package com.thealgorithms.ciphers;
/**
* A Java implementation of Caesar Cipher. /It is a type of substitution cipher
* in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a letter some fixed
* number of positions down the alphabet. /
*
* @author FAHRI YARDIMCI
* @author khalil2535
*/
public class Caesar {
/**
* Encrypt text by shifting every Latin char by add number shift for ASCII
* Example : A + 1 -> B
*
* @return Encrypted message
*/
public String encode(String message, int shift) {
StringBuilder encoded = new StringBuilder();
shift %= 26;
final int length = message.length();
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
// int current = message.charAt(i); //using char to shift characters because ascii
// is in-order latin alphabet
char current = message.charAt(i); // Java law : char + int = char
if (isCapitalLatinLetter(current)) {
current += shift;
encoded.append((char) (current > 'Z' ? current - 26 : current)); // 26 = number of latin letters
} else if (isSmallLatinLetter(current)) {
current += shift;
encoded.append((char) (current > 'z' ? current - 26 : current)); // 26 = number of latin letters
} else {
encoded.append(current);
}
}
return encoded.toString();
}
/**
* Decrypt message by shifting back every Latin char to previous the ASCII
* Example : B - 1 -> A
*
* @return message
*/
public String decode(String encryptedMessage, int shift) {
StringBuilder decoded = new StringBuilder();
shift %= 26;
final int length = encryptedMessage.length();
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
char current = encryptedMessage.charAt(i);
if (isCapitalLatinLetter(current)) {
current -= shift;
decoded.append((char) (current < 'A' ? current + 26 : current)); // 26 = number of latin letters
} else if (isSmallLatinLetter(current)) {
current -= shift;
decoded.append((char) (current < 'a' ? current + 26 : current)); // 26 = number of latin letters
} else {
decoded.append(current);
}
}
return decoded.toString();
}
/**
* @return true if character is capital Latin letter or false for others
*/
private static boolean isCapitalLatinLetter(char c) {
return c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z';
}
/**
* @return true if character is small Latin letter or false for others
*/
private static boolean isSmallLatinLetter(char c) {
return c >= 'a' && c <= 'z';
}
/**
* @return string array which contains all the possible decoded combination.
*/
public String[] bruteforce(String encryptedMessage) {
String[] listOfAllTheAnswers = new String[27];
for (int i = 0; i <= 26; i++) {
listOfAllTheAnswers[i] = decode(encryptedMessage, i);
}
return listOfAllTheAnswers;
}
}