Package ghidra.framework.store.local

# Class ItemSerializer

java.lang.Object
ghidra.framework.store.local.ItemSerializer

public class ItemSerializer extends Object
`ItemSerializer` facilitates the compressing and writing of a data stream to a "packed" file. The resulting "packed" file will contain the following meta-data which is available after construction:

- Item name
- Content type (int)
- File type (int)
- Data length

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static boolean`
  `isPackedFile(File file)`
  A simple utility method to determine if the given file is a packed file as created by this class.
  `static boolean`
  `isPackedFile(InputStream inputStream)`
  A convenience method for checking if the file denoted by the given inputStream is a packed file.
  `static void`
  `outputItem(String itemName, String contentType, int fileType, long length, InputStream content, File packedFile, TaskMonitor monitor)`
  Read and compress data from the specified content stream and write to a packed file along with additional meta-data.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Method Details

  - ### outputItem

    public static void outputItem(String itemName, String contentType, int fileType, long length, InputStream content, File packedFile, TaskMonitor monitor) throws CancelledException, IOException
    Read and compress data from the specified content stream and write to a packed file along with additional meta-data.
    Parameters:
      `itemName` - item name
      `contentType` - content type
      `fileType` - file type
      `length` - content length to be read
      `content` - content input stream
      `packedFile` - output packed file to be created
      `monitor` - task monitor
    Throws:
      `CancelledException`
      `IOException`

  - ### isPackedFile

    public static boolean isPackedFile(File file) throws IOException
    A simple utility method to determine if the given file is a packed file as created by this class.
    Parameters:
      `file` - The file to check
    Returns:
      True if it is a packed file
    Throws:
      `IOException` - If there is a problem reading the given file

  - ### isPackedFile

    public static boolean isPackedFile(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException
    A convenience method for checking if the file denoted by the given inputStream is a packed file.

    Note: This method will NOT close the given inputStream.

    Parameters:
      `inputStream` - a stream for accessing bytes of what may be a packed file
    Returns:
      true if the bytes from the inputStream represent the bytes of a packed file
    Throws:
      `IOException` - If there is a problem accessing the inputStream
    See Also:
      - `isPackedFile(File)`