream (like an XML file).</li>  
+ *  <li>v1.5 - Output stream pases on flush() command but doesn't do anything itself.
+ *      This helps when using GZIP streams.
+ *      Added the ability to GZip-compress objects before encoding them.</li>
+ *  <li>v1.4 - Added helper methods to read/write files.</li>
+ *  <li>v1.3.6 - Fixed OutputStream.flush() so that 'position' is reset.</li>
+ *  <li>v1.3.5 - Added flag to turn on and off line breaks. Fixed bug in input stream
+ *      where last buffer being read, if not completely full, was not returned.</li>
+ *  <li>v1.3.4 - Fixed when "improperly padded stream" error was thrown at the wrong time.</li>
+ *  <li>v1.3.3 - Fixed I/O streams which were totally messed up.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * I am placing this code in the Public Domain. Do with it as you will.
+ * This software comes with no guarantees or warranties but with
+ * plenty of well-wishing instead!
+ * Please visit <a href="http://iharder.net/base64">http://iharder.net/base64</a>
+ * periodically to check for updates or to contribute improvements.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @author Robert Harder
+ * @author rob@iharder.net
+ * @version 2.3.7
+ */
+public class Base64
+{
+    
+/* ********  P U B L I C   F I E L D S  ******** */
+
+
+  /** No options specified. Value is zero. */
+  public final static int NO_OPTIONS = 0;
+
+  /** Specify encoding in first bit. Value is one. */
+  public final static int ENCODE = 1;
+
+
+  /** Specify decoding in first bit. Value is zero. */
+  public final static int DECODE = 0;
+
+
+  /** Specify that data should be gzip-compressed in second bit. Value is two. */
+  public final static int GZIP = 2;
+
+  /** Specify that gzipped data should <em>not</em> be automatically gunzipped. */
+  public final static int DONT_GUNZIP = 4;
+
+
+  /** Do break lines when encoding. Value is 8. */
+  public final static int DO_BREAK_LINES = 8;
+
+  /**
+   * Encode using Base64-like encoding that is URL- and Filename-safe as described
+   * in Section 4 of RFC3548:
+   * <a href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html">http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html</a>.
+   * It is important to note that data encoded this way is <em>not</em> officially valid Base64,
+   * or at the very least should not be called Base64 without also specifying that is
+   * was encoded using the URL- and Filename-safe dialect.
+   */
+  public final static int URL_SAFE = 16;
+
+
+  /**
+   * Encode using the special "ordered" dialect of Base64 described here:
+   * <a href="http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html">http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html</a>.
+   */
+  public final static int ORDERED = 32;
+    
+    
+/* ********  P R I V A T E   F I E L D S  ******** */
+
+
+  /** Maximum line length (76) of Base64 output. */
+  private final static int MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 76;
+
+
+  /** The equals sign (=) as a byte. */
+  private final static byte EQUALS_SIGN = (byte)'=';
+
+
+  /** The new line character (\n) as a byte. */
+  private final static byte NEW_LINE = (byte)'\n';
+
+
+  /** Preferred encoding. */
+  private final static String PREFERRED_ENCODING = "US-ASCII";
+
+
+  private final static byte WHITE_SPACE_ENC = -5; // Indicates white space in encoding
+  private final static byte EQUALS_SIGN_ENC = -1; // Indicates equals sign in encoding
+	
+	
+/* ********  S T A N D A R D   B A S E 6 4   A L P H A B E T  ******** */
+
+  /** The 64 valid Base64 values. */
+    /* Host platform me be something funny like EBCDIC, so we hardcode these values. */
+  private final static byte[] _STANDARD_ALPHABET = {
+      (byte)'A', (byte)'B', (byte)'C', (byte)'D', (byte)'E', (byte)'F', (byte)'G',
+      (byte)'H', (byte)'I', (byte)'J', (byte)'K', (byte)'L', (byte)'M', (byte)'N',
+      (byte)'O', (byte)'P', (byte)'Q', (byte)'R', (byte)'S', (byte)'T', (byte)'U',
+      (byte)'V', (byte)'W', (byte)'X', (byte)'Y', (byte)'Z',
+      (byte)'a', (byte)'b', (byte)'c', (byte)'d', (byte)'e', (byte)'f', (byte)'g',
+      (byte)'h', (byte)'i', (byte)'j', (byte)'k', (byte)'l', (byte)'m', (byte)'n',
+      (byte)'o', (byte)'p', (byte)'q', (byte)'r', (byte)'s', (byte)'t', (byte)'u',
+      (byte)'v', (byte)'w', (byte)'x', (byte)'y', (byte)'z',
+      (byte)'0', (byte)'1', (byte)'2', (byte)'3', (byte)'4', (byte)'5',
+      (byte)'6', (byte)'7', (byte)'8', (byte)'9', (byte)'+', (byte)'/'
+  };
+
+
+  /**
+   * Translates a Base64 value to either its 6-bit reconstruction value
+   * or a negative number indicating some other meaning.
+   **/
+  private final static byte[] _STANDARD_DECODABET = {
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                 // Decimal  0 -  8
+      -5,-5,                                      // Whitespace: Tab and Linefeed
+      -9,-9,                                      // Decimal 11 - 12
+      -5,                                         // Whitespace: Carriage Return
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 14 - 26
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                             // Decimal 27 - 31
+      -5,                                         // Whitespace: Space
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,              // Decimal 33 - 42
+      62,                                         // Plus sign at decimal 43
+      -9,-9,-9,                                   // Decimal 44 - 46
+      63,                                         // Slash at decimal 47
+      52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,              // Numbers zero through nine
+      -9,-9,-9,                                   // Decimal 58 - 60
+      -1,                                         // Equals sign at decimal 61
+      -9,-9,-9,                                      // Decimal 62 - 64
+      0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,            // Letters 'A' through 'N'
+      14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,        // Letters 'O' through 'Z'
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                          // Decimal 91 - 96
+      26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,     // Letters 'a' through 'm'
+      39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,     // Letters 'n' through 'z'
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9                              // Decimal 123 - 127
+      ,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,       // Decimal 128 - 139
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 140 - 152
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 153 - 165
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 166 - 178
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 179 - 191
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 192 - 204
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 205 - 217
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 218 - 230
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 231 - 243
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9         // Decimal 244 - 255
+  };
+	
+	
+/* ********  U R L   S A F E   B A S E 6 4   A L P H A B E T  ******** */
+
+  /**
+   * Used in the URL- and Filename-safe dialect described in Section 4 of RFC3548:
+   * <a href="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html">http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3548.html</a>.
+   * Notice that the last two bytes become "hyphen" and "underscore" instead of "plus" and "slash."
+   */
+  private final static byte[] _URL_SAFE_ALPHABET = {
+      (byte)'A', (byte)'B', (byte)'C', (byte)'D', (byte)'E', (byte)'F', (byte)'G',
+      (byte)'H', (byte)'I', (byte)'J', (byte)'K', (byte)'L', (byte)'M', (byte)'N',
+      (byte)'O', (byte)'P', (byte)'Q', (byte)'R', (byte)'S', (byte)'T', (byte)'U',
+      (byte)'V', (byte)'W', (byte)'X', (byte)'Y', (byte)'Z',
+      (byte)'a', (byte)'b', (byte)'c', (byte)'d', (byte)'e', (byte)'f', (byte)'g',
+      (byte)'h', (byte)'i', (byte)'j', (byte)'k', (byte)'l', (byte)'m', (byte)'n',
+      (byte)'o', (byte)'p', (byte)'q', (byte)'r', (byte)'s', (byte)'t', (byte)'u',
+      (byte)'v', (byte)'w', (byte)'x', (byte)'y', (byte)'z',
+      (byte)'0', (byte)'1', (byte)'2', (byte)'3', (byte)'4', (byte)'5',
+      (byte)'6', (byte)'7', (byte)'8', (byte)'9', (byte)'-', (byte)'_'
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Used in decoding URL- and Filename-safe dialects of Base64.
+   */
+  private final static byte[] _URL_SAFE_DECODABET = {
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                 // Decimal  0 -  8
+      -5,-5,                                      // Whitespace: Tab and Linefeed
+      -9,-9,                                      // Decimal 11 - 12
+      -5,                                         // Whitespace: Carriage Return
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 14 - 26
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                             // Decimal 27 - 31
+      -5,                                         // Whitespace: Space
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,              // Decimal 33 - 42
+      -9,                                         // Plus sign at decimal 43
+      -9,                                         // Decimal 44
+      62,                                         // Minus sign at decimal 45
+      -9,                                         // Decimal 46
+      -9,                                         // Slash at decimal 47
+      52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,              // Numbers zero through nine
+      -9,-9,-9,                                   // Decimal 58 - 60
+      -1,                                         // Equals sign at decimal 61
+      -9,-9,-9,                                   // Decimal 62 - 64
+      0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,            // Letters 'A' through 'N'
+      14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,        // Letters 'O' through 'Z'
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,                                // Decimal 91 - 94
+      63,                                         // Underscore at decimal 95
+      -9,                                         // Decimal 96
+      26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,     // Letters 'a' through 'm'
+      39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,     // Letters 'n' through 'z'
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9                              // Decimal 123 - 127
+      ,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 128 - 139
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 140 - 152
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 153 - 165
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 166 - 178
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 179 - 191
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 192 - 204
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 205 - 217
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 218 - 230
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 231 - 243
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9         // Decimal 244 - 255 
+  };
+
+
+
+/* ********  O R D E R E D   B A S E 6 4   A L P H A B E T  ******** */
+
+  /**
+   * I don't get the point of this technique, but someone requested it,
+   * and it is described here:
+   * <a href="http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html">http://www.faqs.org/qa/rfcc-1940.html</a>.
+   */
+  private final static byte[] _ORDERED_ALPHABET = {
+      (byte)'-',
+      (byte)'0', (byte)'1', (byte)'2', (byte)'3', (byte)'4',
+      (byte)'5', (byte)'6', (byte)'7', (byte)'8', (byte)'9',
+      (byte)'A', (byte)'B', (byte)'C', (byte)'D', (byte)'E', (byte)'F', (byte)'G',
+      (byte)'H', (byte)'I', (byte)'J', (byte)'K', (byte)'L', (byte)'M', (byte)'N',
+      (byte)'O', (byte)'P', (byte)'Q', (byte)'R', (byte)'S', (byte)'T', (byte)'U',
+      (byte)'V', (byte)'W', (byte)'X', (byte)'Y', (byte)'Z',
+      (byte)'_',
+      (byte)'a', (byte)'b', (byte)'c', (byte)'d', (byte)'e', (byte)'f', (byte)'g',
+      (byte)'h', (byte)'i', (byte)'j', (byte)'k', (byte)'l', (byte)'m', (byte)'n',
+      (byte)'o', (byte)'p', (byte)'q', (byte)'r', (byte)'s', (byte)'t', (byte)'u',
+      (byte)'v', (byte)'w', (byte)'x', (byte)'y', (byte)'z'
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Used in decoding the "ordered" dialect of Base64.
+   */
+  private final static byte[] _ORDERED_DECODABET = {
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                 // Decimal  0 -  8
+      -5,-5,                                      // Whitespace: Tab and Linefeed
+      -9,-9,                                      // Decimal 11 - 12
+      -5,                                         // Whitespace: Carriage Return
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 14 - 26
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,                             // Decimal 27 - 31
+      -5,                                         // Whitespace: Space
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,              // Decimal 33 - 42
+      -9,                                         // Plus sign at decimal 43
+      -9,                                         // Decimal 44
+      0,                                          // Minus sign at decimal 45
+      -9,                                         // Decimal 46
+      -9,                                         // Slash at decimal 47
+      1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,                       // Numbers zero through nine
+      -9,-9,-9,                                   // Decimal 58 - 60
+      -1,                                         // Equals sign at decimal 61
+      -9,-9,-9,                                   // Decimal 62 - 64
+      11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,     // Letters 'A' through 'M'
+      24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,     // Letters 'N' through 'Z'
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,                                // Decimal 91 - 94
+      37,                                         // Underscore at decimal 95
+      -9,                                         // Decimal 96
+      38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,     // Letters 'a' through 'm'
+      51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,     // Letters 'n' through 'z'
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9                                 // Decimal 123 - 127
+      ,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 128 - 139
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 140 - 152
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 153 - 165
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 166 - 178
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 179 - 191
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 192 - 204
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 205 - 217
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 218 - 230
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,     // Decimal 231 - 243
+      -9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9         // Decimal 244 - 255
+  };
+
+	
+/* ********  D E T E R M I N E   W H I C H   A L H A B E T  ******** */
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns one of the _SOMETHING_ALPHABET byte arrays depending on
+   * the options specified.
+   * It's possible, though silly, to specify ORDERED <b>and</b> URLSAFE
+   * in which case one of them will be picked, though there is
+   * no guarantee as to which one will be picked.
+   */
+  private final static byte[] getAlphabet( int options ) {
+    if ((options & URL_SAFE) == URL_SAFE) {
+      return _URL_SAFE_ALPHABET;
+    } else if ((options & ORDERED) == ORDERED) {
+      return _ORDERED_ALPHABET;
+    } else {
+      return _STANDARD_ALPHABET;
+    }
+  }	// end getAlphabet
+
+
+  /**
+   * Returns one of the _SOMETHING_DECODABET byte arrays depending on
+   * the options specified.
+   * It's possible, though silly, to specify ORDERED and URL_SAFE
+   * in which case one of them will be picked, though there is
+   * no guarantee as to which one will be picked.
+   */
+  private final static byte[] getDecodabet( int options ) {
+    if( (options & URL_SAFE) == URL_SAFE) {
+      return _URL_SAFE_DECODABET;
+    } else if ((options & ORDERED) == ORDERED) {
+      return _ORDERED_DECODABET;
+    } else {
+      return _STANDARD_DECODABET;
+    }
+  }	// end getAlphabet
+
+
+
+  /** Defeats instantiation. */
+  private Base64(){}
+    
+
+    
+    
+/* ********  E N C O D I N G   M E T H O D S  ******** */
+
+
+  /**
+   * Encodes up to the first three bytes of array <var>threeBytes</var>
+   * and returns a four-byte array in Base64 notation.
+   * The actual number of significant bytes in your array is
+   * given by <var>numSigBytes</var>.
+   * The array <var>threeBytes</var> needs only be as big as
+   * <var>numSigBytes</var>.
+   * Code can reuse a byte array by passing a four-byte array as <var>b4</var>.
+   *
+   * @param b4 A reusable byte array to reduce array instantiation
+   * @param threeBytes the array to convert
+   * @param numSigBytes the number of significant bytes in your array
+   * @return four byte array in Base64 notation.
+   * @since 1.5.1
+   */
+  private static byte[] encode3to4( byte[] b4, byte[] threeBytes, int numSigBytes, int options ) {
+    encode3to4( threeBytes, 0, numSigBytes, b4, 0, options );
+    return b4;
+  }   // end encode3to4
+
+
+  /**
+   * <p>Encodes up to three bytes of the array <var>source</var>
+   * and writes the resulting four Base64 bytes to <var>destination</var>.
+   * The source and destination arrays can be manipulated
+   * anywhere along their length by specifying
+   * <var>srcOffset</var> and <var>destOffset</var>.
+   * This method does not check to make sure your arrays
+   * are large enough to accomodate <var>srcOffset</var> + 3 for
+   * the <var>source</var> array or <var>destOffset</var> + 4 for
+   * the <var>destination</var> array.
+   * The actual number of significant bytes in your array is
+   * given by <var>numSigBytes</var>.</p>
+   * <p>This is the lowest level of the encoding methods with
+   * all possible parameters.</p>
+   *
+   * @param source the array to convert
+   * @param srcOffset the index where conversion begins
+   * @param numSigBytes the number of significant bytes in your array
+   * @param destination the array to hold the conversion
+   * @param destOffset the index where output will be put
+   * @return the <var>destination</var> array
+   * @since 1.3
+   */
+  private static byte[] encode3to4(
+      byte[] source, int srcOffset, int numSigBytes,
+      byte[] destination, int destOffset, int options ) {
+
+    byte[] ALPHABET = getAlphabet( options );
+
+    //           1         2         3
+    // 01234567890123456789012345678901 Bit position
+    // --------000000001111111122222222 Array position from threeBytes
+    // --------|    ||    ||    ||    | Six bit groups to index ALPHABET
+    //          >>18  >>12  >> 6  >> 0  Right shift necessary
+    //                0x3f  0x3f  0x3f  Additional AND
+
+    // Create buffer with zero-padding if there are only one or two
+    // significant bytes passed in the array.
+    // We have to shift left 24 in order to flush out the 1's that appear
+    // when Java treats a value as negative that is cast from a byte to an int.
+    int inBuff =   ( numSigBytes > 0 ? ((source[ srcOffset     ] << 24) >>>  8) : 0 )
+        | ( numSigBytes > 1 ? ((source[ srcOffset + 1 ] << 24) >>> 16) : 0 )
+        | ( numSigBytes > 2 ? ((source[ srcOffset + 2 ] << 24) >>> 24) : 0 );
+
+    switch( numSigBytes )
+    {
+    case 3:
+      destination[ destOffset     ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>> 18)        ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 1 ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>> 12) & 0x3f ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 2 ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>>  6) & 0x3f ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 3 ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff       ) & 0x3f ];
+      return destination;
+
+    case 2:
+      destination[ destOffset     ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>> 18)        ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 1 ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>> 12) & 0x3f ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 2 ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>>  6) & 0x3f ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 3 ] = EQUALS_SIGN;
+      return destination;
+
+    case 1:
+      destination[ destOffset     ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>> 18)        ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 1 ] = ALPHABET[ (inBuff >>> 12) & 0x3f ];
+      destination[ destOffset + 2 ] = EQUALS_SIGN;
+      destination[ destOffset + 3 ] = EQUALS_SIGN;
+      return destination;
+
+    default:
+      return destination;
+    }   // end switch
+  }   // end encode3to4
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Performs Base64 encoding on the <code>raw</code> ByteBuffer,
+   * writing it to the <code>encoded</code> ByteBuffer.
+   * This is an experimental feature. Currently it does not
+   * pass along any options (such as {@link #DO_BREAK_LINES}
+   * or {@link #GZIP}.
+   *
+   * @param raw input buffer
+   * @param encoded output buffer
+   * @since 2.3
+   */
+  public static void encode( java.nio.ByteBuffer raw, java.nio.ByteBuffer encoded ){
+    byte[] raw3 = new byte[3];
+    byte[] enc4 = new byte[4];
+
+    while( raw.hasRemaining() ){
+      int rem = Math.min(3,raw.remaining());
+      raw.get(raw3,0,rem);
+      Base64.encode3to4(enc4, raw3, rem, Base64.NO_OPTIONS );
+      encoded.put(enc4);
+    }   // end input remaining
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Performs Base64 encoding on the <code>raw</code> ByteBuffer,
+   * writing it to the <code>encoded</code> CharBuffer.
+   * This is an experimental feature. Currently it does not
+   * pass along any options (such as {@link #DO_BREAK_LINES}
+   * or {@link #GZIP}.
+   *
+   * @param raw input buffer
+   * @param encoded output buffer
+   * @since 2.3
+   */
+  public static void encode( java.nio.ByteBuffer raw, java.nio.CharBuffer encoded ){
+    byte[] raw3 = new byte[3];
+    byte[] enc4 = new byte[4];
+
+    while( raw.hasRemaining() ){
+      int rem = Math.min(3,raw.remaining());
+      raw.get(raw3,0,rem);
+      Base64.encode3to4(enc4, raw3, rem, Base64.NO_OPTIONS );
+      for( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ ){
+        encoded.put( (char)(enc4[i] & 0xFF) );
+      }
+    }   // end input remaining
+  }
+
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded
+   * version of that serialized object.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if the object
+   * cannot be serialized or there is another error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   * The object is not GZip-compressed before being encoded.
+   *
+   * @param serializableObject The object to encode
+   * @return The Base64-encoded object
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @throws NullPointerException if serializedObject is null
+   * @since 1.4
+   */
+  public static String encodeObject( java.io.Serializable serializableObject )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+    return encodeObject( serializableObject, NO_OPTIONS );
+  }   // end encodeObject
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Serializes an object and returns the Base64-encoded
+   * version of that serialized object.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if the object
+   * cannot be serialized or there is another error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   * The object is not GZip-compressed before being encoded.
+   * <p>
+   * Example options:<pre>
+   *   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
+   *   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters
+   * </pre>
+   * <p>
+   * Example: <code>encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP )</code> or
+   * <p>
+   * Example: <code>encodeObject( myObj, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES )</code>
+   *
+   * @param serializableObject The object to encode
+   * @param options Specified options
+   * @return The Base64-encoded object
+   * @see Base64#GZIP
+   * @see Base64#DO_BREAK_LINES
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @since 2.0
+   */
+  public static String encodeObject( java.io.Serializable serializableObject, int options )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    if( serializableObject == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Cannot serialize a null object." );
+    }   // end if: null
+
+    // Streams
+    java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream  baos  = null;
+    java.io.OutputStream           b64os = null;
+    java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream gzos  = null;
+    java.io.ObjectOutputStream     oos   = null;
+
+
+    try {
+      // ObjectOutputStream -> (GZIP) -> Base64 -> ByteArrayOutputStream
+      baos  = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
+      b64os = new Base64.OutputStream( baos, ENCODE | options );
+      if( (options & GZIP) != 0 ){
+        // Gzip
+        gzos = new java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream(b64os);
+        oos = new java.io.ObjectOutputStream( gzos );
+      } else {
+        // Not gzipped
+        oos = new java.io.ObjectOutputStream( b64os );
+      }
+      oos.writeObject( serializableObject );
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      // Catch it and then throw it immediately so that
+      // the finally{} block is called for cleanup.
+      throw e;
+    }   // end catch
+    finally {
+      try{ oos.close();   } catch( Exception e ){}
+      try{ gzos.close();  } catch( Exception e ){}
+      try{ b64os.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+      try{ baos.close();  } catch( Exception e ){}
+    }   // end finally
+
+    // Return value according to relevant encoding.
+    try {
+      return new String( baos.toByteArray(), PREFERRED_ENCODING );
+    }   // end try
+    catch (java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException uue){
+      // Fall back to some Java default
+      return new String( baos.toByteArray() );
+    }   // end catch
+
+  }   // end encode
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
+   * Does not GZip-compress data.
+   *
+   * @param source The data to convert
+   * @return The data in Base64-encoded form
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source array is null
+   * @since 1.4
+   */
+  public static String encodeBytes( byte[] source ) {
+    // Since we're not going to have the GZIP encoding turned on,
+    // we're not going to have an java.io.IOException thrown, so
+    // we should not force the user to have to catch it.
+    String encoded = null;
+    try {
+      encoded = encodeBytes(source, 0, source.length, NO_OPTIONS);
+    } catch (java.io.IOException ex) {
+      assert false : ex.getMessage();
+    }   // end catch
+    assert encoded != null;
+    return encoded;
+  }   // end encodeBytes
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
+   * <p>
+   * Example options:<pre>
+   *   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
+   *   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters
+   *     <i>Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.</i>
+   * </pre>
+   * <p>
+   * Example: <code>encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP )</code> or
+   * <p>
+   * Example: <code>encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES )</code>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is an error with the GZIP stream,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   *
+   * @param source The data to convert
+   * @param options Specified options
+   * @return The Base64-encoded data as a String
+   * @see Base64#GZIP
+   * @see Base64#DO_BREAK_LINES
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source array is null
+   * @since 2.0
+   */
+  public static String encodeBytes( byte[] source, int options ) throws java.io.IOException {
+    return encodeBytes( source, 0, source.length, options );
+  }   // end encodeBytes
+
+
+  /**
+   * Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
+   * Does not GZip-compress data.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is an error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   *
+   * @param source The data to convert
+   * @param off Offset in array where conversion should begin
+   * @param len Length of data to convert
+   * @return The Base64-encoded data as a String
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source array is null
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if source array, offset, or length are invalid
+   * @since 1.4
+   */
+  public static String encodeBytes( byte[] source, int off, int len ) {
+    // Since we're not going to have the GZIP encoding turned on,
+    // we're not going to have an java.io.IOException thrown, so
+    // we should not force the user to have to catch it.
+    String encoded = null;
+    try {
+      encoded = encodeBytes( source, off, len, NO_OPTIONS );
+    } catch (java.io.IOException ex) {
+      assert false : ex.getMessage();
+    }   // end catch
+    assert encoded != null;
+    return encoded;
+  }   // end encodeBytes
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Encodes a byte array into Base64 notation.
+   * <p>
+   * Example options:<pre>
+   *   GZIP: gzip-compresses object before encoding it.
+   *   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters
+   *     <i>Note: Technically, this makes your encoding non-compliant.</i>
+   * </pre>
+   * <p>
+   * Example: <code>encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP )</code> or
+   * <p>
+   * Example: <code>encodeBytes( myData, Base64.GZIP | Base64.DO_BREAK_LINES )</code>
+   *
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is an error with the GZIP stream,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned a null value, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   *
+   * @param source The data to convert
+   * @param off Offset in array where conversion should begin
+   * @param len Length of data to convert
+   * @param options Specified options
+   * @return The Base64-encoded data as a String
+   * @see Base64#GZIP
+   * @see Base64#DO_BREAK_LINES
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source array is null
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if source array, offset, or length are invalid
+   * @since 2.0
+   */
+  public static String encodeBytes( byte[] source, int off, int len, int options ) throws java.io.IOException {
+    byte[] encoded = encodeBytesToBytes( source, off, len, options );
+
+    // Return value according to relevant encoding.
+    try {
+      return new String( encoded, PREFERRED_ENCODING );
+    }   // end try
+    catch (java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException uue) {
+      return new String( encoded );
+    }   // end catch
+
+  }   // end encodeBytes
+
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Similar to {@link #encodeBytes(byte[])} but returns
+   * a byte array instead of instantiating a String. This is more efficient
+   * if you're working with I/O streams and have large data sets to encode.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param source The data to convert
+   * @return The Base64-encoded data as a byte[] (of ASCII characters)
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source array is null
+   * @since 2.3.1
+   */
+  public static byte[] encodeBytesToBytes( byte[] source ) {
+    byte[] encoded = null;
+    try {
+      encoded = encodeBytesToBytes( source, 0, source.length, Base64.NO_OPTIONS );
+    } catch( java.io.IOException ex ) {
+      assert false : "IOExceptions only come from GZipping, which is turned off: " + ex.getMessage();
+    }
+    return encoded;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Similar to {@link #encodeBytes(byte[], int, int, int)} but returns
+   * a byte array instead of instantiating a String. This is more efficient
+   * if you're working with I/O streams and have large data sets to encode.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param source The data to convert
+   * @param off Offset in array where conversion should begin
+   * @param len Length of data to convert
+   * @param options Specified options
+   * @return The Base64-encoded data as a String
+   * @see Base64#GZIP
+   * @see Base64#DO_BREAK_LINES
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source array is null
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if source array, offset, or length are invalid
+   * @since 2.3.1
+   */
+  public static byte[] encodeBytesToBytes( byte[] source, int off, int len, int options ) throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    if( source == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Cannot serialize a null array." );
+    }   // end if: null
+
+    if( off < 0 ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Cannot have negative offset: " + off );
+    }   // end if: off < 0
+
+    if( len < 0 ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Cannot have length offset: " + len );
+    }   // end if: len < 0
+
+    if( off + len > source.length  ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format( "Cannot have offset of %d and length of %d with array of length %d", off,len,source.length));
+    }   // end if: off < 0
+
+
+
+    // Compress?
+    if( (options & GZIP) != 0 ) {
+      java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream  baos  = null;
+      java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream gzos  = null;
+      Base64.OutputStream            b64os = null;
+
+      try {
+        // GZip -> Base64 -> ByteArray
+        baos = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        b64os = new Base64.OutputStream( baos, ENCODE | options );
+        gzos  = new java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream( b64os );
+
+        gzos.write( source, off, len );
+        gzos.close();
+      }   // end try
+      catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+        // Catch it and then throw it immediately so that
+        // the finally{} block is called for cleanup.
+        throw e;
+      }   // end catch
+      finally {
+        try{ gzos.close();  } catch( Exception e ){}
+        try{ b64os.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+        try{ baos.close();  } catch( Exception e ){}
+      }   // end finally
+
+      return baos.toByteArray();
+    }   // end if: compress
+
+    // Else, don't compress. Better not to use streams at all then.
+    else {
+      boolean breakLines = (options & DO_BREAK_LINES) != 0;
+
+      //int    len43   = len * 4 / 3;
+      //byte[] outBuff = new byte[   ( len43 )                      // Main 4:3
+      //                           + ( (len % 3) > 0 ? 4 : 0 )      // Account for padding
+      //                           + (breakLines ? ( len43 / MAX_LINE_LENGTH ) : 0) ]; // New lines
+      // Try to determine more precisely how big the array needs to be.
+      // If we get it right, we don't have to do an array copy, and
+      // we save a bunch of memory.
+      int encLen = ( len / 3 ) * 4 + ( len % 3 > 0 ? 4 : 0 ); // Bytes needed for actual encoding
+      if( breakLines ){
+        encLen += encLen / MAX_LINE_LENGTH; // Plus extra newline characters
+      }
+      byte[] outBuff = new byte[ encLen ];
+
+
+      int d = 0;
+      int e = 0;
+      int len2 = len - 2;
+      int lineLength = 0;
+      for( ; d < len2; d+=3, e+=4 ) {
+        encode3to4( source, d+off, 3, outBuff, e, options );
+
+        lineLength += 4;
+        if( breakLines && lineLength >= MAX_LINE_LENGTH )
+        {
+          outBuff[e+4] = NEW_LINE;
+          e++;
+          lineLength = 0;
+        }   // end if: end of line
+      }   // en dfor: each piece of array
+
+      if( d < len ) {
+        encode3to4( source, d+off, len - d, outBuff, e, options );
+        e += 4;
+      }   // end if: some padding needed
+
+
+      // Only resize array if we didn't guess it right.
+      if( e <= outBuff.length - 1 ){
+        // If breaking lines and the last byte falls right at
+        // the line length (76 bytes per line), there will be
+        // one extra byte, and the array will need to be resized.
+        // Not too bad of an estimate on array size, I'd say.
+        byte[] finalOut = new byte[e];
+        System.arraycopy(outBuff,0, finalOut,0,e);
+        //System.err.println("Having to resize array from " + outBuff.length + " to " + e );
+        return finalOut;
+      } else {
+        //System.err.println("No need to resize array.");
+        return outBuff;
+      }
+
+    }   // end else: don't compress
+
+  }   // end encodeBytesToBytes
+    
+
+    
+    
+    
+/* ********  D E C O D I N G   M E T H O D S  ******** */
+
+
+  /**
+   * Decodes four bytes from array <var>source</var>
+   * and writes the resulting bytes (up to three of them)
+   * to <var>destination</var>.
+   * The source and destination arrays can be manipulated
+   * anywhere along their length by specifying
+   * <var>srcOffset</var> and <var>destOffset</var>.
+   * This method does not check to make sure your arrays
+   * are large enough to accomodate <var>srcOffset</var> + 4 for
+   * the <var>source</var> array or <var>destOffset</var> + 3 for
+   * the <var>destination</var> array.
+   * This method returns the actual number of bytes that
+   * were converted from the Base64 encoding.
+   * <p>This is the lowest level of the decoding methods with
+   * all possible parameters.</p>
+   *
+   *
+   * @param source the array to convert
+   * @param srcOffset the index where conversion begins
+   * @param destination the array to hold the conversion
+   * @param destOffset the index where output will be put
+   * @param options alphabet type is pulled from this (standard, url-safe, ordered)
+   * @return the number of decoded bytes converted
+   * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination arrays are null
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if srcOffset or destOffset are invalid
+   *         or there is not enough room in the array.
+   * @since 1.3
+   */
+  private static int decode4to3(
+      byte[] source, int srcOffset,
+      byte[] destination, int destOffset, int options ) {
+
+    // Lots of error checking and exception throwing
+    if( source == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Source array was null." );
+    }   // end if
+    if( destination == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Destination array was null." );
+    }   // end if
+    if( srcOffset < 0 || srcOffset + 3 >= source.length ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException( String.format(
+          "Source array with length %d cannot have offset of %d and still process four bytes.", source.length, srcOffset ) );
+    }   // end if
+    if( destOffset < 0 || destOffset +2 >= destination.length ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException( String.format(
+          "Destination array with length %d cannot have offset of %d and still store three bytes.", destination.length, destOffset ) );
+    }   // end if
+
+
+    byte[] DECODABET = getDecodabet( options );
+
+    // Example: Dk==
+    if( source[ srcOffset + 2] == EQUALS_SIGN ) {
+      // Two ways to do the same thing. Don't know which way I like best.
+      //int outBuff =   ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset    ] ] << 24 ) >>>  6 )
+      //              | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 1] ] << 24 ) >>> 12 );
+      int outBuff =   ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset    ] ] & 0xFF ) << 18 )
+          | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 1] ] & 0xFF ) << 12 );
+
+      destination[ destOffset ] = (byte)( outBuff >>> 16 );
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Example: DkL=
+    else if( source[ srcOffset + 3 ] == EQUALS_SIGN ) {
+      // Two ways to do the same thing. Don't know which way I like best.
+      //int outBuff =   ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset     ] ] << 24 ) >>>  6 )
+      //              | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 1 ] ] << 24 ) >>> 12 )
+      //              | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 2 ] ] << 24 ) >>> 18 );
+      int outBuff =   ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset     ] ] & 0xFF ) << 18 )
+          | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 1 ] ] & 0xFF ) << 12 )
+          | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 2 ] ] & 0xFF ) <<  6 );
+
+      destination[ destOffset     ] = (byte)( outBuff >>> 16 );
+      destination[ destOffset + 1 ] = (byte)( outBuff >>>  8 );
+      return 2;
+    }
+
+    // Example: DkLE
+    else {
+      // Two ways to do the same thing. Don't know which way I like best.
+      //int outBuff =   ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset     ] ] << 24 ) >>>  6 )
+      //              | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 1 ] ] << 24 ) >>> 12 )
+      //              | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 2 ] ] << 24 ) >>> 18 )
+      //              | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 3 ] ] << 24 ) >>> 24 );
+      int outBuff =   ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset     ] ] & 0xFF ) << 18 )
+          | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 1 ] ] & 0xFF ) << 12 )
+          | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 2 ] ] & 0xFF ) <<  6)
+          | ( ( DECODABET[ source[ srcOffset + 3 ] ] & 0xFF )      );
+
+
+      destination[ destOffset     ] = (byte)( outBuff >> 16 );
+      destination[ destOffset + 1 ] = (byte)( outBuff >>  8 );
+      destination[ destOffset + 2 ] = (byte)( outBuff       );
+
+      return 3;
+    }
+  }   // end decodeToBytes
+
+
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in
+   * the form of a byte array. <strong>Ignores GUNZIP option, if
+   * it's set.</strong> This is not generally a recommended method,
+   * although it is used internally as part of the decoding process.
+   * Special case: if len = 0, an empty array is returned. Still,
+   * if you need more speed and reduced memory footprint (and aren't
+   * gzipping), consider this method.
+   *
+   * @param source The Base64 encoded data
+   * @return decoded data
+   * @since 2.3.1
+   */
+  public static byte[] decode( byte[] source )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+    byte[] decoded = null;
+//        try {
+    decoded = decode( source, 0, source.length, Base64.NO_OPTIONS );
+//        } catch( java.io.IOException ex ) {
+//            assert false : "IOExceptions only come from GZipping, which is turned off: " + ex.getMessage();
+//        }
+    return decoded;
+  }
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Low-level access to decoding ASCII characters in
+   * the form of a byte array. <strong>Ignores GUNZIP option, if
+   * it's set.</strong> This is not generally a recommended method,
+   * although it is used internally as part of the decoding process.
+   * Special case: if len = 0, an empty array is returned. Still,
+   * if you need more speed and reduced memory footprint (and aren't
+   * gzipping), consider this method.
+   *
+   * @param source The Base64 encoded data
+   * @param off    The offset of where to begin decoding
+   * @param len    The length of characters to decode
+   * @param options Can specify options such as alphabet type to use
+   * @return decoded data
+   * @throws java.io.IOException If bogus characters exist in source data
+   * @since 1.3
+   */
+  public static byte[] decode( byte[] source, int off, int len, int options )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    // Lots of error checking and exception throwing
+    if( source == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Cannot decode null source array." );
+    }   // end if
+    if( off < 0 || off + len > source.length ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException( String.format(
+          "Source array with length %d cannot have offset of %d and process %d bytes.", source.length, off, len ) );
+    }   // end if
+
+    if( len == 0 ){
+      return new byte[0];
+    }else if( len < 4 ){
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          "Base64-encoded string must have at least four characters, but length specified was " + len );
+    }   // end if
+
+    byte[] DECODABET = getDecodabet( options );
+
+    int    len34   = len * 3 / 4;       // Estimate on array size
+    byte[] outBuff = new byte[ len34 ]; // Upper limit on size of output
+    int    outBuffPosn = 0;             // Keep track of where we're writing
+
+    byte[] b4        = new byte[4];     // Four byte buffer from source, eliminating white space
+    int    b4Posn    = 0;               // Keep track of four byte input buffer
+    int    i         = 0;               // Source array counter
+    byte   sbiDecode = 0;               // Special value from DECODABET
+
+    for( i = off; i < off+len; i++ ) {  // Loop through source
+
+      sbiDecode = DECODABET[ source[i]&0xFF ];
+
+      // White space, Equals sign, or legit Base64 character
+      // Note the values such as -5 and -9 in the
+      // DECODABETs at the top of the file.
+      if( sbiDecode >= WHITE_SPACE_ENC )  {
+        if( sbiDecode >= EQUALS_SIGN_ENC ) {
+          b4[ b4Posn++ ] = source[i];         // Save non-whitespace
+          if( b4Posn > 3 ) {                  // Time to decode?
+            outBuffPosn += decode4to3( b4, 0, outBuff, outBuffPosn, options );
+            b4Posn = 0;
+
+            // If that was the equals sign, break out of 'for' loop
+            if( source[i] == EQUALS_SIGN ) {
+              break;
+            }   // end if: equals sign
+          }   // end if: quartet built
+        }   // end if: equals sign or better
+      }   // end if: white space, equals sign or better
+      else {
+        // There's a bad input character in the Base64 stream.
+        throw new java.io.IOException( String.format(
+            "Bad Base64 input character decimal %d in array position %d", ((int)source[i])&0xFF, i ) );
+      }   // end else:
+    }   // each input character
+
+    byte[] out = new byte[ outBuffPosn ];
+    System.arraycopy( outBuff, 0, out, 0, outBuffPosn );
+    return out;
+  }   // end decode
+
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically
+   * detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
+   *
+   * @param s the string to decode
+   * @return the decoded data
+   * @throws java.io.IOException If there is a problem
+   * @since 1.4
+   */
+  public static byte[] decode( String s ) throws java.io.IOException {
+    return decode( s, NO_OPTIONS );
+  }
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Decodes data from Base64 notation, automatically
+   * detecting gzip-compressed data and decompressing it.
+   *
+   * @param s the string to decode
+   * @param options encode options such as URL_SAFE
+   * @return the decoded data
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>s</tt> is null
+   * @since 1.4
+   */
+  public static byte[] decode( String s, int options ) throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    if( s == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Input string was null." );
+    }   // end if
+
+    byte[] bytes;
+    try {
+      bytes = s.getBytes( PREFERRED_ENCODING );
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException uee ) {
+      bytes = s.getBytes();
+    }   // end catch
+    //</change>
+
+    // Decode
+    bytes = decode( bytes, 0, bytes.length, options );
+
+    // Check to see if it's gzip-compressed
+    // GZIP Magic Two-Byte Number: 0x8b1f (35615)
+    boolean dontGunzip = (options & DONT_GUNZIP) != 0;
+    if( (bytes != null) && (bytes.length >= 4) && (!dontGunzip) ) {
+
+      int head = ((int)bytes[0] & 0xff) | ((bytes[1] << 8) & 0xff00);
+      if( java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.GZIP_MAGIC == head )  {
+        java.io.ByteArrayInputStream  bais = null;
+        java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream gzis = null;
+        java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream baos = null;
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[2048];
+        int    length = 0;
+
+        try {
+          baos = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
+          bais = new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream( bytes );
+          gzis = new java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream( bais );
+
+          while( ( length = gzis.read( buffer ) ) >= 0 ) {
+            baos.write(buffer,0,length);
+          }   // end while: reading input
+
+          // No error? Get new bytes.
+          bytes = baos.toByteArray();
+
+        }   // end try
+        catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+          e.printStackTrace();
+          // Just return originally-decoded bytes
+        }   // end catch
+        finally {
+          try{ baos.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+          try{ gzis.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+          try{ bais.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+        }   // end finally
+
+      }   // end if: gzipped
+    }   // end if: bytes.length >= 2
+
+    return bytes;
+  }   // end decode
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java
+   * Object within. Returns <tt>null</tt> if there was an error.
+   *
+   * @param encodedObject The Base64 data to decode
+   * @return The decoded and deserialized object
+   * @throws NullPointerException if encodedObject is null
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is a general error
+   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the decoded object is of a
+   *         class that cannot be found by the JVM
+   * @since 1.5
+   */
+  public static Object decodeToObject( String encodedObject )
+      throws java.io.IOException, java.lang.ClassNotFoundException {
+    return decodeToObject(encodedObject,NO_OPTIONS,null);
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Attempts to decode Base64 data and deserialize a Java
+   * Object within. Returns <tt>null</tt> if there was an error.
+   * If <tt>loader</tt> is not null, it will be the class loader
+   * used when deserializing.
+   *
+   * @param encodedObject The Base64 data to decode
+   * @param options Various parameters related to decoding
+   * @param loader Optional class loader to use in deserializing classes.
+   * @return The decoded and deserialized object
+   * @throws NullPointerException if encodedObject is null
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is a general error
+   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the decoded object is of a
+   *         class that cannot be found by the JVM
+   * @since 2.3.4
+   */
+  public static Object decodeToObject(
+      String encodedObject, int options, final ClassLoader loader )
+      throws java.io.IOException, java.lang.ClassNotFoundException {
+
+    // Decode and gunzip if necessary
+    byte[] objBytes = decode( encodedObject, options );
+
+    java.io.ByteArrayInputStream  bais = null;
+    java.io.ObjectInputStream     ois  = null;
+    Object obj = null;
+
+    try {
+      bais = new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream( objBytes );
+
+      // If no custom class loader is provided, use Java's builtin OIS.
+      if( loader == null ){
+        ois  = new java.io.ObjectInputStream( bais );
+      }   // end if: no loader provided
+
+      // Else make a customized object input stream that uses
+      // the provided class loader.
+      else {
+        ois = new java.io.ObjectInputStream(bais){
+          @Override
+          public Class<?> resolveClass(java.io.ObjectStreamClass streamClass)
+              throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+            Class c = Class.forName(streamClass.getName(), false, loader);
+            if( c == null ){
+              return super.resolveClass(streamClass);
+            } else {
+              return c;   // Class loader knows of this class.
+            }   // end else: not null
+          }   // end resolveClass
+        };  // end ois
+      }   // end else: no custom class loader
+
+      obj = ois.readObject();
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e;    // Catch and throw in order to execute finally{}
+    }   // end catch
+    catch( java.lang.ClassNotFoundException e ) {
+      throw e;    // Catch and throw in order to execute finally{}
+    }   // end catch
+    finally {
+      try{ bais.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+      try{ ois.close();  } catch( Exception e ){}
+    }   // end finally
+
+    return obj;
+  }   // end decodeObject
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method for encoding data to a file.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is a error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned false, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   * @param dataToEncode byte array of data to encode in base64 form
+   * @param filename Filename for saving encoded data
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @throws NullPointerException if dataToEncode is null
+   * @since 2.1
+   */
+  public static void encodeToFile( byte[] dataToEncode, String filename )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    if( dataToEncode == null ){
+      throw new NullPointerException( "Data to encode was null." );
+    }   // end iff
+
+    Base64.OutputStream bos = null;
+    try {
+      bos = new Base64.OutputStream(
+          new java.io.FileOutputStream( filename ), Base64.ENCODE );
+      bos.write( dataToEncode );
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e; // Catch and throw to execute finally{} block
+    }   // end catch: java.io.IOException
+    finally {
+      try{ bos.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+    }   // end finally
+
+  }   // end encodeToFile
+
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method for decoding data to a file.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is a error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned false, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   * @param dataToDecode Base64-encoded data as a string
+   * @param filename Filename for saving decoded data
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @since 2.1
+   */
+  public static void decodeToFile( String dataToDecode, String filename )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    Base64.OutputStream bos = null;
+    try{
+      bos = new Base64.OutputStream(
+          new java.io.FileOutputStream( filename ), Base64.DECODE );
+      bos.write( dataToDecode.getBytes( PREFERRED_ENCODING ) );
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e; // Catch and throw to execute finally{} block
+    }   // end catch: java.io.IOException
+    finally {
+      try{ bos.close(); } catch( Exception e ){}
+    }   // end finally
+
+  }   // end decodeToFile
+
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method for reading a base64-encoded
+   * file and decoding it.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is a error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned false, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   * @param filename Filename for reading encoded data
+   * @return decoded byte array
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @since 2.1
+   */
+  public static byte[] decodeFromFile( String filename )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    byte[] decodedData = null;
+    Base64.InputStream bis = null;
+    try
+    {
+      // Set up some useful variables
+      java.io.File file = new java.io.File( filename );
+      byte[] buffer = null;
+      int length   = 0;
+      int numBytes = 0;
+
+      // Check for size of file
+      if( file.length() > Integer.MAX_VALUE )
+      {
+        throw new java.io.IOException( "File is too big for this convenience method (" + file.length() + " bytes)." );
+      }   // end if: file too big for int index
+      buffer = new byte[ (int)file.length() ];
+
+      // Open a stream
+      bis = new Base64.InputStream(
+          new java.io.BufferedInputStream(
+              new java.io.FileInputStream( file ) ), Base64.DECODE );
+
+      // Read until done
+      while( ( numBytes = bis.read( buffer, length, 4096 ) ) >= 0 ) {
+        length += numBytes;
+      }   // end while
+
+      // Save in a variable to return
+      decodedData = new byte[ length ];
+      System.arraycopy( buffer, 0, decodedData, 0, length );
+
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e; // Catch and release to execute finally{}
+    }   // end catch: java.io.IOException
+    finally {
+      try{ bis.close(); } catch( Exception e) {}
+    }   // end finally
+
+    return decodedData;
+  }   // end decodeFromFile
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method for reading a binary file
+   * and base64-encoding it.
+   *
+   * <p>As of v 2.3, if there is a error,
+   * the method will throw an java.io.IOException. <b>This is new to v2.3!</b>
+   * In earlier versions, it just returned false, but
+   * in retrospect that's a pretty poor way to handle it.</p>
+   *
+   * @param filename Filename for reading binary data
+   * @return base64-encoded string
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @since 2.1
+   */
+  public static String encodeFromFile( String filename )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    String encodedData = null;
+    Base64.InputStream bis = null;
+    try
+    {
+      // Set up some useful variables
+      java.io.File file = new java.io.File( filename );
+      byte[] buffer = new byte[ Math.max((int)(file.length() * 1.4+1),40) ]; // Need max() for math on small files (v2.2.1); Need +1 for a few corner cases (v2.3.5)
+      int length   = 0;
+      int numBytes = 0;
+
+      // Open a stream
+      bis = new Base64.InputStream(
+          new java.io.BufferedInputStream(
+              new java.io.FileInputStream( file ) ), Base64.ENCODE );
+
+      // Read until done
+      while( ( numBytes = bis.read( buffer, length, 4096 ) ) >= 0 ) {
+        length += numBytes;
+      }   // end while
+
+      // Save in a variable to return
+      encodedData = new String( buffer, 0, length, Base64.PREFERRED_ENCODING );
+
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e; // Catch and release to execute finally{}
+    }   // end catch: java.io.IOException
+    finally {
+      try{ bis.close(); } catch( Exception e) {}
+    }   // end finally
+
+    return encodedData;
+  }   // end encodeFromFile
+
+  /**
+   * Reads <tt>infile</tt> and encodes it to <tt>outfile</tt>.
+   *
+   * @param infile Input file
+   * @param outfile Output file
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @since 2.2
+   */
+  public static void encodeFileToFile( String infile, String outfile )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    String encoded = Base64.encodeFromFile( infile );
+    java.io.OutputStream out = null;
+    try{
+      out = new java.io.BufferedOutputStream(
+          new java.io.FileOutputStream( outfile ) );
+      out.write( encoded.getBytes("US-ASCII") ); // Strict, 7-bit output.
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e; // Catch and release to execute finally{}
+    }   // end catch
+    finally {
+      try { out.close(); }
+      catch( Exception ex ){}
+    }   // end finally
+  }   // end encodeFileToFile
+
+
+  /**
+   * Reads <tt>infile</tt> and decodes it to <tt>outfile</tt>.
+   *
+   * @param infile Input file
+   * @param outfile Output file
+   * @throws java.io.IOException if there is an error
+   * @since 2.2
+   */
+  public static void decodeFileToFile( String infile, String outfile )
+      throws java.io.IOException {
+
+    byte[] decoded = Base64.decodeFromFile( infile );
+    java.io.OutputStream out = null;
+    try{
+      out = new java.io.BufferedOutputStream(
+          new java.io.FileOutputStream( outfile ) );
+      out.write( decoded );
+    }   // end try
+    catch( java.io.IOException e ) {
+      throw e; // Catch and release to execute finally{}
+    }   // end catch
+    finally {
+      try { out.close(); }
+      catch( Exception ex ){}
+    }   // end finally
+  }   // end decodeFileToFile
+    
+    
+    /* ********  I N N E R   C L A S S   I N P U T S T R E A M  ******** */
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * A {@link Base64.InputStream} will read data from another
+   * <tt>java.io.InputStream</tt>, given in the constructor,
+   * and encode/decode to/from Base64 notation on the fly.
+   *
+   * @see Base64
+   * @since 1.3
+   */
+  public static class InputStream extends java.io.FilterInputStream {
+
+    private boolean encode;         // Encoding or decoding
+    private int     position;       // Current position in the buffer
+    private byte[]  buffer;         // Small buffer holding converted data
+    private int     bufferLength;   // Length of buffer (3 or 4)
+    private int     numSigBytes;    // Number of meaningful bytes in the buffer
+    private int     lineLength;
+    private boolean breakLines;     // Break lines at less than 80 characters
+    private int     options;        // Record options used to create the stream.
+    private byte[]  decodabet;      // Local copies to avoid extra method calls
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@link Base64.InputStream} in DECODE mode.
+     *
+     * @param in the <tt>java.io.InputStream</tt> from which to read data.
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public InputStream( java.io.InputStream in ) {
+      this( in, DECODE );
+    }   // end constructor
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@link Base64.InputStream} in
+     * either ENCODE or DECODE mode.
+     * <p>
+     * Valid options:<pre>
+     *   ENCODE or DECODE: Encode or Decode as data is read.
+     *   DO_BREAK_LINES: break lines at 76 characters
+     *     (only meaningful when encoding)
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Example: <code>new Base64.InputStream( in, Base64.DECODE )</code>
+     *
+     *
+     * @param in the <tt>java.io.InputStream</tt> from which to read data.
+     * @param options Specified options
+     * @see Base64#ENCODE
+     * @see Base64#DECODE
+     * @see Base64#DO_BREAK_LINES
+     * @since 2.0
+     */
+    public InputStream( java.io.InputStream in, int options ) {
+
+      super( in );
+      this.options      = options; // Record for later
+      this.breakLines   = (options & DO_BREAK_LINES) > 0;
+      this.encode       = (options & ENCODE) > 0;
+      this.bufferLength = encode ? 4 : 3;
+      this.buffer       = new byte[ bufferLength ];
+      this.position     = -1;
+      this.lineLength   = 0;
+      this.decodabet    = getDecodabet(options);
+    }   // end constructor
+
+    /**
+     * Reads enough of the input stream to convert
+     * to/from Base64 and returns the next byte.
+     *
+     * @return next byte
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int read() throws java.io.IOException  {
+
+      // Do we need to get data?
+      if( position < 0 ) {
+        if( encode ) {
+          byte[] b3 = new byte[3];
+          int numBinaryBytes = 0;
+          for( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ ) {
+            int b = in.read();
+
+            // If end of stream, b is -1.
+            if( b >= 0 ) {
+              b3[i] = (byte)b;
+              numBinaryBytes++;
+            } else {
+              break; // out of for loop
+            }   // end else: end of stream
+
+          }   // end for: each needed input byte
+
+          if( numBinaryBytes > 0 ) {
+            encode3to4( b3, 0, numBinaryBytes, buffer, 0, options );
+            position = 0;
+            numSigBytes = 4;
+          }   // end if: got data
+          else {
+            return -1;  // Must be end of stream
+          }   // end else
+        }   // end if: encoding
+
+        // Else decoding
+        else {
+          byte[] b4 = new byte[4];
+          int i = 0;
+          for( i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
+            // Read four "meaningful" bytes:
+            int b = 0;
+            do{ b = in.read(); }
+            while( b >= 0 && decodabet[ b & 0x7f ] <= WHITE_SPACE_ENC );
+
+            if( b < 0 ) {
+              break; // Reads a -1 if end of stream
+            }   // end if: end of stream
+
+            b4[i] = (byte)b;
+          }   // end for: each needed input byte
+
+          if( i == 4 ) {
+            numSigBytes = decode4to3( b4, 0, buffer, 0, options );
+            position = 0;
+          }   // end if: got four characters
+          else if( i == 0 ){
+            return -1;
+          }   // end else if: also padded correctly
+          else {
+            // Must have broken out from above.
+            throw new java.io.IOException( "Improperly padded Base64 input." );
+          }   // end
+
+        }   // end else: decode
+      }   // end else: get data
+
+      // Got data?
+      if( position >= 0 ) {
+        // End of relevant data?
+        if( /*!encode &&*/ position >= numSigBytes ){
+          return -1;
+        }   // end if: got data
+
+        if( encode && breakLines && lineLength >= MAX_LINE_LENGTH ) {
+          lineLength = 0;
+          return '\n';
+        }   // end if
+        else {
+          lineLength++;   // This isn't important when decoding
+          // but throwing an extra "if" seems
+          // just as wasteful.
+
+          int b = buffer[ position++ ];
+
+          if( position >= bufferLength ) {
+            position = -1;
+          }   // end if: end
+
+          return b & 0xFF; // This is how you "cast" a byte that's
+          // intended to be unsigned.
+        }   // end else
+      }   // end if: position >= 0
+
+      // Else error
+      else {
+        throw new java.io.IOException( "Error in Base64 code reading stream." );
+      }   // end else
+    }   // end read
+
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #read()} repeatedly until the end of stream
+     * is reached or <var>len</var> bytes are read.
+     * Returns number of bytes read into array or -1 if
+     * end of stream is encountered.
+     *
+     * @param dest array to hold values
+     * @param off offset for array
+     * @param len max number of bytes to read into array
+     * @return bytes read into array or -1 if end of stream is encountered.
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int read( byte[] dest, int off, int len )
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      int i;
+      int b;
+      for( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
+        b = read();
+
+        if( b >= 0 ) {
+          dest[off + i] = (byte) b;
+        }
+        else if( i == 0 ) {
+          return -1;
+        }
+        else {
+          break; // Out of 'for' loop
+        } // Out of 'for' loop
+      }   // end for: each byte read
+      return i;
+    }   // end read
+
+  }   // end inner class InputStream
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    /* ********  I N N E R   C L A S S   O U T P U T S T R E A M  ******** */
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * A {@link Base64.OutputStream} will write data to another
+   * <tt>java.io.OutputStream</tt>, given in the constructor,
+   * and encode/decode to/from Base64 notation on the fly.
+   *
+   * @see Base64
+   * @since 1.3
+   */
+  public static class OutputStream extends java.io.FilterOutputStream {
+
+    private boolean encode;
+    private int     position;
+    private byte[]  buffer;
+    private int     bufferLength;
+    private int     lineLength;
+    private boolean breakLines;
+    private byte[]  b4;         // Scratch used in a few places
+    private boolean suspendEncoding;
+    private int     options;    // Record for later
+    private byte[]  decodabet;  // Local copies to avoid extra method calls
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@link Base64.OutputStream} in ENCODE mode.
+     *
+     * @param out the <tt>java.io.OutputStream</tt> to which data will be written.
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public OutputStream( java.io.OutputStream out ) {
+      this( out, ENCODE );
+    }   // end constructor
+
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a {@link Base64.OutputStream} in
+     * either ENCODE or DECODE mode.
+     * <p>
+     * Valid options:<pre>
+     *   ENCODE or DECODE: Encode or Decode as data is read.
+     *   DO_BREAK_LINES: don't break lines at 76 characters
+     *     (only meaningful when encoding)
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>
+     * Example: <code>new Base64.OutputStream( out, Base64.ENCODE )</code>
+     *
+     * @param out the <tt>java.io.OutputStream</tt> to which data will be written.
+     * @param options Specified options.
+     * @see Base64#ENCODE
+     * @see Base64#DECODE
+     * @see Base64#DO_BREAK_LINES
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public OutputStream( java.io.OutputStream out, int options ) {
+      super( out );
+      this.breakLines   = (options & DO_BREAK_LINES) != 0;
+      this.encode       = (options & ENCODE) != 0;
+      this.bufferLength = encode ? 3 : 4;
+      this.buffer       = new byte[ bufferLength ];
+      this.position     = 0;
+      this.lineLength   = 0;
+      this.suspendEncoding = false;
+      this.b4           = new byte[4];
+      this.options      = options;
+      this.decodabet    = getDecodabet(options);
+    }   // end constructor
+
+
+    /**
+     * Writes the byte to the output stream after
+     * converting to/from Base64 notation.
+     * When encoding, bytes are buffered three
+     * at a time before the output stream actually
+     * gets a write() call.
+     * When decoding, bytes are buffered four
+     * at a time.
+     *
+     * @param theByte the byte to write
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void write(int theByte)
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      // Encoding suspended?
+      if( suspendEncoding ) {
+        this.out.write( theByte );
+        return;
+      }   // end if: supsended
+
+      // Encode?
+      if( encode ) {
+        buffer[ position++ ] = (byte)theByte;
+        if( position >= bufferLength ) { // Enough to encode.
+
+          this.out.write( encode3to4( b4, buffer, bufferLength, options ) );
+
+          lineLength += 4;
+          if( breakLines && lineLength >= MAX_LINE_LENGTH ) {
+            this.out.write( NEW_LINE );
+            lineLength = 0;
+          }   // end if: end of line
+
+          position = 0;
+        }   // end if: enough to output
+      }   // end if: encoding
+
+      // Else, Decoding
+      else {
+        // Meaningful Base64 character?
+        if( decodabet[ theByte & 0x7f ] > WHITE_SPACE_ENC ) {
+          buffer[ position++ ] = (byte)theByte;
+          if( position >= bufferLength ) { // Enough to output.
+
+            int len = Base64.decode4to3( buffer, 0, b4, 0, options );
+            out.write( b4, 0, len );
+            position = 0;
+          }   // end if: enough to output
+        }   // end if: meaningful base64 character
+        else if( decodabet[ theByte & 0x7f ] != WHITE_SPACE_ENC ) {
+          throw new java.io.IOException( "Invalid character in Base64 data." );
+        }   // end else: not white space either
+      }   // end else: decoding
+    }   // end write
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #write(int)} repeatedly until <var>len</var>
+     * bytes are written.
+     *
+     * @param theBytes array from which to read bytes
+     * @param off offset for array
+     * @param len max number of bytes to read into array
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void write( byte[] theBytes, int off, int len )
+        throws java.io.IOException {
+      // Encoding suspended?
+      if( suspendEncoding ) {
+        this.out.write( theBytes, off, len );
+        return;
+      }   // end if: supsended
+
+      for( int i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
+        write( theBytes[ off + i ] );
+      }   // end for: each byte written
+
+    }   // end write
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * Method added by PHIL. [Thanks, PHIL. -Rob]
+     * This pads the buffer without closing the stream.
+     * @throws java.io.IOException  if there's an error.
+     */
+    public void flushBase64() throws java.io.IOException  {
+      if( position > 0 ) {
+        if( encode ) {
+          out.write( encode3to4( b4, buffer, position, options ) );
+          position = 0;
+        }   // end if: encoding
+        else {
+          throw new java.io.IOException( "Base64 input not properly padded." );
+        }   // end else: decoding
+      }   // end if: buffer partially full
+
+    }   // end flush
+
+
+    /**
+     * Flushes and closes (I think, in the superclass) the stream.
+     *
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws java.io.IOException {
+      // 1. Ensure that pending characters are written
+      flushBase64();
+
+      // 2. Actually close the stream
+      // Base class both flushes and closes.
+      super.close();
+
+      buffer = null;
+      out    = null;
+    }   // end close
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * Suspends encoding of the stream.
+     * May be helpful if you need to embed a piece of
+     * base64-encoded data in a stream.
+     *
+     * @throws java.io.IOException  if there's an error flushing
+     * @since 1.5.1
+     */
+    public void suspendEncoding() throws java.io.IOException  {
+      flushBase64();
+      this.suspendEncoding = true;
+    }   // end suspendEncoding
+
+
+    /**
+     * Resumes encoding of the stream.
+     * May be helpful if you need to embed a piece of
+     * base64-encoded data in a stream.
+     *
+     * @since 1.5.1
+     */
+    public void resumeEncoding() {
+      this.suspendEncoding = false;
+    }   // end resumeEncoding
+
+
+
+  }   // end inner class OutputStream
+
+
+}   // end class Base64
+
+//CHECKSTYLE: ON
+
+// End Base64.java

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-calcite/blob/3e26a873/avatica/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/util/ByteString.java
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diff --git a/avatica/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/util/ByteString.java b/avatica/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/util/ByteString.java
index 26228f1..c8a2d47 100644
--- a/avatica/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/util/ByteString.java
+++ b/avatica/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/avatica/util/ByteString.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.calcite.avatica.util;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
@@ -134,6 +135,101 @@ public class ByteString implements Comparable<ByteString>, Serializable {
     return new String(chars, 0, j);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns this byte string in Base64 format.
+   *
+   * @return Base64 string
+   */
+  public String toBase64String() {
+    return Base64.encodeBytes(bytes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a byte string from a hexadecimal or binary string.
+   *
+   * <p>For example, <tt>of("DEAD", 16)</tt>
+   * returns the same as {@code ByteString(new byte[] {0xDE, 0xAD})}.
+   *
+   * @param string Array of bytes
+   * @param base Base (2 or 16)
+   * @return String
+   */
+  public static ByteString of(String string, int base) {
+    final byte[] bytes = parse(string, base);
+    return new ByteString(bytes, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parses a hexadecimal or binary string to a byte array.
+   *
+   * @param string Hexadecimal or binary string
+   * @param base Base (2 or 16)
+   * @return Byte array
+   */
+  public static byte[] parse(String string, int base) {
+    char[] chars = string.toCharArray();
+    byte[] bytes;
+    int j = 0;
+    byte b = 0;
+    switch (base) {
+    case 2:
+      bytes = new byte[chars.length / 8];
+      for (char c : chars) {
+        b <<= 1;
+        if (c == '1') {
+          b |= 0x1;
+        }
+        if (j % 8 == 0) {
+          bytes[j / 8] = b;
+          b = 0;
+        }
+        ++j;
+      }
+      break;
+    case 16:
+      bytes = new byte[chars.length / 2];
+      for (char c : chars) {
+        b <<= 4;
+        int i = c - '0';
+        b |= i & 0x0F;
+        if (j % 2 == 0) {
+          bytes[j / 2] = b;
+          b = 0;
+        }
+        ++j;
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("bad base " + base);
+    }
+    return bytes;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a byte string from a Base64 string.
+   *
+   * @param string Base64 string
+   * @return Byte string
+   */
+  public static ByteString ofBase64(String string) {
+    final byte[] bytes = parseBase64(string);
+    return new ByteString(bytes, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parses a Base64 to a byte array.
+   *
+   * @param string Base64 string
+   * @return Byte array
+   */
+  public static byte[] parseBase64(String string) {
+    try {
+      return Base64.decode(string);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("bad base64 string", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings({
       "CloneDoesntCallSuperClone",
       "CloneDoesntDeclareCloneNotSupportedException"