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[3/5] [text] [TEXT-114] Add a replacement for StrSubstitutor based on interfaces: StringSubstitutor.

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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.commons.text;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
+import org.apache.commons.text.lookup.StringLookup;
+import org.apache.commons.text.lookup.StringLookupFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.text.matcher.StringMatcher;
+import org.apache.commons.text.matcher.StringMatcherFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Substitutes variables within a string by values.
+ * <p>
+ * This class takes a piece of text and substitutes all the variables within it. The default definition of a variable is
+ * <code>${variableName}</code>. The prefix and suffix can be changed via constructors and set methods.
+ * <p>
+ * Variable values are typically resolved from a map, but could also be resolved from system properties, or by supplying
+ * a custom variable resolver.
+ * <p>
+ * The simplest example is to use this class to replace Java System properties. For example:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * StrSubstitutor
+ *         .replaceSystemProperties("You are running with java.version = ${java.version} and os.name = ${os.name}.");
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * Typical usage of this class follows the following pattern: First an instance is created and initialized with the map
+ * that contains the values for the available variables. If a prefix and/or suffix for variables should be used other
+ * than the default ones, the appropriate settings can be performed. After that the <code>replace()</code> method can be
+ * called passing in the source text for interpolation. In the returned text all variable references (as long as their
+ * values are known) will be resolved. The following example demonstrates this:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * Map valuesMap = HashMap();
+ * valuesMap.put(&quot;animal&quot;, &quot;quick brown fox&quot;);
+ * valuesMap.put(&quot;target&quot;, &quot;lazy dog&quot;);
+ * String templateString = &quot;The ${animal} jumped over the ${target}.&quot;;
+ * StrSubstitutor sub = new StrSubstitutor(valuesMap);
+ * String resolvedString = sub.replace(templateString);
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * yielding:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *      The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * Also, this class allows to set a default value for unresolved variables. The default value for a variable can be
+ * appended to the variable name after the variable default value delimiter. The default value of the variable default
+ * value delimiter is ':-', as in bash and other *nix shells, as those are arguably where the default ${} delimiter set
+ * originated. The variable default value delimiter can be manually set by calling
+ * {@link #setValueDelimiterMatcher(StringMatcher)}, {@link #setValueDelimiter(char)} or
+ * {@link #setValueDelimiter(String)}. The following shows an example with variable default value settings:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * Map valuesMap = HashMap();
+ * valuesMap.put(&quot;animal&quot;, &quot;quick brown fox&quot;);
+ * valuesMap.put(&quot;target&quot;, &quot;lazy dog&quot;);
+ * String templateString = &quot;The ${animal} jumped over the ${target}. ${undefined.number:-1234567890}.&quot;;
+ * StrSubstitutor sub = new StrSubstitutor(valuesMap);
+ * String resolvedString = sub.replace(templateString);
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * yielding:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *      The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. 1234567890.
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * In addition to this usage pattern there are some static convenience methods that cover the most common use cases.
+ * These methods can be used without the need of manually creating an instance. However if multiple replace operations
+ * are to be performed, creating and reusing an instance of this class will be more efficient.
+ * <p>
+ * Variable replacement works in a recursive way. Thus, if a variable value contains a variable then that variable will
+ * also be replaced. Cyclic replacements are detected and will cause an exception to be thrown.
+ * <p>
+ * Sometimes the interpolation's result must contain a variable prefix. As an example take the following source text:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   The variable ${${name}} must be used.
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * Here only the variable's name referred to in the text should be replaced resulting in the text (assuming that the
+ * value of the <code>name</code> variable is <code>x</code>):
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   The variable ${x} must be used.
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * To achieve this effect there are two possibilities: Either set a different prefix and suffix for variables which do
+ * not conflict with the result text you want to produce. The other possibility is to use the escape character, by
+ * default '$'. If this character is placed before a variable reference, this reference is ignored and won't be
+ * replaced. For example:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *   The variable $${${name}} must be used.
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * In some complex scenarios you might even want to perform substitution in the names of variables, for instance
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * ${jre-${java.specification.version}}
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <code>StrSubstitutor</code> supports this recursive substitution in variable names, but it has to be enabled
+ * explicitly by setting the {@link #setEnableSubstitutionInVariables(boolean) enableSubstitutionInVariables} property
+ * to <b>true</b>.
+ * <p>
+ * This class is <b>not</b> thread safe.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @since 1.3
+ */
+public class StringSubstitutor {
+
+    /**
+     * Constant for the default escape character.
+     */
+    public static final char DEFAULT_ESCAPE = '$';
+
+    /**
+     * Constant for the default variable prefix.
+     */
+    public static final StringMatcher DEFAULT_PREFIX = StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.stringMatcher("${");
+
+    /**
+     * Constant for the default variable suffix.
+     */
+    public static final StringMatcher DEFAULT_SUFFIX = StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.stringMatcher("}");
+
+    /**
+     * Constant for the default value delimiter of a variable.
+     */
+    public static final StringMatcher DEFAULT_VALUE_DELIMITER = StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.stringMatcher(":-");
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables in the given source object with their matching values from the map.
+     *
+     * @param <V>
+     *            the type of the values in the map
+     * @param source
+     *            the source text containing the variables to substitute, null returns null
+     * @param valueMap
+     *            the map with the values, may be null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public static <V> String replace(final Object source, final Map<String, V> valueMap) {
+        return new StringSubstitutor(valueMap).replace(source);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables in the given source object with their matching values from the map.
+     * This method allows to specify a custom variable prefix and suffix
+     *
+     * @param <V>
+     *            the type of the values in the map
+     * @param source
+     *            the source text containing the variables to substitute, null returns null
+     * @param valueMap
+     *            the map with the values, may be null
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix of variables, not null
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix of variables, not null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public static <V> String replace(final Object source, final Map<String, V> valueMap, final String prefix,
+            final String suffix) {
+        return new StringSubstitutor(valueMap, prefix, suffix).replace(source);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables in the given source object with their matching values from the
+     * properties.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the source text containing the variables to substitute, null returns null
+     * @param valueProperties
+     *            the properties with values, may be null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public static String replace(final Object source, final Properties valueProperties) {
+        if (valueProperties == null) {
+            return source.toString();
+        }
+        final Map<String, String> valueMap = new HashMap<>();
+        final Enumeration<?> propNames = valueProperties.propertyNames();
+        while (propNames.hasMoreElements()) {
+            final String propName = (String) propNames.nextElement();
+            final String propValue = valueProperties.getProperty(propName);
+            valueMap.put(propName, propValue);
+        }
+        return StringSubstitutor.replace(source, valueMap);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables in the given source object with their matching values from the system
+     * properties.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the source text containing the variables to substitute, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public static String replaceSystemProperties(final Object source) {
+        return new StringSubstitutor(StringLookupFactory.INSTANCE.systemPropertyStringLookup()).replace(source);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stores the escape character.
+     */
+    private char escapeChar;
+
+    /**
+     * Stores the variable prefix.
+     */
+    private StringMatcher prefixMatcher;
+
+    /**
+     * Stores the variable suffix.
+     */
+    private StringMatcher suffixMatcher;
+
+    /**
+     * Stores the default variable value delimiter.
+     */
+    private StringMatcher valueDelimiterMatcher;
+
+    /**
+     * Variable resolution is delegated to an implementor of {@link StringLookup}.
+     */
+    private StringLookup variableResolver;
+
+    /**
+     * The flag whether substitution in variable names is enabled.
+     */
+    private boolean enableSubstitutionInVariables;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether escapes should be preserved. Default is false;
+     */
+    private boolean preserveEscapes = false;
+
+    /**
+     * The flag whether substitution in variable values is disabled.
+     */
+    private boolean disableSubstitutionInValues;
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance with defaults for variable prefix and suffix and the escaping character.
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor() {
+        this((StringLookup) null, DEFAULT_PREFIX, DEFAULT_SUFFIX, DEFAULT_ESCAPE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it. Uses defaults for variable prefix and suffix and the escaping
+     * character.
+     *
+     * @param <V>
+     *            the type of the values in the map
+     * @param valueMap
+     *            the map with the variables' values, may be null
+     */
+    public <V> StringSubstitutor(final Map<String, V> valueMap) {
+        this(StringLookupFactory.INSTANCE.mapStringLookup(valueMap), DEFAULT_PREFIX, DEFAULT_SUFFIX, DEFAULT_ESCAPE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it. Uses a default escaping character.
+     *
+     * @param <V>
+     *            the type of the values in the map
+     * @param valueMap
+     *            the map with the variables' values, may be null
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public <V> StringSubstitutor(final Map<String, V> valueMap, final String prefix, final String suffix) {
+        this(StringLookupFactory.INSTANCE.mapStringLookup(valueMap), prefix, suffix, DEFAULT_ESCAPE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param <V>
+     *            the type of the values in the map
+     * @param valueMap
+     *            the map with the variables' values, may be null
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @param escape
+     *            the escape character
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public <V> StringSubstitutor(final Map<String, V> valueMap, final String prefix, final String suffix,
+            final char escape) {
+        this(StringLookupFactory.INSTANCE.mapStringLookup(valueMap), prefix, suffix, escape);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param <V>
+     *            the type of the values in the map
+     * @param valueMap
+     *            the map with the variables' values, may be null
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @param escape
+     *            the escape character
+     * @param valueDelimiter
+     *            the variable default value delimiter, may be null
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public <V> StringSubstitutor(final Map<String, V> valueMap, final String prefix, final String suffix,
+            final char escape, final String valueDelimiter) {
+        this(StringLookupFactory.INSTANCE.mapStringLookup(valueMap), prefix, suffix, escape, valueDelimiter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param variableResolver
+     *            the variable resolver, may be null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor(final StringLookup variableResolver) {
+        this(variableResolver, DEFAULT_PREFIX, DEFAULT_SUFFIX, DEFAULT_ESCAPE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param variableResolver
+     *            the variable resolver, may be null
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @param escape
+     *            the escape character
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor(final StringLookup variableResolver, final String prefix, final String suffix,
+            final char escape) {
+        this.setVariableResolver(variableResolver);
+        this.setVariablePrefix(prefix);
+        this.setVariableSuffix(suffix);
+        this.setEscapeChar(escape);
+        this.setValueDelimiterMatcher(DEFAULT_VALUE_DELIMITER);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param variableResolver
+     *            the variable resolver, may be null
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @param escape
+     *            the escape character
+     * @param valueDelimiter
+     *            the variable default value delimiter string, may be null
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor(final StringLookup variableResolver, final String prefix, final String suffix,
+            final char escape, final String valueDelimiter) {
+        this.setVariableResolver(variableResolver);
+        this.setVariablePrefix(prefix);
+        this.setVariableSuffix(suffix);
+        this.setEscapeChar(escape);
+        this.setValueDelimiter(valueDelimiter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param variableResolver
+     *            the variable resolver, may be null
+     * @param prefixMatcher
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffixMatcher
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @param escape
+     *            the escape character
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor(final StringLookup variableResolver, final StringMatcher prefixMatcher,
+            final StringMatcher suffixMatcher, final char escape) {
+        this(variableResolver, prefixMatcher, suffixMatcher, escape, DEFAULT_VALUE_DELIMITER);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance and initializes it.
+     *
+     * @param variableResolver
+     *            the variable resolver, may be null
+     * @param prefixMatcher
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @param suffixMatcher
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @param escape
+     *            the escape character
+     * @param valueDelimiterMatcher
+     *            the variable default value delimiter matcher, may be null
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix or suffix is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor(final StringLookup variableResolver, final StringMatcher prefixMatcher,
+            final StringMatcher suffixMatcher, final char escape, final StringMatcher valueDelimiterMatcher) {
+        this.setVariableResolver(variableResolver);
+        this.setVariablePrefixMatcher(prefixMatcher);
+        this.setVariableSuffixMatcher(suffixMatcher);
+        this.setEscapeChar(escape);
+        this.setValueDelimiterMatcher(valueDelimiterMatcher);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified variable is already in the stack (list) of variables.
+     *
+     * @param varName
+     *            the variable name to check
+     * @param priorVariables
+     *            the list of prior variables
+     */
+    private void checkCyclicSubstitution(final String varName, final List<String> priorVariables) {
+        if (!priorVariables.contains(varName)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(256);
+        buf.append("Infinite loop in property interpolation of ");
+        buf.append(priorVariables.remove(0));
+        buf.append(": ");
+        buf.appendWithSeparators(priorVariables, "->");
+        throw new IllegalStateException(buf.toString());
+    }
+
+    // Escape
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Returns the escape character.
+     *
+     * @return the character used for escaping variable references
+     */
+    public char getEscapeChar() {
+        return this.escapeChar;
+    }
+
+    // Resolver
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Gets the StringLookup that is used to lookup variables.
+     *
+     * @return the StringLookup
+     */
+    public StringLookup getStringLookup() {
+        return this.variableResolver;
+    }
+
+    // Variable Default Value Delimiter
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Gets the variable default value delimiter matcher currently in use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable default value delimiter is the character or characters that delimite the variable name and the
+     * variable default value. This delimiter is expressed in terms of a matcher allowing advanced variable default
+     * value delimiter matches.
+     * <p>
+     * If it returns null, then the variable default value resolution is disabled.
+     *
+     * @return the variable default value delimiter matcher in use, may be null
+     */
+    public StringMatcher getValueDelimiterMatcher() {
+        return valueDelimiterMatcher;
+    }
+
+    // Prefix
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Gets the variable prefix matcher currently in use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable prefix is the character or characters that identify the start of a variable. This prefix is
+     * expressed in terms of a matcher allowing advanced prefix matches.
+     *
+     * @return the prefix matcher in use
+     */
+    public StringMatcher getVariablePrefixMatcher() {
+        return prefixMatcher;
+    }
+
+    // Suffix
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Gets the variable suffix matcher currently in use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable suffix is the character or characters that identify the end of a variable. This suffix is expressed
+     * in terms of a matcher allowing advanced suffix matches.
+     *
+     * @return the suffix matcher in use
+     */
+    public StringMatcher getVariableSuffixMatcher() {
+        return suffixMatcher;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a flag whether substitution is disabled in variable values.If set to <b>true</b>, the values of variables
+     * can contain other variables will not be processed and substituted original variable is evaluated, e.g.
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Map valuesMap = HashMap();
+     * valuesMap.put(&quot;name&quot;, &quot;Douglas ${surname}&quot;);
+     * valuesMap.put(&quot;surname&quot;, &quot;Crockford&quot;);
+     * String templateString = &quot;Hi ${name}&quot;;
+     * StrSubstitutor sub = new StrSubstitutor(valuesMap);
+     * String resolvedString = sub.replace(templateString);
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * yielding:
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     *      Hi Douglas ${surname}
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @return the substitution in variable values flag
+     */
+    public boolean isDisableSubstitutionInValues() {
+        return disableSubstitutionInValues;
+    }
+
+    // Substitution support in variable names
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Returns a flag whether substitution is done in variable names.
+     *
+     * @return the substitution in variable names flag
+     */
+    public boolean isEnableSubstitutionInVariables() {
+        return enableSubstitutionInVariables;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the flag controlling whether escapes are preserved during substitution.
+     *
+     * @return the preserve escape flag
+     */
+    public boolean isPreserveEscapes() {
+        return preserveEscapes;
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * array as a template. The array is not altered by this method.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the character array to replace in, not altered, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final char[] source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(source.length).append(source);
+        substitute(buf, 0, source.length);
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * array as a template. The array is not altered by this method.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the array will be processed. The rest of the array is not processed, and is not
+     * returned.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the character array to replace in, not altered, null returns null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the array to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final char[] source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        substitute(buf, 0, length);
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source as
+     * a template. The source is not altered by this method.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to use as a template, not changed, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final CharSequence source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return replace(source, 0, source.length());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source as
+     * a template. The source is not altered by this method.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the buffer will be processed. The rest of the buffer is not processed, and is not
+     * returned.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to use as a template, not changed, null returns null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the array to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final CharSequence source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        substitute(buf, 0, length);
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables in the given source object with their matching values from the
+     * resolver. The input source object is converted to a string using <code>toString</code> and is not altered.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the source to replace in, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final Object source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder().append(source);
+        substitute(buf, 0, buf.length());
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * builder as a template. The builder is not altered by this method.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the builder to use as a template, not changed, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final StrBuilder source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(source.length()).append(source);
+        substitute(buf, 0, buf.length());
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * builder as a template. The builder is not altered by this method.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the builder will be processed. The rest of the builder is not processed, and is not
+     * returned.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the builder to use as a template, not changed, null returns null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the array to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final StrBuilder source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        substitute(buf, 0, length);
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * string as a template.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the string to replace in, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final String source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(source);
+        if (!substitute(buf, 0, source.length())) {
+            return source;
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * string as a template.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the string will be processed. The rest of the string is not processed, and is not
+     * returned.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the string to replace in, null returns null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the array to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final String source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        if (!substitute(buf, 0, length)) {
+            return source.substring(offset, offset + length);
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * buffer as a template. The buffer is not altered by this method.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to use as a template, not changed, null returns null
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final StringBuffer source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(source.length()).append(source);
+        substitute(buf, 0, buf.length());
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables with their matching values from the resolver using the given source
+     * buffer as a template. The buffer is not altered by this method.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the buffer will be processed. The rest of the buffer is not processed, and is not
+     * returned.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to use as a template, not changed, null returns null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the array to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return the result of the replace operation
+     */
+    public String replace(final StringBuffer source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        substitute(buf, 0, length);
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables within the given source builder with their matching values from the
+     * resolver.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the builder to replace in, updated, null returns zero
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    public boolean replaceIn(final StrBuilder source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return substitute(source, 0, source.length());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables within the given source builder with their matching values from the
+     * resolver.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the builder will be processed. The rest of the builder is not processed, but it is
+     * not deleted.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the builder to replace in, null returns zero
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the builder to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    public boolean replaceIn(final StrBuilder source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return substitute(source, offset, length);
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables within the given source buffer with their matching values from the
+     * resolver. The buffer is updated with the result.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to replace in, updated, null returns zero
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    public boolean replaceIn(final StringBuffer source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return replaceIn(source, 0, source.length());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables within the given source buffer with their matching values from the
+     * resolver. The buffer is updated with the result.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the buffer will be processed. The rest of the buffer is not processed, but it is
+     * not deleted.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to replace in, updated, null returns zero
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the buffer to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    public boolean replaceIn(final StringBuffer source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        if (!substitute(buf, 0, length)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        source.replace(offset, offset + length, buf.toString());
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables within the given source buffer with their matching values from the
+     * resolver. The buffer is updated with the result.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to replace in, updated, null returns zero
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    public boolean replaceIn(final StringBuilder source) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return replaceIn(source, 0, source.length());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces all the occurrences of variables within the given source builder with their matching values from the
+     * resolver. The builder is updated with the result.
+     * <p>
+     * Only the specified portion of the buffer will be processed. The rest of the buffer is not processed, but it is
+     * not deleted.
+     *
+     * @param source
+     *            the buffer to replace in, updated, null returns zero
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the array, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the buffer to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    public boolean replaceIn(final StringBuilder source, final int offset, final int length) {
+        if (source == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final StrBuilder buf = new StrBuilder(length).append(source, offset, length);
+        if (!substitute(buf, 0, length)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        source.replace(offset, offset + length, buf.toString());
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Internal method that resolves the value of a variable.
+     * <p>
+     * Most users of this class do not need to call this method. This method is called automatically by the substitution
+     * process.
+     * <p>
+     * Writers of subclasses can override this method if they need to alter how each substitution occurs. The method is
+     * passed the variable's name and must return the corresponding value. This implementation uses the
+     * {@link #getStringLookup()} with the variable's name as the key.
+     *
+     * @param variableName
+     *            the name of the variable, not null
+     * @param buf
+     *            the buffer where the substitution is occurring, not null
+     * @param startPos
+     *            the start position of the variable including the prefix, valid
+     * @param endPos
+     *            the end position of the variable including the suffix, valid
+     * @return the variable's value or <b>null</b> if the variable is unknown
+     */
+    protected String resolveVariable(final String variableName, final StrBuilder buf, final int startPos,
+            final int endPos) {
+        final StringLookup resolver = getStringLookup();
+        if (resolver == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return resolver.lookup(variableName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a flag whether substitution is done in variable values (recursive).
+     *
+     * @param disableSubstitutionInValues
+     *            true if substitution in variable value are disabled
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setDisableSubstitutionInValues(final boolean disableSubstitutionInValues) {
+        this.disableSubstitutionInValues = disableSubstitutionInValues;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a flag whether substitution is done in variable names. If set to <b>true</b>, the names of variables can
+     * contain other variables which are processed first before the original variable is evaluated, e.g.
+     * <code>${jre-${java.version}}</code>. The default value is <b>false</b>.
+     *
+     * @param enableSubstitutionInVariables
+     *            the new value of the flag
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setEnableSubstitutionInVariables(final boolean enableSubstitutionInVariables) {
+        this.enableSubstitutionInVariables = enableSubstitutionInVariables;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the escape character. If this character is placed before a variable reference in the source text, this
+     * variable will be ignored.
+     *
+     * @param escapeCharacter
+     *            the escape character (0 for disabling escaping)
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setEscapeChar(final char escapeCharacter) {
+        this.escapeChar = escapeCharacter;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a flag controlling whether escapes are preserved during substitution. If set to <b>true</b>, the escape
+     * character is retained during substitution (e.g. <code>$${this-is-escaped}</code> remains
+     * <code>$${this-is-escaped}</code>). If set to <b>false</b>, the escape character is removed during substitution
+     * (e.g. <code>$${this-is-escaped}</code> becomes <code>${this-is-escaped}</code>). The default value is
+     * <b>false</b>
+     *
+     * @param preserveEscapes
+     *            true if escapes are to be preserved
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setPreserveEscapes(final boolean preserveEscapes) {
+        this.preserveEscapes = preserveEscapes;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable default value delimiter to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable default value delimiter is the character or characters that delimite the variable name and the
+     * variable default value. This method allows a single character variable default value delimiter to be easily set.
+     *
+     * @param valueDelimiter
+     *            the variable default value delimiter character to use
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setValueDelimiter(final char valueDelimiter) {
+        return setValueDelimiterMatcher(StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.charMatcher(valueDelimiter));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable default value delimiter to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable default value delimiter is the character or characters that delimite the variable name and the
+     * variable default value. This method allows a string variable default value delimiter to be easily set.
+     * <p>
+     * If the <code>valueDelimiter</code> is null or empty string, then the variable default value resolution becomes
+     * disabled.
+     *
+     * @param valueDelimiter
+     *            the variable default value delimiter string to use, may be null or empty
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setValueDelimiter(final String valueDelimiter) {
+        if (valueDelimiter == null || valueDelimiter.length() == 0) {
+            setValueDelimiterMatcher(null);
+            return this;
+        }
+        return setValueDelimiterMatcher(StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.stringMatcher(valueDelimiter));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable default value delimiter matcher to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable default value delimiter is the character or characters that delimite the variable name and the
+     * variable default value. This delimiter is expressed in terms of a matcher allowing advanced variable default
+     * value delimiter matches.
+     * <p>
+     * If the <code>valueDelimiterMatcher</code> is null, then the variable default value resolution becomes disabled.
+     *
+     * @param valueDelimiterMatcher
+     *            variable default value delimiter matcher to use, may be null
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setValueDelimiterMatcher(final StringMatcher valueDelimiterMatcher) {
+        this.valueDelimiterMatcher = valueDelimiterMatcher;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable prefix to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable prefix is the character or characters that identify the start of a variable. This method allows a
+     * single character prefix to be easily set.
+     *
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix character to use
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariablePrefix(final char prefix) {
+        return setVariablePrefixMatcher(StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.charMatcher(prefix));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable prefix to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable prefix is the character or characters that identify the start of a variable. This method allows a
+     * string prefix to be easily set.
+     *
+     * @param prefix
+     *            the prefix for variables, not null
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariablePrefix(final String prefix) {
+        Validate.isTrue(prefix != null, "Variable prefix must not be null!");
+        return setVariablePrefixMatcher(StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.stringMatcher(prefix));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable prefix matcher currently in use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable prefix is the character or characters that identify the start of a variable. This prefix is
+     * expressed in terms of a matcher allowing advanced prefix matches.
+     *
+     * @param prefixMatcher
+     *            the prefix matcher to use, null ignored
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the prefix matcher is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariablePrefixMatcher(final StringMatcher prefixMatcher) {
+        Validate.isTrue(prefixMatcher != null, "Variable prefix matcher must not be null!");
+        this.prefixMatcher = prefixMatcher;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the VariableResolver that is used to lookup variables.
+     *
+     * @param variableResolver
+     *            the VariableResolver
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariableResolver(final StringLookup variableResolver) {
+        this.variableResolver = variableResolver;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable suffix to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable suffix is the character or characters that identify the end of a variable. This method allows a
+     * single character suffix to be easily set.
+     *
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix character to use
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariableSuffix(final char suffix) {
+        return setVariableSuffixMatcher(StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.charMatcher(suffix));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable suffix to use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable suffix is the character or characters that identify the end of a variable. This method allows a
+     * string suffix to be easily set.
+     *
+     * @param suffix
+     *            the suffix for variables, not null
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the suffix is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariableSuffix(final String suffix) {
+        Validate.isTrue(suffix != null, "Variable suffix must not be null!");
+        return setVariableSuffixMatcher(StringMatcherFactory.INSTANCE.stringMatcher(suffix));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the variable suffix matcher currently in use.
+     * <p>
+     * The variable suffix is the character or characters that identify the end of a variable. This suffix is expressed
+     * in terms of a matcher allowing advanced suffix matches.
+     *
+     * @param suffixMatcher
+     *            the suffix matcher to use, null ignored
+     * @return this, to enable chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+     *             if the suffix matcher is null
+     */
+    public StringSubstitutor setVariableSuffixMatcher(final StringMatcher suffixMatcher) {
+        Validate.isTrue(suffixMatcher != null, "Variable suffix matcher must not be null!");
+        this.suffixMatcher = suffixMatcher;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Internal method that substitutes the variables.
+     * <p>
+     * Most users of this class do not need to call this method. This method will be called automatically by another
+     * (public) method.
+     * <p>
+     * Writers of subclasses can override this method if they need access to the substitution process at the start or
+     * end.
+     *
+     * @param buf
+     *            the string builder to substitute into, not null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the builder, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the builder to be processed, must be valid
+     * @return true if altered
+     */
+    protected boolean substitute(final StrBuilder buf, final int offset, final int length) {
+        return substitute(buf, offset, length, null) > 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Recursive handler for multiple levels of interpolation. This is the main interpolation method, which resolves the
+     * values of all variable references contained in the passed in text.
+     *
+     * @param buf
+     *            the string builder to substitute into, not null
+     * @param offset
+     *            the start offset within the builder, must be valid
+     * @param length
+     *            the length within the builder to be processed, must be valid
+     * @param priorVariables
+     *            the stack keeping track of the replaced variables, may be null
+     * @return the length change that occurs, unless priorVariables is null when the int represents a boolean flag as to
+     *         whether any change occurred.
+     */
+    private int substitute(final StrBuilder buf, final int offset, final int length, List<String> priorVariables) {
+        final StringMatcher pfxMatcher = getVariablePrefixMatcher();
+        final StringMatcher suffMatcher = getVariableSuffixMatcher();
+        final char escape = getEscapeChar();
+        final StringMatcher valueDelimMatcher = getValueDelimiterMatcher();
+        final boolean substitutionInVariablesEnabled = isEnableSubstitutionInVariables();
+        final boolean substitutionInValuesDisabled = isDisableSubstitutionInValues();
+
+        final boolean top = priorVariables == null;
+        boolean altered = false;
+        int lengthChange = 0;
+        char[] chars = buf.buffer;
+        int bufEnd = offset + length;
+        int pos = offset;
+        while (pos < bufEnd) {
+            final int startMatchLen = pfxMatcher.isMatch(chars, pos, offset, bufEnd);
+            if (startMatchLen == 0) {
+                pos++;
+            } else {
+                // found variable start marker
+                if (pos > offset && chars[pos - 1] == escape) {
+                    // escaped
+                    if (preserveEscapes) {
+                        pos++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    buf.deleteCharAt(pos - 1);
+                    chars = buf.buffer; // in case buffer was altered
+                    lengthChange--;
+                    altered = true;
+                    bufEnd--;
+                } else {
+                    // find suffix
+                    final int startPos = pos;
+                    pos += startMatchLen;
+                    int endMatchLen = 0;
+                    int nestedVarCount = 0;
+                    while (pos < bufEnd) {
+                        if (substitutionInVariablesEnabled && pfxMatcher.isMatch(chars, pos, offset, bufEnd) != 0) {
+                            // found a nested variable start
+                            endMatchLen = pfxMatcher.isMatch(chars, pos, offset, bufEnd);
+                            nestedVarCount++;
+                            pos += endMatchLen;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        endMatchLen = suffMatcher.isMatch(chars, pos, offset, bufEnd);
+                        if (endMatchLen == 0) {
+                            pos++;
+                        } else {
+                            // found variable end marker
+                            if (nestedVarCount == 0) {
+                                String varNameExpr = new String(chars, startPos + startMatchLen,
+                                        pos - startPos - startMatchLen);
+                                if (substitutionInVariablesEnabled) {
+                                    final StrBuilder bufName = new StrBuilder(varNameExpr);
+                                    substitute(bufName, 0, bufName.length());
+                                    varNameExpr = bufName.toString();
+                                }
+                                pos += endMatchLen;
+                                final int endPos = pos;
+
+                                String varName = varNameExpr;
+                                String varDefaultValue = null;
+
+                                if (valueDelimMatcher != null) {
+                                    final char[] varNameExprChars = varNameExpr.toCharArray();
+                                    int valueDelimiterMatchLen = 0;
+                                    for (int i = 0; i < varNameExprChars.length; i++) {
+                                        // if there's any nested variable when nested variable substitution disabled,
+                                        // then stop resolving name and default value.
+                                        if (!substitutionInVariablesEnabled && pfxMatcher.isMatch(varNameExprChars, i,
+                                                i, varNameExprChars.length) != 0) {
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+                                        if (valueDelimMatcher.isMatch(varNameExprChars, i, 0,
+                                                varNameExprChars.length) != 0) {
+                                            valueDelimiterMatchLen = valueDelimMatcher.isMatch(varNameExprChars, i, 0,
+                                                    varNameExprChars.length);
+                                            varName = varNameExpr.substring(0, i);
+                                            varDefaultValue = varNameExpr.substring(i + valueDelimiterMatchLen);
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                // on the first call initialize priorVariables
+                                if (priorVariables == null) {
+                                    priorVariables = new ArrayList<>();
+                                    priorVariables.add(new String(chars, offset, length));
+                                }
+
+                                // handle cyclic substitution
+                                checkCyclicSubstitution(varName, priorVariables);
+                                priorVariables.add(varName);
+
+                                // resolve the variable
+                                String varValue = resolveVariable(varName, buf, startPos, endPos);
+                                if (varValue == null) {
+                                    varValue = varDefaultValue;
+                                }
+                                if (varValue != null) {
+                                    final int varLen = varValue.length();
+                                    buf.replace(startPos, endPos, varValue);
+                                    altered = true;
+                                    int change = 0;
+                                    if (!substitutionInValuesDisabled) { // recursive replace
+                                        change = substitute(buf, startPos, varLen, priorVariables);
+                                    }
+                                    change = change + varLen - (endPos - startPos);
+                                    pos += change;
+                                    bufEnd += change;
+                                    lengthChange += change;
+                                    chars = buf.buffer; // in case buffer was
+                                                        // altered
+                                }
+
+                                // remove variable from the cyclic stack
+                                priorVariables.remove(priorVariables.size() - 1);
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            nestedVarCount--;
+                            pos += endMatchLen;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (top) {
+            return altered ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+        return lengthChange;
+    }
+}

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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/AbstractStringLookup.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/AbstractStringLookup.java
index bb43e96..3cbbaa3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/AbstractStringLookup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/AbstractStringLookup.java
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.commons.text.lookup;
 
 /**
  * A default lookup for others to extend in this package.
- * <p>
- * Unfortunately, the type {@link org.apache.commons.text.StrLookup} was defined as class and not an interface, which is
- * why this package introduces the interface {@link StringLookup}.
- * </p>
  *
  * @since 1.3
  */

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-text/blob/4b67dd51/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/StringLookup.java
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/StringLookup.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/StringLookup.java
index 4ced2c4..f3098e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/StringLookup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/StringLookup.java
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ package org.apache.commons.text.lookup;
  * For example, it would be possible to implement a lookup that used the key as a primary key, and looked up the value
  * on demand from the database
  * </p>
- * <p>
- * Unfortunately, the type {@link org.apache.commons.text.StrLookup} was defined as class and not an interface, which is
- * why this package introduces the interface {@link StringLookup}.
- * </p>
  *
  * @since 1.3
  */

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-text/blob/4b67dd51/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/package-info.java
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--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/lookup/package-info.java
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 /**
  * <p>
- * Provides algorithms for looking up strings for use with a {@link org.apache.commons.text.StrSubstitutor}. The main
+ * Provides algorithms for looking up strings for use with a {@link org.apache.commons.text.StringSubstitutor}. The main
  * class here is {@link org.apache.commons.text.lookup.StringLookupFactory}
  * </p>
  *

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@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+/*
+ * 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.commons.text.matcher;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * A matcher class that can be queried to determine if a character array portion matches.
+ * <p>
+ * This class comes complete with various factory methods. If these do not suffice, you can subclass and implement your
+ * own matcher.
+ *
+ * @since 1.3
+ */
+abstract class AbstractStringMatcher implements StringMatcher {
+
+    /**
+     * Class used to define a character for matching purposes.
+     */
+    static final class CharMatcher extends AbstractStringMatcher {
+        /** The character to match. */
+        private final char ch;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor that creates a matcher that matches a single character.
+         *
+         * @param ch
+         *            the character to match
+         */
+        CharMatcher(final char ch) {
+            super();
+            this.ch = ch;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether or not the given character matches.
+         *
+         * @param buffer
+         *            the text content to match against, do not change
+         * @param pos
+         *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferStart
+         *            the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferEnd
+         *            the end index of the active buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @return the number of matching characters, zero for no match
+         */
+        @Override
+        public int isMatch(final char[] buffer, final int pos, final int bufferStart, final int bufferEnd) {
+            return ch == buffer[pos] ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class used to define a set of characters for matching purposes.
+     */
+    static final class CharSetMatcher extends AbstractStringMatcher {
+        /** The set of characters to match. */
+        private final char[] chars;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor that creates a matcher from a character array.
+         *
+         * @param chars
+         *            the characters to match, must not be null
+         */
+        CharSetMatcher(final char[] chars) {
+            super();
+            this.chars = chars.clone();
+            Arrays.sort(this.chars);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether or not the given character matches.
+         *
+         * @param buffer
+         *            the text content to match against, do not change
+         * @param pos
+         *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferStart
+         *            the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferEnd
+         *            the end index of the active buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @return the number of matching characters, zero for no match
+         */
+        @Override
+        public int isMatch(final char[] buffer, final int pos, final int bufferStart, final int bufferEnd) {
+            return Arrays.binarySearch(chars, buffer[pos]) >= 0 ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class used to match no characters.
+     */
+    static final class NoMatcher extends AbstractStringMatcher {
+
+        /**
+         * Constructs a new instance of <code>NoMatcher</code>.
+         */
+        NoMatcher() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Always returns <code>false</code>.
+         *
+         * @param buffer
+         *            the text content to match against, do not change
+         * @param pos
+         *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferStart
+         *            the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferEnd
+         *            the end index of the active buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @return the number of matching characters, zero for no match
+         */
+        @Override
+        public int isMatch(final char[] buffer, final int pos, final int bufferStart, final int bufferEnd) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class used to define a set of characters for matching purposes.
+     */
+    static final class StringMatcher extends AbstractStringMatcher {
+        /** The string to match, as a character array. */
+        private final char[] chars;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor that creates a matcher from a String.
+         *
+         * @param str
+         *            the string to match, must not be null
+         */
+        StringMatcher(final String str) {
+            super();
+            chars = str.toCharArray();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether or not the given text matches the stored string.
+         *
+         * @param buffer
+         *            the text content to match against, do not change
+         * @param pos
+         *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferStart
+         *            the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferEnd
+         *            the end index of the active buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @return the number of matching characters, zero for no match
+         */
+        @Override
+        public int isMatch(final char[] buffer, int pos, final int bufferStart, final int bufferEnd) {
+            final int len = chars.length;
+            if (pos + len > bufferEnd) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+            for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++, pos++) {
+                if (chars[i] != buffer[pos]) {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            }
+            return len;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return super.toString() + ' ' + Arrays.toString(chars);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class used to match whitespace as per trim().
+     */
+    static final class TrimMatcher extends AbstractStringMatcher {
+
+        /**
+         * The space character.
+         */
+        private static final int SPACE_INT = 32;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructs a new instance of <code>TrimMatcher</code>.
+         */
+        TrimMatcher() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether or not the given character matches.
+         *
+         * @param buffer
+         *            the text content to match against, do not change
+         * @param pos
+         *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferStart
+         *            the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @param bufferEnd
+         *            the end index of the active buffer, valid for buffer
+         * @return the number of matching characters, zero for no match
+         */
+        @Override
+        public int isMatch(final char[] buffer, final int pos, final int bufferStart, final int bufferEnd) {
+            return buffer[pos] <= SPACE_INT ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     */
+    protected AbstractStringMatcher() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of matching characters, zero for no match.
+     * <p>
+     * This method is called to check for a match. The parameter <code>pos</code> represents the current position to be
+     * checked in the string <code>buffer</code> (a character array which must not be changed). The API guarantees that
+     * <code>pos</code> is a valid index for <code>buffer</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * The matching code may check one character or many. It may check characters preceding <code>pos</code> as well as
+     * those after.
+     * <p>
+     * It must return zero for no match, or a positive number if a match was found. The number indicates the number of
+     * characters that matched.
+     *
+     * @param buffer
+     *            the text content to match against, do not change
+     * @param pos
+     *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+     * @return the number of matching characters, zero for no match
+     */
+    public int isMatch(final char[] buffer, final int pos) {
+        return isMatch(buffer, pos, 0, buffer.length);
+    }
+
+}

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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.commons.text.matcher;
+
+/**
+ * Determines if a character array portion matches.
+ *
+ * @since 1.3
+ */
+public interface StringMatcher {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of matching characters, zero for no match.
+     * <p>
+     * This method is called to check for a match. The parameter <code>pos</code> represents the current position to be
+     * checked in the string <code>buffer</code> (a character array which must not be changed). The API guarantees that
+     * <code>pos</code> is a valid index for <code>buffer</code>.
+     * <p>
+     * The character array may be larger than the active area to be matched. Only values in the buffer between the
+     * specified indices may be accessed.
+     * <p>
+     * The matching code may check one character or many. It may check characters preceding <code>pos</code> as well as
+     * those after, so long as no checks exceed the bounds specified.
+     * <p>
+     * It must return zero for no match, or a positive number if a match was found. The number indicates the number of
+     * characters that matched.
+     *
+     * @param buffer
+     *            the text content to match against, do not change
+     * @param pos
+     *            the starting position for the match, valid for buffer
+     * @param bufferStart
+     *            the first active index in the buffer, valid for buffer
+     * @param bufferEnd
+     *            the end index (exclusive) of the active buffer, valid for buffer
+     * @return the number of matching characters, or zero if there is no match
+     */
+    int isMatch(char[] buffer, int pos, int bufferStart, int bufferEnd);
+
+}

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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.commons.text.matcher;
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to matchers defined in this package.
+ *
+ * @since 1.3
+ */
+public final class StringMatcherFactory {
+
+    /**
+     * Defines the singleton for this class.
+     */
+    public static final StringMatcherFactory INSTANCE = new StringMatcherFactory();
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the same characters as StringTokenizer, namely space, tab, newline, form feed.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharSetMatcher SPLIT_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharSetMatcher(
+            " \t\n\r\f".toCharArray());
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the comma character.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher COMMA_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(',');
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the tab character.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher TAB_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher('\t');
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the space character.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher SPACE_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(' ');
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the String trim() whitespace characters.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.TrimMatcher TRIM_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.TrimMatcher();
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the double quote character.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher SINGLE_QUOTE_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(
+            '\'');
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the double quote character.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher DOUBLE_QUOTE_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(
+            '"');
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the single or double quote character.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.CharSetMatcher QUOTE_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.CharSetMatcher(
+            "'\"".toCharArray());
+
+    /**
+     * Matches no characters.
+     */
+    private static final AbstractStringMatcher.NoMatcher NONE_MATCHER = new AbstractStringMatcher.NoMatcher();
+
+    /**
+     * No need to build instances for now.
+     */
+    private StringMatcherFactory() {
+        // empty
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor that creates a matcher from a character.
+     *
+     * @param ch
+     *            the character to match, must not be null
+     * @return a new Matcher for the given char
+     */
+    public StringMatcher charMatcher(final char ch) {
+        return new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(ch);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor that creates a matcher from a set of characters.
+     *
+     * @param chars
+     *            the characters to match, null or empty matches nothing
+     * @return a new matcher for the given char[]
+     */
+    public StringMatcher charSetMatcher(final char... chars) {
+        if (chars == null || chars.length == 0) {
+            return NONE_MATCHER;
+        }
+        if (chars.length == 1) {
+            return new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(chars[0]);
+        }
+        return new AbstractStringMatcher.CharSetMatcher(chars);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a matcher from a string representing a set of characters.
+     *
+     * @param chars
+     *            the characters to match, null or empty matches nothing
+     * @return a new Matcher for the given characters
+     */
+    public StringMatcher charSetMatcher(final String chars) {
+        if (chars == null || chars.length() == 0) {
+            return NONE_MATCHER;
+        }
+        if (chars.length() == 1) {
+            return new AbstractStringMatcher.CharMatcher(chars.charAt(0));
+        }
+        return new AbstractStringMatcher.CharSetMatcher(chars.toCharArray());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a matcher which matches the comma character.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher for a comma
+     */
+    public StringMatcher commaMatcher() {
+        return COMMA_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a matcher which matches the double quote character.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher for a double quote
+     */
+    public StringMatcher doubleQuoteMatcher() {
+        return DOUBLE_QUOTE_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Matches no characters.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher that matches nothing
+     */
+    public StringMatcher noneMatcher() {
+        return NONE_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a matcher which matches the single or double quote character.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher for a single or double quote
+     */
+    public StringMatcher quoteMatcher() {
+        return QUOTE_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a matcher which matches the single quote character.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher for a single quote
+     */
+    public StringMatcher singleQuoteMatcher() {
+        return SINGLE_QUOTE_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a matcher which matches the space character.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher for a space
+     */
+    public StringMatcher spaceMatcher() {
+        return SPACE_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the same characters as StringTokenizer, namely space, tab, newline and form feed.
+     *
+     * @return the split matcher
+     */
+    public StringMatcher splitMatcher() {
+        return SPLIT_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a matcher from a string.
+     *
+     * @param str
+     *            the string to match, null or empty matches nothing
+     * @return a new Matcher for the given String
+     */
+    public StringMatcher stringMatcher(final String str) {
+        if (str == null || str.length() == 0) {
+            return NONE_MATCHER;
+        }
+        return new AbstractStringMatcher.StringMatcher(str);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a matcher which matches the tab character.
+     *
+     * @return a matcher for a tab
+     */
+    public StringMatcher tabMatcher() {
+        return TAB_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the String trim() whitespace characters.
+     *
+     * @return the trim matcher
+     */
+    public StringMatcher trimMatcher() {
+        return TRIM_MATCHER;
+    }
+
+}

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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.
+ */
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * Provides algorithms for matching up strings for use with a {@link org.apache.commons.text.StringSubstitutor}. The
+ * main class here is {@link org.apache.commons.text.matcher.StringMatcherFactory}
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @since 1.3
+ */
+package org.apache.commons.text.matcher;