src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/jar/Pack200.java
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+/*
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+package java.util.jar;
+
+import java.util.SortedMap;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import sun.security.action.GetPropertyAction;
+
+
+/**
+ * Transforms a JAR file to or from a packed stream in Pack200 format.
+ * Please refer to <a href="{@docRoot}/../specs/pack-spec.html">Network Transfer Format JSR 200 Specification</a>
+ * <p>
+ * Typically the packer engine is used by application developers
+ * to deploy or host JAR files on a website.
+ * The unpacker  engine is used by deployment applications to
+ * transform the byte-stream back to JAR format.
+ * <p>
+ * Here is an example using  packer and unpacker:
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *    import java.util.jar.Pack200;
+ *    import java.util.jar.Pack200.*;
+ *    ...
+ *    // Create the Packer object
+ *    Packer packer = Pack200.newPacker();
+ *
+ *    // Initialize the state by setting the desired properties
+ *    Map p = packer.properties();
+ *    // take more time choosing codings for better compression
+ *    p.put(Packer.EFFORT, "7");  // default is "5"
+ *    // use largest-possible archive segments (>10% better compression).
+ *    p.put(Packer.SEGMENT_LIMIT, "-1");
+ *    // reorder files for better compression.
+ *    p.put(Packer.KEEP_FILE_ORDER, Packer.FALSE);
+ *    // smear modification times to a single value.
+ *    p.put(Packer.MODIFICATION_TIME, Packer.LATEST);
+ *    // ignore all JAR deflation requests,
+ *    // transmitting a single request to use "store" mode.
+ *    p.put(Packer.DEFLATE_HINT, Packer.FALSE);
+ *    // discard debug attributes
+ *    p.put(Packer.CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"LineNumberTable", Packer.STRIP);
+ *    // throw an error if an attribute is unrecognized
+ *    p.put(Packer.UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE, Packer.ERROR);
+ *    // pass one class file uncompressed:
+ *    p.put(Packer.PASS_FILE_PFX+0, "mutants/Rogue.class");
+ *    try {
+ *        JarFile jarFile = new JarFile("/tmp/testref.jar");
+ *        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("/tmp/test.pack");
+ *        // Call the packer
+ *        packer.pack(jarFile, fos);
+ *        jarFile.close();
+ *        fos.close();
+ *
+ *        File f = new File("/tmp/test.pack");
+ *        FileOutputStream fostream = new FileOutputStream("/tmp/test.jar");
+ *        JarOutputStream jostream = new JarOutputStream(fostream);
+ *        Unpacker unpacker = Pack200.newUnpacker();
+ *        // Call the unpacker
+ *        unpacker.unpack(f, jostream);
+ *        // Must explicitly close the output.
+ *        jostream.close();
+ *    } catch (IOException ioe) {
+ *        ioe.printStackTrace();
+ *    }
+ * }</pre>
+ * <p>
+ * A Pack200 file compressed with gzip can be hosted on HTTP/1.1 web servers.
+ * The deployment applications can use "Accept-Encoding=pack200-gzip". This
+ * indicates to the server that the client application desires a version of
+ * the file encoded with Pack200 and further compressed with gzip. Please
+ * refer to the Java Deployment Guide for techniques and details.
+ * <p>
+ * Unless otherwise noted, passing a {@code null} argument to a constructor or
+ * method in this class will cause a {@link NullPointerException} to be thrown.
+ *
+ * @author John Rose
+ * @author Kumar Srinivasan
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public abstract class Pack200 {
+    private Pack200() {} //prevent instantiation
+
+    // Static methods of the Pack200 class.
+    /**
+     * Obtain new instance of a class that implements Packer.
+     * <ul>
+     * <li><p>If the system property {@code java.util.jar.Pack200.Packer}
+     * is defined, then the value is taken to be the fully-qualified name
+     * of a concrete implementation class, which must implement Packer.
+     * This class is loaded and instantiated.  If this process fails
+     * then an unspecified error is thrown.</p></li>
+     *
+     * <li><p>If an implementation has not been specified with the system
+     * property, then the system-default implementation class is instantiated,
+     * and the result is returned.</p></li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * <p>Note:  The returned object is not guaranteed to operate
+     * correctly if multiple threads use it at the same time.
+     * A multi-threaded application should either allocate multiple
+     * packer engines, or else serialize use of one engine with a lock.
+     *
+     * @return  A newly allocated Packer engine.
+     */
+    public static synchronized Packer newPacker() {
+        return (Packer) newInstance(PACK_PROVIDER);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Obtain new instance of a class that implements Unpacker.
+     * <ul>
+     * <li><p>If the system property {@code java.util.jar.Pack200.Unpacker}
+     * is defined, then the value is taken to be the fully-qualified
+     * name of a concrete implementation class, which must implement Unpacker.
+     * The class is loaded and instantiated.  If this process fails
+     * then an unspecified error is thrown.</p></li>
+     *
+     * <li><p>If an implementation has not been specified with the
+     * system property, then the system-default implementation class
+     * is instantiated, and the result is returned.</p></li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * <p>Note:  The returned object is not guaranteed to operate
+     * correctly if multiple threads use it at the same time.
+     * A multi-threaded application should either allocate multiple
+     * unpacker engines, or else serialize use of one engine with a lock.
+     *
+     * @return  A newly allocated Unpacker engine.
+     */
+
+    public static Unpacker newUnpacker() {
+        return (Unpacker) newInstance(UNPACK_PROVIDER);
+    }
+
+    // Interfaces
+    /**
+     * The packer engine applies various transformations to the input JAR file,
+     * making the pack stream highly compressible by a compressor such as
+     * gzip or zip. An instance of the engine can be obtained
+     * using {@link #newPacker}.
+
+     * The high degree of compression is achieved
+     * by using a number of techniques described in the JSR 200 specification.
+     * Some of the techniques are sorting, re-ordering and co-location of the
+     * constant pool.
+     * <p>
+     * The pack engine is initialized to an initial state as described
+     * by their properties below.
+     * The initial state can be manipulated by getting the
+     * engine properties (using {@link #properties}) and storing
+     * the modified properties on the map.
+     * The resource files will be passed through with no changes at all.
+     * The class files will not contain identical bytes, since the unpacker
+     * is free to change minor class file features such as constant pool order.
+     * However, the class files will be semantically identical,
+     * as specified in
+     * <cite>The Java&trade; Virtual Machine Specification</cite>.
+     * <p>
+     * By default, the packer does not change the order of JAR elements.
+     * Also, the modification time and deflation hint of each
+     * JAR element is passed unchanged.
+     * (Any other ZIP-archive information, such as extra attributes
+     * giving Unix file permissions, are lost.)
+     * <p>
+     * Note that packing and unpacking a JAR will in general alter the
+     * bytewise contents of classfiles in the JAR.  This means that packing
+     * and unpacking will in general invalidate any digital signatures
+     * which rely on bytewise images of JAR elements.  In order both to sign
+     * and to pack a JAR, you must first pack and unpack the JAR to
+     * "normalize" it, then compute signatures on the unpacked JAR elements,
+     * and finally repack the signed JAR.
+     * Both packing steps should
+     * use precisely the same options, and the segment limit may also
+     * need to be set to "-1", to prevent accidental variation of segment
+     * boundaries as class file sizes change slightly.
+     * <p>
+     * (Here's why this works:  Any reordering the packer does
+     * of any classfile structures is idempotent, so the second packing
+     * does not change the orderings produced by the first packing.
+     * Also, the unpacker is guaranteed by the JSR 200 specification
+     * to produce a specific bytewise image for any given transmission
+     * ordering of archive elements.)
+     * <p>
+     * In order to maintain backward compatibility, the pack file's version is
+     * set to accommodate the class files present in the input JAR file. In
+     * other words, the pack file version will be the latest, if the class files
+     * are the latest and conversely the pack file version will be the oldest
+     * if the class file versions are also the oldest. For intermediate class
+     * file versions the corresponding pack file version will be used.
+     * For example:
+     *    If the input JAR-files are solely comprised of 1.5  (or  lesser)
+     * class files, a 1.5 compatible pack file is  produced. This will also be
+     * the case for archives that have no class files.
+     *    If the input JAR-files contains a 1.6 class file, then the pack file
+     * version will be set to 1.6.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: Unless otherwise noted, passing a {@code null} argument to a
+     * constructor or method in this class will cause a {@link NullPointerException}
+     * to be thrown.
+     *
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    public interface Packer {
+        /**
+         * This property is a numeral giving the estimated target size N
+         * (in bytes) of each archive segment.
+         * If a single input file requires more than N bytes,
+         * it will be given its own archive segment.
+         * <p>
+         * As a special case, a value of -1 will produce a single large
+         * segment with all input files, while a value of 0 will
+         * produce one segment for each class.
+         * Larger archive segments result in less fragmentation and
+         * better compression, but processing them requires more memory.
+         * <p>
+         * The size of each segment is estimated by counting the size of each
+         * input file to be transmitted in the segment, along with the size
+         * of its name and other transmitted properties.
+         * <p>
+         * The default is -1, which means the packer will always create a single
+         * segment output file. In cases where extremely large output files are
+         * generated, users are strongly encouraged to use segmenting or break
+         * up the input file into smaller JARs.
+         * <p>
+         * A 10Mb JAR packed without this limit will
+         * typically pack about 10% smaller, but the packer may require
+         * a larger Java heap (about ten times the segment limit).
+         */
+        String SEGMENT_LIMIT    = "pack.segment.limit";
+
+        /**
+         * If this property is set to {@link #TRUE}, the packer will transmit
+         * all elements in their original order within the source archive.
+         * <p>
+         * If it is set to {@link #FALSE}, the packer may reorder elements,
+         * and also remove JAR directory entries, which carry no useful
+         * information for Java applications.
+         * (Typically this enables better compression.)
+         * <p>
+         * The default is {@link #TRUE}, which preserves the input information,
+         * but may cause the transmitted archive to be larger than necessary.
+         */
+        String KEEP_FILE_ORDER = "pack.keep.file.order";
+
+
+        /**
+         * If this property is set to a single decimal digit, the packer will
+         * use the indicated amount of effort in compressing the archive.
+         * Level 1 may produce somewhat larger size and faster compression speed,
+         * while level 9 will take much longer but may produce better compression.
+         * <p>
+         * The special value 0 instructs the packer to copy through the
+         * original JAR file directly, with no compression.  The JSR 200
+         * standard requires any unpacker to understand this special case
+         * as a pass-through of the entire archive.
+         * <p>
+         * The default is 5, investing a modest amount of time to
+         * produce reasonable compression.
+         */
+        String EFFORT           = "pack.effort";
+
+        /**
+         * If this property is set to {@link #TRUE} or {@link #FALSE}, the packer
+         * will set the deflation hint accordingly in the output archive, and
+         * will not transmit the individual deflation hints of archive elements.
+         * <p>
+         * If this property is set to the special string {@link #KEEP}, the packer
+         * will attempt to determine an independent deflation hint for each
+         * available element of the input archive, and transmit this hint separately.
+         * <p>
+         * The default is {@link #KEEP}, which preserves the input information,
+         * but may cause the transmitted archive to be larger than necessary.
+         * <p>
+         * It is up to the unpacker implementation
+         * to take action upon the hint to suitably compress the elements of
+         * the resulting unpacked jar.
+         * <p>
+         * The deflation hint of a ZIP or JAR element indicates
+         * whether the element was deflated or stored directly.
+         */
+        String DEFLATE_HINT     = "pack.deflate.hint";
+
+        /**
+         * If this property is set to the special string {@link #LATEST},
+         * the packer will attempt to determine the latest modification time,
+         * among all the available entries in the original archive or the latest
+         * modification time of all the available entries in each segment.
+         * This single value will be transmitted as part of the segment and applied
+         * to all the entries in each segment, {@link #SEGMENT_LIMIT}.
+         * <p>
+         * This can marginally decrease the transmitted size of the
+         * archive, at the expense of setting all installed files to a single
+         * date.
+         * <p>
+         * If this property is set to the special string {@link #KEEP},
+         * the packer transmits a separate modification time for each input
+         * element.
+         * <p>
+         * The default is {@link #KEEP}, which preserves the input information,
+         * but may cause the transmitted archive to be larger than necessary.
+         * <p>
+         * It is up to the unpacker implementation to take action to suitably
+         * set the modification time of each element of its output file.
+         * @see #SEGMENT_LIMIT
+         */
+        String MODIFICATION_TIME        = "pack.modification.time";
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that a file should be passed through bytewise, with no
+         * compression.  Multiple files may be specified by specifying
+         * additional properties with distinct strings appended, to
+         * make a family of properties with the common prefix.
+         * <p>
+         * There is no pathname transformation, except
+         * that the system file separator is replaced by the JAR file
+         * separator '/'.
+         * <p>
+         * The resulting file names must match exactly as strings with their
+         * occurrences in the JAR file.
+         * <p>
+         * If a property value is a directory name, all files under that
+         * directory will be passed also.
+         * <p>
+         * Examples:
+         * <pre>{@code
+         *     Map p = packer.properties();
+         *     p.put(PASS_FILE_PFX+0, "mutants/Rogue.class");
+         *     p.put(PASS_FILE_PFX+1, "mutants/Wolverine.class");
+         *     p.put(PASS_FILE_PFX+2, "mutants/Storm.class");
+         *     # Pass all files in an entire directory hierarchy:
+         *     p.put(PASS_FILE_PFX+3, "police/");
+         * }</pre>
+         */
+        String PASS_FILE_PFX            = "pack.pass.file.";
+
+        /// Attribute control.
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates the action to take when a class-file containing an unknown
+         * attribute is encountered.  Possible values are the strings {@link #ERROR},
+         * {@link #STRIP}, and {@link #PASS}.
+         * <p>
+         * The string {@link #ERROR} means that the pack operation
+         * as a whole will fail, with an exception of type {@code IOException}.
+         * The string
+         * {@link #STRIP} means that the attribute will be dropped.
+         * The string
+         * {@link #PASS} means that the whole class-file will be passed through
+         * (as if it were a resource file) without compression, with  a suitable warning.
+         * This is the default value for this property.
+         * <p>
+         * Examples:
+         * <pre>{@code
+         *     Map p = pack200.getProperties();
+         *     p.put(UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE, ERROR);
+         *     p.put(UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE, STRIP);
+         *     p.put(UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE, PASS);
+         * }</pre>
+         */
+        String UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE        = "pack.unknown.attribute";
+
+        /**
+         * When concatenated with a class attribute name,
+         * indicates the format of that attribute,
+         * using the layout language specified in the JSR 200 specification.
+         * <p>
+         * For example, the effect of this option is built in:
+         * {@code pack.class.attribute.SourceFile=RUH}.
+         * <p>
+         * The special strings {@link #ERROR}, {@link #STRIP}, and {@link #PASS} are
+         * also allowed, with the same meaning as {@link #UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE}.
+         * This provides a way for users to request that specific attributes be
+         * refused, stripped, or passed bitwise (with no class compression).
+         * <p>
+         * Code like this might be used to support attributes for JCOV:
+         * <pre>{@code
+         *     Map p = packer.properties();
+         *     p.put(CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"CoverageTable",       "NH[PHHII]");
+         *     p.put(CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"CharacterRangeTable", "NH[PHPOHIIH]");
+         *     p.put(CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"SourceID",           "RUH");
+         *     p.put(CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"CompilationID",      "RUH");
+         * }</pre>
+         * <p>
+         * Code like this might be used to strip debugging attributes:
+         * <pre>{@code
+         *     Map p = packer.properties();
+         *     p.put(CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"LineNumberTable",    STRIP);
+         *     p.put(CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"LocalVariableTable", STRIP);
+         *     p.put(CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX+"SourceFile",        STRIP);
+         * }</pre>
+         */
+        String CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX      = "pack.class.attribute.";
+
+        /**
+         * When concatenated with a field attribute name,
+         * indicates the format of that attribute.
+         * For example, the effect of this option is built in:
+         * {@code pack.field.attribute.Deprecated=}.
+         * The special strings {@link #ERROR}, {@link #STRIP}, and
+         * {@link #PASS} are also allowed.
+         * @see #CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         */
+        String FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX      = "pack.field.attribute.";
+
+        /**
+         * When concatenated with a method attribute name,
+         * indicates the format of that attribute.
+         * For example, the effect of this option is built in:
+         * {@code pack.method.attribute.Exceptions=NH[RCH]}.
+         * The special strings {@link #ERROR}, {@link #STRIP}, and {@link #PASS}
+         * are also allowed.
+         * @see #CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         */
+        String METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX     = "pack.method.attribute.";
+
+        /**
+         * When concatenated with a code attribute name,
+         * indicates the format of that attribute.
+         * For example, the effect of this option is built in:
+         * {@code pack.code.attribute.LocalVariableTable=NH[PHOHRUHRSHH]}.
+         * The special strings {@link #ERROR}, {@link #STRIP}, and {@link #PASS}
+         * are also allowed.
+         * @see #CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         */
+        String CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX       = "pack.code.attribute.";
+
+        /**
+         * The packer's progress as a percentage, as periodically
+         * updated by the packer.
+         * Values of 0 - 100 are normal, and -1 indicates a stall.
+         * Progress can be monitored by polling the value of this
+         * property.
+         * <p>
+         * At a minimum, the packer must set progress to 0
+         * at the beginning of a packing operation, and to 100
+         * at the end.
+         */
+        String PROGRESS                 = "pack.progress";
+
+        /** The string "keep", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         * @see #MODIFICATION_TIME
+         */
+        String KEEP  = "keep";
+
+        /** The string "pass", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE
+         * @see #CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         */
+        String PASS  = "pass";
+
+        /** The string "strip", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE
+         * @see #CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         */
+        String STRIP = "strip";
+
+        /** The string "error", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE
+         * @see #CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #FIELD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #METHOD_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         * @see #CODE_ATTRIBUTE_PFX
+         */
+        String ERROR = "error";
+
+        /** The string "true", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #KEEP_FILE_ORDER
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         */
+        String TRUE = "true";
+
+        /** The string "false", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #KEEP_FILE_ORDER
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         */
+        String FALSE = "false";
+
+        /** The string "latest", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #MODIFICATION_TIME
+         */
+        String LATEST = "latest";
+
+        /**
+         * Get the set of this engine's properties.
+         * This set is a "live view", so that changing its
+         * contents immediately affects the Packer engine, and
+         * changes from the engine (such as progress indications)
+         * are immediately visible in the map.
+         *
+         * <p>The property map may contain pre-defined implementation
+         * specific and default properties.  Users are encouraged to
+         * read the information and fully understand the implications,
+         * before modifying pre-existing properties.
+         * <p>
+         * Implementation specific properties are prefixed with a
+         * package name associated with the implementor, beginning
+         * with {@code com.} or a similar prefix.
+         * All property names beginning with {@code pack.} and
+         * {@code unpack.} are reserved for use by this API.
+         * <p>
+         * Unknown properties may be ignored or rejected with an
+         * unspecified error, and invalid entries may cause an
+         * unspecified error to be thrown.
+         *
+         * <p>
+         * The returned map implements all optional {@link SortedMap} operations
+         * @return A sorted association of property key strings to property
+         * values.
+         */
+        SortedMap<String,String> properties();
+
+        /**
+         * Takes a JarFile and converts it into a Pack200 archive.
+         * <p>
+         * Closes its input but not its output.  (Pack200 archives are appendable.)
+         * @param in a JarFile
+         * @param out an OutputStream
+         * @exception IOException if an error is encountered.
+         */
+        void pack(JarFile in, OutputStream out) throws IOException ;
+
+        /**
+         * Takes a JarInputStream and converts it into a Pack200 archive.
+         * <p>
+         * Closes its input but not its output.  (Pack200 archives are appendable.)
+         * <p>
+         * The modification time and deflation hint attributes are not available,
+         * for the JAR manifest file and its containing directory.
+         *
+         * @see #MODIFICATION_TIME
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         * @param in a JarInputStream
+         * @param out an OutputStream
+         * @exception IOException if an error is encountered.
+         */
+        void pack(JarInputStream in, OutputStream out) throws IOException ;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The unpacker engine converts the packed stream to a JAR file.
+     * An instance of the engine can be obtained
+     * using {@link #newUnpacker}.
+     * <p>
+     * Every JAR file produced by this engine will include the string
+     * "{@code PACK200}" as a zip file comment.
+     * This allows a deployer to detect if a JAR archive was packed and unpacked.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: Unless otherwise noted, passing a {@code null} argument to a
+     * constructor or method in this class will cause a {@link NullPointerException}
+     * to be thrown.
+     * <p>
+     * This version of the unpacker is compatible with all previous versions.
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    public interface Unpacker {
+
+        /** The string "keep", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         */
+        String KEEP  = "keep";
+
+        /** The string "true", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         */
+        String TRUE = "true";
+
+        /** The string "false", a possible value for certain properties.
+         * @see #DEFLATE_HINT
+         */
+        String FALSE = "false";
+
+        /**
+         * Property indicating that the unpacker should
+         * ignore all transmitted values for DEFLATE_HINT,
+         * replacing them by the given value, {@link #TRUE} or {@link #FALSE}.
+         * The default value is the special string {@link #KEEP},
+         * which asks the unpacker to preserve all transmitted
+         * deflation hints.
+         */
+        String DEFLATE_HINT      = "unpack.deflate.hint";
+
+
+
+        /**
+         * The unpacker's progress as a percentage, as periodically
+         * updated by the unpacker.
+         * Values of 0 - 100 are normal, and -1 indicates a stall.
+         * Progress can be monitored by polling the value of this
+         * property.
+         * <p>
+         * At a minimum, the unpacker must set progress to 0
+         * at the beginning of an unpacking operation, and to 100
+         * at the end.
+         */
+        String PROGRESS         = "unpack.progress";
+
+        /**
+         * Get the set of this engine's properties. This set is
+         * a "live view", so that changing its
+         * contents immediately affects the Unpacker engine, and
+         * changes from the engine (such as progress indications)
+         * are immediately visible in the map.
+         *
+         * <p>The property map may contain pre-defined implementation
+         * specific and default properties.  Users are encouraged to
+         * read the information and fully understand the implications,
+         * before modifying pre-existing properties.
+         * <p>
+         * Implementation specific properties are prefixed with a
+         * package name associated with the implementor, beginning
+         * with {@code com.} or a similar prefix.
+         * All property names beginning with {@code pack.} and
+         * {@code unpack.} are reserved for use by this API.
+         * <p>
+         * Unknown properties may be ignored or rejected with an
+         * unspecified error, and invalid entries may cause an
+         * unspecified error to be thrown.
+         *
+         * @return A sorted association of option key strings to option values.
+         */
+        SortedMap<String,String> properties();
+
+        /**
+         * Read a Pack200 archive, and write the encoded JAR to
+         * a JarOutputStream.
+         * The entire contents of the input stream will be read.
+         * It may be more efficient to read the Pack200 archive
+         * to a file and pass the File object, using the alternate
+         * method described below.
+         * <p>
+         * Closes its input but not its output.  (The output can accumulate more elements.)
+         * @param in an InputStream.
+         * @param out a JarOutputStream.
+         * @exception IOException if an error is encountered.
+         */
+        void unpack(InputStream in, JarOutputStream out) throws IOException;
+
+        /**
+         * Read a Pack200 archive, and write the encoded JAR to
+         * a JarOutputStream.
+         * <p>
+         * Does not close its output.  (The output can accumulate more elements.)
+         * @param in a File.
+         * @param out a JarOutputStream.
+         * @exception IOException if an error is encountered.
+         */
+        void unpack(File in, JarOutputStream out) throws IOException;
+    }
+
+    // Private stuff....
+
+    private static final String PACK_PROVIDER = "java.util.jar.Pack200.Packer";
+    private static final String UNPACK_PROVIDER = "java.util.jar.Pack200.Unpacker";
+
+    private static Class<?> packerImpl;
+    private static Class<?> unpackerImpl;
+
+    private static synchronized Object newInstance(String prop) {
+        String implName = "(unknown)";
+        try {
+            Class<?> impl = (PACK_PROVIDER.equals(prop))? packerImpl: unpackerImpl;
+            if (impl == null) {
+                // The first time, we must decide which class to use.
+                implName = GetPropertyAction.privilegedGetProperty(prop,"");
+                if (implName != null && !implName.equals(""))
+                    impl = Class.forName(implName);
+                else if (PACK_PROVIDER.equals(prop))
+                    impl = com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.PackerImpl.class;
+                else
+                    impl = com.sun.java.util.jar.pack.UnpackerImpl.class;
+            }
+            // We have a class.  Now instantiate it.
+            @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+            Object result = impl.newInstance();
+            return result;
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new Error("Class not found: " + implName +
+                                ":\ncheck property " + prop +
+                                " in your properties file.", e);
+        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+            throw new Error("Could not instantiate: " + implName +
+                                ":\ncheck property " + prop +
+                                " in your properties file.", e);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+            throw new Error("Cannot access class: " + implName +
+                                ":\ncheck property " + prop +
+                                " in your properties file.", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+}