+
+ /**
+ * Writes given raw data to the file and returns a gap position and length
+ *
+ * @param $groupId Group identifier
+ * @param $hash Hash from encoded value
+ * @param $encoded Encoded value to be written to the file
+ * @return $data Gap position and length of the raw data
+ */
+ public function writeDataToFreeGap ($groupId, $hash, $encoded) {
+ // Debug message
+ /* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(sprintf('[%s:%d:] groupId=%s,hash=%s,encoded()=%s - CALLED!', __METHOD__, __LINE__, $groupId, $hash, strlen($encoded)));
+
+ // Raw data been written to the file
+ $rawData = sprintf('%s%s%s%s%s',
+ $groupId,
+ BaseBinaryFile::SEPARATOR_GROUP_HASH,
+ hex2bin($hash),
+ BaseBinaryFile::SEPARATOR_HASH_VALUE,
+ $encoded
+ );
+
+ // Debug message
+ /* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(sprintf('[%s:%d:] groupId=%s,hash=%s,rawData()=%s', __METHOD__, __LINE__, $groupId, $hash, strlen($rawData)));
+
+ // Search for next free gap
+ $gapPosition = $this->getIteratorInstance()->searchNextGap(strlen($rawData));
+
+ // Gap position cannot be smaller than header length + 1
+ assert($gapPosition > $this->getIteratorInstance()->getHeaderSize());
+
+ // Debug message
+ /* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(sprintf('[%s:%d:] groupId=%s,hash=%s,gapPosition=%s', __METHOD__, __LINE__, $groupId, $hash, $gapPosition));
+
+ // Then write the data at that gap
+ $this->getIteratorInstance()->writeData($gapPosition, $rawData);
+
+ // Debug message
+ /* NOISY-DEBUG: */ self::createDebugInstance(__CLASS__)->debugOutput(sprintf('[%s:%d:] groupId=%s,hash=%s,rawData()=%s - EXIT!', __METHOD__, __LINE__, $groupId, $hash, strlen($rawData)));
+
+ // Return gap position, hash and length of raw data
+ return array(
+ self::ARRAY_INDEX_GAP_POSITION => $gapPosition,
+ self::ARRAY_INDEX_HASH => $hash,
+ self::ARRAY_INDEX_DATA_LENGTH => strlen($rawData)
+ );
+ }