other-products:pdf-content-comparer:documentation:samples:comparetwofileswithsilenthandler.java

This sample class needs the SilentResultHandler.java file.
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package samples;
 
import java.io.File;
import org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender;
import org.apache.log4j.Level;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout;
 
import com.inet.pdfc.config.ConfigurationFactory;
import com.inet.pdfc.config.IConfiguration;
import com.inet.pdfc.config.PDFCProperty;
import com.inet.pdfc.results.IResultHandler;
import com.inet.pdfc.runner.BatchRunner;
 
/**
 * This sample demonstrates how you can compare two PDF files with a silent result handler. 
 * The SilentResultHandler returns true or false, depending on whether the files were different.
 */
public class CompareTwoFilesWithSilentHandler {
 
    public static void main( String[] args ) {
        if (args == null || args.length != 2) {
            System.out.println( "Usage: CompareTwoFilesWithCustomHandler <Folder1> <Folder2> or <PDF-File1> <PDF-File2>" );
            System.exit(1);
        }
        File referenceFile = new File( args[0] ); // first PDF file
        File currentFile   = new File( args[1] ); // second PDF file
 
        // Configure i-net PDFC
        IConfiguration configuration = ConfigurationFactory.getConfiguration();
 
        // Configure Log Output
        Logger logger = Logger.getRootLogger();
        logger.addAppender( new ConsoleAppender( new SimpleLayout() ) );
        logger.setLevel( Level.toLevel( configuration.getString( PDFCProperty.LOG_LEVEL ) ) );
        IResultHandler resultHandler =  new SilentResultHandler( );
 
        // Compare PDF files
        (new BatchRunner( configuration, resultHandler )).runComparison( referenceFile, currentFile );
 
        // Create Custom Result Handler to use it's additional functionality
        SilentResultHandler silentResultHandler = (SilentResultHandler)resultHandler;
 
        logger.info( "files identical: " + silentResultHandler.isFilesIdentical( 0 ) );
    }
}