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package org.apache.tsfile.external.commons.io;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;

/**
 * Works on RandomAccessFile.
 *
 * @since 2.13.0
 */
public class RandomAccessFiles {

  /**
   * Reads a byte array starting at "position" for "length" bytes.
   *
   * @param input The source RandomAccessFile.
   * @param position The offset position, measured in bytes from the beginning of the file, at which
   *     to set the file pointer.
   * @param length How many bytes to read.
   * @return a new byte array.
   * @throws IOException If the first byte cannot be read for any reason other than end of file, or
   *     if the random access file has been closed, or if some other I/O error occurs.
   */
  public static byte[] read(final RandomAccessFile input, final long position, final int length)
      throws IOException {
    input.seek(position);
    return IOUtils.toByteArray(input::read, length);
  }
}
