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029
030package org.kepler.actor.rest;
031
032//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
033////ServiceUtils
034/**
035 * <p>
036 * ServiceUtils is a utility class.
037 * </p>
038 * 
039 * @author Madhu, SDSC
040 * @version $Id: ServiceUtils.java 24234 2010-05-06 05:21:26Z welker $
041 */
042public class ServiceUtils {
043
044        public static final String LINESEP = System.getProperty("line.separator");
045        public static final String FILESEP = System.getProperty("file.separator");
046        public static final String USERHOME = System.getProperty("user.home");
047        public static final String TAB = "\t";
048
049        public static final String ANEMPTYSPACE = " ";
050        public static final String NOSPACE = "";
051        public static final String PARAMDELIMITER = ",";
052        public static final String EQUALDELIMITER = "=";
053        public static final String GT = ">";
054
055        /**
056         * 
057         * Checks if supplied string is empty or null
058         * 
059         * @param String
060         * @return boolean
061         */
062        public static boolean checkEmptyString(String value) {
063
064                if (value == null || value.trim().equals(NOSPACE)) {
065                        return true;
066                }
067
068                return false;
069        }
070
071        /**
072         * @param val
073         *       */
074        public static String trimString(String val) {
075                return val.trim();
076        }
077}