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package util;

import com.sun.star.frame.XController;
import com.sun.star.frame.XDispatch;
import com.sun.star.frame.XDispatchProvider;
import com.sun.star.frame.XModel;
import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
import java.lang.System;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;

import com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet;
import com.sun.star.beans.Property;
import com.sun.star.lang.XMultiServiceFactory;
import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
import com.sun.star.ucb.InteractiveAugmentedIOException;
import com.sun.star.ucb.XSimpleFileAccess;
import com.sun.star.lang.XServiceInfo;

import com.sun.star.util.URL;
import com.sun.star.util.XURLTransformer;

import com.sun.star.uno.AnyConverter;
import com.sun.star.uno.Type;
import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
import com.sun.star.util.XMacroExpander;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class utils {

    /**
     *
     * This method adds the DOCPTH to a given file
     *
     * @param sDocName the file which should be completed to the test doc path
     * @return $TESTDOCPATH/sDocName
     */
    public static String getFullTestDocName(String sDocName) {
        String docpth = System.getProperty("DOCPTH");
        if (docpth.endsWith("\\") || docpth.endsWith("/")) {
            docpth = docpth.substring(0, docpth.length() - 1);
        }

        System.out.println("docpth:" + docpth);

        String pthSep = System.getProperty("file.separator");

        if (docpth.equals("unknown")) {
            System.out.println("try to get tDoc from $SRC_ROOT/qadevOOo");
            String srcRoot = System.getProperty(PropertyName.SRC_ROOT);
            if (srcRoot != null) {
                File srcR = new File(srcRoot);
                String[] list = srcR.list(new FilenameFilter() {

                    public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
                        return name.startsWith("qadevOOo");
                    }
                });

                if (list[0] != null) {
                    String tDoc = srcRoot.concat(pthSep).concat(list[0]).concat(pthSep).concat("testdocs");

                    if (new File(tDoc).exists()) {
                        docpth = tDoc;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (docpth.startsWith("http:")) {
            return docpth + "/" + sDocName;
        }
        String testdocPth = "";

        if (docpth.equals("unknown")) {
            System.out.println("try to get tDoc from OBJDSCS");
            String objdscPth = System.getProperty("OBJDSCS");
            if (objdscPth != null) {
                int i = objdscPth.indexOf("objdsc");
                String arcPth = objdscPth.substring(0, i - 1);
                testdocPth = arcPth + pthSep + "doc" + pthSep + "java" +
                    pthSep + "testdocs" + pthSep + sDocName;
            }
        } else {
            testdocPth = docpth + pthSep + sDocName;
        }
        return testdocPth;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method adds the DOCPTH to a given file
     * and changes the format to an file URL
     *
     */
    public static String getFullTestURL(String sDocName) {
        String fullDocPath = getFullTestDocName(sDocName);
        if (fullDocPath.startsWith("http:")) {
            return fullDocPath;
        }
        if (fullDocPath.startsWith("file:")) {
            return fullDocPath;
        }
        String prefix = null;

        //  Windows: \\\\margritte\\qaapi\\workspace\\qadev\\testdocs/emptyChart.sds
        if (fullDocPath.startsWith("\\\\")) {
            prefix = "file:";
        }

        fullDocPath = fullDocPath.replace('\\', '/');
        if (prefix == null) {
            if (fullDocPath.startsWith("//")) {
                prefix = "file:/";
            } else if (fullDocPath.startsWith("/")) {
                prefix = "file://";
            } else {
                prefix = "file:///";
            }
        }
        if (!fullDocPath.endsWith("/")) {
            File aFile = new File(fullDocPath);
            if (aFile.isDirectory()) {
                fullDocPath += "/";
            }
        }
        String fulldocURL = prefix + fullDocPath;
        return fulldocURL;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method changes a given URL to a valid file URL
     *
     */
    public static String getFullURL(String sDocName) {
        String fullDocPath = sDocName;
        fullDocPath = fullDocPath.replace('\\', '/');

        if (fullDocPath.startsWith("http:")) {
            return fullDocPath;
        }
        if (fullDocPath.startsWith("ftp:")) {
            return fullDocPath;
        }
        String prefix = "";
        if (!fullDocPath.startsWith("file:///")) {
            if (fullDocPath.startsWith("//")) {
                prefix = "file:";
            } else {
                if (fullDocPath.startsWith("/")) {
                    prefix = "file://";
//                    if (helper.OSHelper.isLinuxIntel())
//                    {
//                        prefix = "file:/";
//                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    prefix = "file:///";
                }
            }
        }
        if (!fullDocPath.endsWith("/")) {
            File aFile = new File(fullDocPath);
            if (aFile.isDirectory()) {
                fullDocPath += "/";
            }
        }
        String fulldocURL = prefix + fullDocPath;

        return fulldocURL;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method creates folders needed
     *
     */
    public static void make_Directories(String first, String path) {
        String already_done = null;
        String fs = System.getProperty("file.separator");
        StringTokenizer path_tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(path, fs, false);
        already_done = first;
        while (path_tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
            String part = path_tokenizer.nextToken();
            File new_dir = new File(already_done + File.separatorChar + part);
            already_done = new_dir.toString();
            //create the directory
            new_dir.mkdirs();
        }
        return;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method get the version for a given TestBase/platform combination
     *
     */
    public static String getVersion(String aFile, String aPlatform, String aTestbase) {
        if ((aFile == null) || (aPlatform == null) || (aTestbase == null)) {
            return "/";
        }

        File the_file = new File(aFile);
        try {
            RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile(the_file, "r");
            String res = "";
            while (!res.equals("[" + aTestbase.toUpperCase() + "]")) {
                res = raf.readLine();
            }
            res = "=/";
            while ((!res.startsWith(aPlatform)) || (res.startsWith("["))) {
                res = raf.readLine();
            }
            raf.close();
            if (res.startsWith("[")) {
                res = "/";
            }
            return res.substring(res.indexOf("=") + 1);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't find version");
            return "/";
        }
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method get's the user dir of the connected office
     *
     */
    public static String getOfficeUserPath(XMultiServiceFactory msf) {
        String userPath = null;

        // get a folder wich is located in the user dir
        try {
            userPath = (String) getOfficeSettingsValue(msf, "UserConfig");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't get Office User Path");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        // strip the returned folder to the user dir
        if (userPath.charAt(userPath.length() - 1) == '/') {
            userPath = userPath.substring(0, userPath.length() - 1);
        }
        int index = userPath.lastIndexOf('/');
        if (index != -1) {
            userPath = userPath.substring(0, index);
        }

        return userPath;
    }

    /**
     * In the office there are some sttetings available. This function
     * returns the value of the given setting name. For Example the setting name "Temp"
     * "Temp" returns the temp folder of the office instance.
     * @param msf a XMultiServiceFactory
     * @param setting  the name of the setting the value should be returned.
     * For example "Temp" reutrns the temp folder of the current office instance.
     * @see com.sun.star.util.PathSettings
     * @return the value as String
     */
    public static String getOfficeSettingsValue(XMultiServiceFactory msf, String setting) {

        String settingPath = null;
        try {
            Object settings = msf.createInstance("com.sun.star.comp.framework.PathSettings");
            XPropertySet pthSettings = null;
            try {
                pthSettings = (XPropertySet) AnyConverter.toObject(
                    new Type(XPropertySet.class), settings);
            } catch (com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException iae) {
                System.out.println("### couldn't get Office Settings");
            }
            settingPath = (String) pthSettings.getPropertyValue(setting);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't get stting value for " + setting);
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return settingPath;
    }

    public static void setOfficeSettingsValue(XMultiServiceFactory msf, String setting, String value) {

        String settingPath = null;
        try {
            Object settings = msf.createInstance("com.sun.star.comp.framework.PathSettings");
            XPropertySet pthSettings = null;
            try {
                pthSettings = (XPropertySet) AnyConverter.toObject(
                    new Type(XPropertySet.class), settings);
            } catch (com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException iae) {
                System.out.println("### couldn't get Office Settings");
            }
            pthSettings.setPropertyValue(setting, value);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't set '" + setting + "' to value '" + value + "'");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method returns the temp dicrectory of the user.
     * Since Java 1.4 it is not possible to read environment variables. To workaround
     * this, the Java parameter -D could be used.
     */
    public static String getUsersTempDir() {
        String tempDir = System.getProperty("my.temp");
        if (tempDir == null) {
            tempDir = System.getProperty("my.tmp");
            if (tempDir == null) {
                tempDir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
            }
        }
        // remove ending file separator
        if (tempDir.endsWith(System.getProperty("file.separator"))) {
            tempDir = tempDir.substring(0, tempDir.length() - 1);
        }

        return tempDir;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method get's the temp dir of the connected office
     *
     */
    public static String getOfficeTemp(XMultiServiceFactory msf) {
        String url = getOfficeUserPath(msf) + "/test-temp/";
        try {
            new File(new URI(url)).mkdir();
        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
        return url;
    }

    /**
     * Gets StarOffice temp directory without 'file:///' prefix.
     * For example is usefull for Registry URL specifying.
     * @msf Office factory for accessing its settings.
     * @return SOffice temporary directory in form for example
     * 'd:/Office60/user/temp/'.
     */
    public static String getOfficeTempDir(XMultiServiceFactory msf) {

        String dir = getOfficeTemp(msf);

        int idx = dir.indexOf("file:///");

        if (idx < 0) {
            return dir;
        }

        dir = dir.substring("file:///".length());

        idx = dir.indexOf(":");

        // is the last character a '/' or a '\'?
        boolean lastCharSet = dir.endsWith("/") || dir.endsWith("\\");

        if (idx < 0) { // linux or solaris
            dir = "/" + dir;
            dir += lastCharSet ? "" : "/";
        } else {  // windows
            dir += lastCharSet ? "" : "\\";
        }

        return dir;
    }

    /**
     * Gets StarOffice temp directory without 'file:///' prefix.
     * and System dependend file separator
     */
    public static String getOfficeTempDirSys(XMultiServiceFactory msf) {

        String dir = getOfficeTemp(msf);
        String sysDir = "";

        int idx = dir.indexOf("file://");

        // remove leading 'file://'
        if (idx < 0) {
            sysDir = dir;
        } else {
            sysDir = dir.substring("file://".length());
        }

        // append '/' if not there (e.g. linux)
        if (sysDir.charAt(sysDir.length() - 1) != '/') {
            sysDir += "/";
        }

        // remove leading '/' and replace others with '\' on windows machines
        if (sysDir.indexOf(":") != -1) {
            sysDir = sysDir.substring(1);
            sysDir = sysDir.replace('/', '\\');
        }
        return sysDir;
    }

    /**
     * converts a fileURL to a system URL
     * @param a file URL
     * @return a system URL
     */
    public static String getSystemURL(String fileURL) {
        String sysDir = "";

        int idx = fileURL.indexOf("file://");

        // remove leading 'file://'
        if (idx < 0) {
            sysDir = fileURL;
        } else {
            sysDir = fileURL.substring("file://".length());
        }

        // remove leading '/' and replace others with '\' on windows machines
        if (sysDir.indexOf(":") != -1) {
            sysDir = sysDir.substring(1);
            sysDir = sysDir.replace('/', '\\');
        }
        return sysDir;
    }

    /**
     *  This method check via Office the existance of the given file URL
     * @param msf the multiservice factory
     * @param fileURL the file which existance should be checked
     * @return true if the file exists, else false
     */
    public static boolean fileExists(XMultiServiceFactory msf, String fileURL) {
        boolean exists = false;
        try {

            Object fileacc = msf.createInstance("com.sun.star.comp.ucb.SimpleFileAccess");
            XSimpleFileAccess simpleAccess = (XSimpleFileAccess) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XSimpleFileAccess.class,
                fileacc);
            if (simpleAccess.exists(fileURL)) {
                exists = true;
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't access file '" + fileURL + "'");
            e.printStackTrace();
            exists = false;
        }
        return exists;
    }

    /**
     * This method deletes via office the given file URL. It checks the existance
     * of <CODE>fileURL</CODE>. If exists it will be deletet.
     * @param msf the multiservice factory
     * @param fileURL the file to delete
     * @return true if the file could be deletet or the file does not exist
     */
    public static boolean deleteFile(XMultiServiceFactory xMsf, String fileURL) {
        boolean delete = true;
        try {

            Object fileacc = xMsf.createInstance("com.sun.star.comp.ucb.SimpleFileAccess");
            XSimpleFileAccess simpleAccess = (XSimpleFileAccess) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XSimpleFileAccess.class,
                fileacc);
            if (simpleAccess.exists(fileURL)) {
                simpleAccess.kill(fileURL);
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't delete file '" + fileURL + "'");
            e.printStackTrace();
            delete = false;
        }
        return delete;
    }

    /**
     * This method copies via office a given file to a new one
     * @param msf the multi service factory
     * @param oldF the source file
     * @param newF the destination file
     * @return true at success
     */
    public static boolean copyFile(XMultiServiceFactory xMsf, String source, String destinaion) {
        boolean res = false;
        try {
            Object fileacc = xMsf.createInstance("com.sun.star.comp.ucb.SimpleFileAccess");
            XSimpleFileAccess simpleAccess = (XSimpleFileAccess) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XSimpleFileAccess.class,
                fileacc);
            if (!simpleAccess.exists(destinaion)) {
                simpleAccess.copy(source, destinaion);
            }

            res = true;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't copy file '" + source + "' -> '" + destinaion + "'");
            e.printStackTrace();
            res = false;
        }
        return res;
    }

    private static void overwriteFile_impl(
        XMultiServiceFactory xMsf, String oldF, String newF)
        throws InteractiveAugmentedIOException
    {
        try {
            Object fileacc = xMsf.createInstance("com.sun.star.comp.ucb.SimpleFileAccess");

            XSimpleFileAccess simpleAccess = (XSimpleFileAccess) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XSimpleFileAccess.class,
                fileacc);
            if (simpleAccess.exists(newF)) {
                simpleAccess.kill(newF);
            }
            simpleAccess.copy(oldF, newF);
        } catch (InteractiveAugmentedIOException e) {
            throw e;
        } catch (com.sun.star.uno.Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't copy " + oldF + " to " + newF + ":");
            e.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Copies file to a new location using OpenOffice.org features. If the target
     * file already exists, the file is deleted.
     *
     * @returns <code>true</code> if the file was successfully copied,
     * <code>false</code> if some errors occured (e.g. file is locked, used
     * by another process).
     */
    public static boolean tryOverwriteFile(
        XMultiServiceFactory xMsf, String oldF, String newF)
    {
        try {
            overwriteFile_impl(xMsf, oldF, newF);
        } catch (InteractiveAugmentedIOException e) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    public static void doOverwriteFile(
        XMultiServiceFactory xMsf, String oldF, String newF)
    {
        try {
            overwriteFile_impl(xMsf, oldF, newF);
        } catch (InteractiveAugmentedIOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    public static boolean hasPropertyByName(XPropertySet props, String aName) {
        Property[] list = props.getPropertySetInfo().getProperties();
        boolean res = false;
        for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
            String the_name = list[i].Name;
            if (aName.equals(the_name)) {
                res = true;
            }
        }
        return res;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method returns the implementation name of a given object
     *
     */
    public static String getImplName(Object aObject) {
        String res = "Error getting Implementation name";
        try {
            XServiceInfo xSI = (XServiceInfo) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XServiceInfo.class, aObject);
            res = xSI.getImplementationName();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            res = "Error getting Implementation name ( " + e + " )";
        }

        return res;
    }

    /**
     *
     * This method checks if an Object is void
     *
     */
    public static boolean isVoid(Object aObject) {
        if (aObject instanceof com.sun.star.uno.Any) {
            com.sun.star.uno.Any oAny = (com.sun.star.uno.Any) aObject;
            return (oAny.getType().getTypeName().equals("void"));
        } else {
            return false;
        }

    }

    /**
     *
     * This method replaces a substring with another
     *
     */
    public static String replacePart(String all, String toReplace, String replacement) {
        return replaceAll13(all, toReplace, replacement);
    }

    /**
     * Scan localhost for the next free port-number from a starting port
     * on. If the starting port is smaller than 1024, port number starts with
     * 10000 as default, because numbers < 1024 are never free on unix machines.
     * @param startPort The port where scanning starts.
     * @return The next free port.
     */
    public static int getNextFreePort(int startPort) {
        if (startPort < 1024) {
            startPort = 10000;
        }
        for (int port = startPort; port < 65536; port++) {
            System.out.println("Scan port " + port);
            try {
                // first trying to establish a server-socket on localhost
                // fails if there is already a server running
                ServerSocket sSock = new ServerSocket(port);
                sSock.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                System.out.println(" -> server: occupied port " + port);
                continue;
            }
            try {
                // now trying to establish a client-socket
                // fails if there is no server on any connectable machine
                Socket sock = new Socket("localhost", port);
                System.out.println(" -> socket: occupied port: " + port);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                System.out.println(" -> free port");
                return port;
            }
        }
        return 65535;
    }

    public static URL parseURL(XMultiServiceFactory xMSF, String url) {
        URL[] rUrl = new URL[1];
        rUrl[0] = new URL();
        rUrl[0].Complete = url;

        XURLTransformer xTrans = null;
        try {
            Object inst = xMSF.createInstance("com.sun.star.util.URLTransformer");
            xTrans = (XURLTransformer) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XURLTransformer.class, inst);
        } catch (com.sun.star.uno.Exception e) {
        }

        xTrans.parseStrict(rUrl);

        return rUrl[0];
    }

    public static String getOfficeURL(XMultiServiceFactory msf) {
        try {
            Object settings = msf.createInstance("com.sun.star.util.PathSettings");
            XPropertySet settingProps = (XPropertySet) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XPropertySet.class, settings);
            String path = (String) settingProps.getPropertyValue("Module");
            return path;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Couldn't get Office Settings ");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return null;
    }

    /** returns the path to the office binary folder
     *
     * @param msf The XMultiSeriveFactory
     * @return the path to the office binrary or an empty string on any error
     */
    public static String getOfficeBinPath(XMultiServiceFactory msf) {
        String sysBinDir = "";
        try {
            sysBinDir = utils.getSystemURL(utils.expandMacro(msf, "$SYSBINDIR"));
        } catch (java.lang.Exception e) {
        }

        return sysBinDir;
    }

    /**
     * Get an array of all property names from the property set. With the include
     * and exclude parameters the properties can be filtered. <br>
     * Set excludePropertyAttribute = 0 and includePropertyAttribute = 0
     * to include all and exclude none.
     * @param props The instance of XPropertySet
     * @param includePropertyAttribute Properties without these attributes are filtered and will not be returned.
     * @param excludePropertyAttribute Properties with these attributes are filtered and will not be returned.
     * @return A String array with all property names.
     * @see com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet
     * @see com.sun.star.beans.Property
     * @see com.sun.star.beans.PropertyAttribute
     */
    public static String[] getFilteredPropertyNames(XPropertySet props, short includePropertyAttribute,
        short excludePropertyAttribute) {
        Property[] the_props = props.getPropertySetInfo().getProperties();
        ArrayList l = new ArrayList();
        for (int i = 0; i < the_props.length; i++) {
            boolean exclude = ((the_props[i].Attributes & excludePropertyAttribute) != 0);
            boolean include = (includePropertyAttribute == 0) ||
                ((the_props[i].Attributes & includePropertyAttribute) != 0);
            if (include && !exclude) {
                l.add(the_props[i].Name);
            }
        }
        Collections.sort(l);
        String[] names = new String[l.size()];
        names = (String[]) l.toArray(names);
        return names;
    }

    /** Causes the thread to sleep some time.
     * It can be used f.e. like:
     * util.utils.shortWait(tParam.getInt("ShortWait"));
     */
    public static void shortWait(int milliseconds) {
        try {
            Thread.currentThread().sleep(milliseconds);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            System.out.println("While waiting :" + e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Validate the AppExecutionCommand. Returned is an error message, starting
     * with "Error:", or a warning, if the command might work.
     * @param appExecCommand The application execution command that is checked.
     * @param os The operating system where the check runs.
     * @return The error message, or OK, if no error was detected.
     */
    public static String validateAppExecutionCommand(String appExecCommand, String os) {
        String errorMessage = "OK";
        appExecCommand = replaceAll13(appExecCommand, "\"", "");
        appExecCommand = replaceAll13(appExecCommand, "'", "");
        StringTokenizer commandTokens = new StringTokenizer(appExecCommand, " \t");
        String officeExecutable = "";
        String officeExecCommand = "soffice";
        // is there a 'soffice' in the command? 2do: eliminate case sensitivity on windows
        int index = -1;
        while (commandTokens.hasMoreTokens() && index == -1) {
            officeExecutable += commandTokens.nextToken() + " ";
            index = officeExecutable.indexOf(officeExecCommand);
        }
        if (index == -1) {
            errorMessage = "Error: Your 'AppExecutionCommand' parameter does not " +
                "contain '" + officeExecCommand + "'.";
        } else {
            // does the directory exist?
            officeExecutable = officeExecutable.trim();
            String officePath = officeExecutable.substring(0, index);
            File f = new File(officePath);
            if (!f.exists() || !f.isDirectory()) {
                errorMessage = "Error: Your 'AppExecutionCommand' parameter does not " +
                    "point to a valid system directory: " + officePath;
            } else {
                // is it an office installation?
                f = new File(officeExecutable);
                // one try for windows platform can't be wrong...
                if (!f.exists() || !f.isFile()) {
                    f = new File(officeExecutable + ".exe");
                }
                if (!f.exists() || !f.isFile()) {
                    errorMessage = "Error: Your 'AppExecutionCommand' parameter does not " +
                        "point to a valid office installation.";
                } else {
                    // do we have the accept parameter?
                    boolean gotNoAccept = true;
                    while (commandTokens.hasMoreElements()) {
                        String officeParam = commandTokens.nextToken();
                        if (officeParam.indexOf("-accept=") != -1) {
                            gotNoAccept = false;
                            errorMessage = validateConnectString(officeParam, true);
                        }
                    }
                    if (gotNoAccept) {
                        errorMessage = "Error: Your 'AppExecutionCommand' parameter does not " +
                            "contain a '-accept' parameter for connecting the office.";
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return errorMessage;
    }

    /**
     * Validate the connection string. Returned is an error message, starting
     * with "Error:", or a warning, if the command might work.
     * @param connectString The connection string that is checked.
     * @param checkAppExecutionCommand If the AppExecutionCommand is checked, the error messages willbe different.
     * @return The error message, or OK, if no error was detected.
     */
    public static String validateConnectString(String connectString, boolean checkAppExecutionCommand) {
        String acceptPrefix = "";
        if (checkAppExecutionCommand) {
            acceptPrefix = "-accept=";
        }

        String errorMessage = "OK";
        // a warning, if an unknown connection method is used
        if (connectString.indexOf("socket") != -1) {
            if (connectString.indexOf(acceptPrefix + "socket,host=") == -1 ||
                connectString.indexOf("port=") == -1) {
                if (checkAppExecutionCommand) {
                    errorMessage = "Error: The '-accept' parameter contains a syntax error: It should be like: '-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;";
                } else {
                    errorMessage = "Error: The 'ConnectionString' parameter contains a syntax error: It should be like: 'socket,host=localhost,port=8100'";
                }
            }
        } else if (connectString.indexOf("pipe") != -1) {
            if (connectString.indexOf(acceptPrefix + "pipe,name=") == -1) {
                if (checkAppExecutionCommand) {
                    errorMessage = "Error: The '-accept' parameter contains a syntax error: It should be like: '-accept=pipe,name=myuniquename;urp;'";
                } else {
                    errorMessage = "Error: The 'ConnectionString' parameter contains a syntax error: It should be like: 'pipe,name=myuniquename'";
                }
            }
        } else {
            if (checkAppExecutionCommand) {
                errorMessage = "Warning: The '-accept' parameter contains an unknown connection method.";
            } else {
                errorMessage = "Warning: The 'ConnectionString' parameter contains an unknown connection method.";
            }
        }
        return errorMessage;
    }

    /**
     * String.replaceAll() ist available since Java 1.4 but the runner must be buldabale with Java 1.3
     * @param originalString
     * @param searchString
     * @param replaceString
     * @return modified string
     */
    public static String replaceAll13(String originalString, String searchString, String replaceString) {

        StringBuffer changeStringBuffer = new StringBuffer(originalString);
        int searchLength = searchString.length();
        int replaceLength = replaceString.length();
        int index = originalString.indexOf(searchString);
        while (index != -1) {
            changeStringBuffer = changeStringBuffer.replace(index, index + searchLength, replaceString);
            originalString = changeStringBuffer.toString();
            index = originalString.indexOf(searchString, index + replaceLength);
        }
        return originalString;
    }

    /**
     * expand macrofied strings like <CODE>${$ORIGIN/bootstrap.ini:UserInstallation}</CODE> or
     * <CODE>$_OS</CODE>
     * @param xMSF the MultiServiceFactory
     * @param expand the string to expand
     * @throws java.lang.Exception was thrown on any exception
     * @return return the expanded string
     * @see com.sun.star.util.theMacroExpander
     */
    public static String expandMacro(XMultiServiceFactory xMSF, String expand) throws java.lang.Exception {
        try {
            XPropertySet xPS = (XPropertySet) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XPropertySet.class, xMSF);
            XComponentContext xContext = (XComponentContext) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XComponentContext.class,
                xPS.getPropertyValue("DefaultContext"));
            XMacroExpander xME = (XMacroExpander) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XMacroExpander.class,
                xContext.getValueByName("/singletons/com.sun.star.util.theMacroExpander"));
            return xME.expandMacros(expand);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new Exception("could not expand macro: " + e.toString(), e);
        }

    }

    /**
     * returns the platform of the office.<br>
     * Since the runner and the office could run on different platform this function delivers the
     * platform the office is running.
     * @param xMSF the XMultiServiceFactory
     * @return unxsols, unxsoli, unxlngi, wntmsci
     */
    public static String getOfficeOS(XMultiServiceFactory xMSF) {
        String platform = "unknown";

        try {
            String theOS = expandMacro(xMSF, "$_OS");

            if (theOS.equals("Windows")) {
                platform = "wntmsci";
            } else if (theOS.equals("Linux")) {
                platform = "unxlngi";
            } else {
                if (theOS.equals("Solaris")) {
                    String theArch = expandMacro(xMSF, "$_ARCH");
                    if (theArch.equals("SPARC")) {
                        platform = "unxsols";
                    } else if (theArch.equals("x86")) {
                        platform = "unxsoli";
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception ex) {
        }
        return platform;
    }

    /**
     * dispatches given <CODE>URL</CODE> to the document <CODE>XComponent</CODE>
     * @param xMSF the <CODE>XMultiServiceFactory</CODE>
     * @param xDoc the document where to dispatch
     * @param URL the <CODE>URL</CODE> to dispatch
     * @throws java.lang.Exception throws <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> on any error
     */
    public static void dispatchURL(XMultiServiceFactory xMSF, XComponent xDoc, String URL) throws java.lang.Exception {
        XModel aModel = (XModel) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, xDoc);

        XController xCont = aModel.getCurrentController();

        dispatchURL(xMSF, xCont, URL);

    }

    /**
     * dispatches given <CODE>URL</CODE> to the <CODE>XController</CODE>
     * @param xMSF the <CODE>XMultiServiceFactory</CODE>
     * @param xComp the <CODE>XController</CODE> to query for a XDispatchProvider
     * @param URL the <CODE>URL</CODE> to dispatch
     * @throws java.lang.Exception throws <CODE>java.lang.Exception</CODE> on any error
     */
    public static void dispatchURL(XMultiServiceFactory xMSF, XController xCont, String URL) throws java.lang.Exception {
        try {

            XDispatchProvider xDispProv = (XDispatchProvider) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XDispatchProvider.class, xCont);

            XURLTransformer xParser = (com.sun.star.util.XURLTransformer) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
                XURLTransformer.class,
                xMSF.createInstance("com.sun.star.util.URLTransformer"));

            // Because it's an in/out parameter we must use an array of URL objects.
            URL[] aParseURL = new URL[1];
            aParseURL[0] = new URL();
            aParseURL[0].Complete = URL;
            xParser.parseStrict(aParseURL);

            URL aURL = aParseURL[0];

            XDispatch xDispatcher = xDispProv.queryDispatch(aURL, "", 0);
            xDispatcher.dispatch(aURL, null);

            utils.shortWait(3000);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new Exception("ERROR: could not dispatch URL '" + URL + "': " + e.toString());
        }
    }

    /** returns a String which contains the current date and time<br>
     *  format: [DD.MM.YYYY - HH:MM:SS::mm]
     *
     ** @return a String which contains the current date and time
     */
    public static String getDateTime() {

        Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
        DecimalFormat dfmt = new DecimalFormat("00");
        String dateTime = dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)) + "." +
            dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "." +
            dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.YEAR)) + " - " +
            dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY)) + ":" +
            dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.MINUTE)) + ":" +
            dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.SECOND)) + "," +
            dfmt.format(cal.get(Calendar.MILLISECOND));
        return "[" + dateTime + "]";
    }
}