feat: update all dependencies and modernize the source base
This is first of many PRs which I want to introduce in order to get this SDK up to date. 

First step in my master plan is update all dependencies, Gradle version and used plugins. Also this PR will cover updating to Java 8 and taking advantage of all sweet features of it. I prefer to make a small incremental steps so the PRs to be easy to review. 

Code optimisation which have been done:
- Replace all anonymous classes with lambdas where possible.
- Make all fields final where possible
- Internal classes as static where possible
- Replace test assertions with context ones
- Use diamond <> where possible
- Use method references where possible
- Imports re-arrange

**NOTE:** No business logic was changed so far

Updating of the Firebase Messaging should address https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Android/issues/1071#issuecomment-840608858 as there introduce some breaking changes and when using the Parse FCM there are signature issues with latest version of FCM
parse/src/main/java/com/parse/ParseFileUtils.java
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package com.parse;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;

/**
 * General file manipulation utilities.
 */
public class ParseFileUtils {

    /**
     * The number of bytes in a kilobyte.
     */
    public static final long ONE_KB = 1024;

    /**
     * The number of bytes in a megabyte.
     */
    public static final long ONE_MB = ONE_KB * ONE_KB;

    /**
     * The file copy buffer size (30 MB)
     */
    private static final long FILE_COPY_BUFFER_SIZE = ONE_MB * 30;

    /**
     * Reads the contents of a file into a byte array.
     * The file is always closed.
     *
     * @param file the file to read, must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return the file contents, never <code>null</code>
     * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
     * @since Commons IO 1.1
     */
    public static byte[] readFileToByteArray(File file) throws IOException {
        InputStream in = null;
        try {
            in = openInputStream(file);
            return ParseIOUtils.toByteArray(in);
        } finally {
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(in);
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Opens a {@link FileInputStream} for the specified file, providing better
     * error messages than simply calling <code>new FileInputStream(file)</code>.
     * <p>
     * At the end of the method either the stream will be successfully opened,
     * or an exception will have been thrown.
     * <p>
     * An exception is thrown if the file does not exist.
     * An exception is thrown if the file object exists but is a directory.
     * An exception is thrown if the file exists but cannot be read.
     *
     * @param file the file to open for input, must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return a new {@link FileInputStream} for the specified file
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if the file does not exist
     * @throws IOException           if the file object is a directory
     * @throws IOException           if the file cannot be read
     * @since Commons IO 1.3
     */
    public static FileInputStream openInputStream(File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.exists()) {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' exists but is a directory");
            }
            if (!file.canRead()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' cannot be read");
            }
        } else {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("File '" + file + "' does not exist");
        }
        return new FileInputStream(file);
    }

    /**
     * Writes a byte array to a file creating the file if it does not exist.
     * <p>
     * NOTE: As from v1.3, the parent directories of the file will be created
     * if they do not exist.
     *
     * @param file the file to write to
     * @param data the content to write to the file
     * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
     * @since Commons IO 1.1
     */
    public static void writeByteArrayToFile(File file, byte[] data) throws IOException {
        OutputStream out = null;
        try {
            out = openOutputStream(file);
            out.write(data);
        } finally {
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(out);
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Opens a {@link FileOutputStream} for the specified file, checking and
     * creating the parent directory if it does not exist.
     * <p>
     * At the end of the method either the stream will be successfully opened,
     * or an exception will have been thrown.
     * <p>
     * The parent directory will be created if it does not exist.
     * The file will be created if it does not exist.
     * An exception is thrown if the file object exists but is a directory.
     * An exception is thrown if the file exists but cannot be written to.
     * An exception is thrown if the parent directory cannot be created.
     *
     * @param file the file to open for output, must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return a new {@link FileOutputStream} for the specified file
     * @throws IOException if the file object is a directory
     * @throws IOException if the file cannot be written to
     * @throws IOException if a parent directory needs creating but that fails
     * @since Commons IO 1.3
     */
    public static FileOutputStream openOutputStream(File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.exists()) {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' exists but is a directory");
            }
            if (!file.canWrite()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' cannot be written to");
            }
        } else {
            File parent = file.getParentFile();
            if (parent != null && !parent.exists()) {
                if (!parent.mkdirs()) {
                    throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' could not be created");
                }
            }
        }
        return new FileOutputStream(file);
    }

    /**
     * Moves a file.
     * <p>
     * When the destination file is on another file system, do a "copy and delete".
     *
     * @param srcFile  the file to be moved
     * @param destFile the destination file
     * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination is {@code null}
     * @throws IOException          if source or destination is invalid
     * @throws IOException          if an IO error occurs moving the file
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public static void moveFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile) throws IOException {
        if (srcFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Source must not be null");
        }
        if (destFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Destination must not be null");
        }
        if (!srcFile.exists()) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Source '" + srcFile + "' does not exist");
        }
        if (srcFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Source '" + srcFile + "' is a directory");
        }
        if (destFile.exists()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' already exists");
        }
        if (destFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' is a directory");
        }
        final boolean rename = srcFile.renameTo(destFile);
        if (!rename) {
            copyFile(srcFile, destFile);
            if (!srcFile.delete()) {
                ParseFileUtils.deleteQuietly(destFile);
                throw new IOException("Failed to delete original file '" + srcFile +
                        "' after copy to '" + destFile + "'");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Copies a file to a new location preserving the file date.
     * <p>
     * This method copies the contents of the specified source file to the
     * specified destination file. The directory holding the destination file is
     * created if it does not exist. If the destination file exists, then this
     * method will overwrite it.
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note:</strong> This method tries to preserve the file's last
     * modified date/times using {@link File#setLastModified(long)}, however
     * it is not guaranteed that the operation will succeed.
     * If the modification operation fails, no indication is provided.
     *
     * @param srcFile  an existing file to copy, must not be {@code null}
     * @param destFile the new file, must not be {@code null}
     * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination is {@code null}
     * @throws IOException          if source or destination is invalid
     * @throws IOException          if an IO error occurs during copying
     * @throws IOException          if the output file length is not the same as the input file length after the copy completes
     * @see #copyFile(File, File, boolean)
     */
    public static void copyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile) throws IOException {
        copyFile(srcFile, destFile, true);
    }

    /**
     * Copies a file to a new location.
     * <p>
     * This method copies the contents of the specified source file
     * to the specified destination file.
     * The directory holding the destination file is created if it does not exist.
     * If the destination file exists, then this method will overwrite it.
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note:</strong> Setting <code>preserveFileDate</code> to
     * {@code true} tries to preserve the file's last modified
     * date/times using {@link File#setLastModified(long)}, however it is
     * not guaranteed that the operation will succeed.
     * If the modification operation fails, no indication is provided.
     *
     * @param srcFile          an existing file to copy, must not be {@code null}
     * @param destFile         the new file, must not be {@code null}
     * @param preserveFileDate true if the file date of the copy
     *                         should be the same as the original
     * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination is {@code null}
     * @throws IOException          if source or destination is invalid
     * @throws IOException          if an IO error occurs during copying
     * @throws IOException          if the output file length is not the same as the input file length after the copy completes
     * @see #doCopyFile(File, File, boolean)
     */
    public static void copyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile,
                                final boolean preserveFileDate) throws IOException {
        if (srcFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Source must not be null");
        }
        if (destFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Destination must not be null");
        }
        if (!srcFile.exists()) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Source '" + srcFile + "' does not exist");
        }
        if (srcFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Source '" + srcFile + "' exists but is a directory");
        }
        if (srcFile.getCanonicalPath().equals(destFile.getCanonicalPath())) {
            throw new IOException("Source '" + srcFile + "' and destination '" + destFile + "' are the same");
        }
        final File parentFile = destFile.getParentFile();
        if (parentFile != null) {
            if (!parentFile.mkdirs() && !parentFile.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IOException("Destination '" + parentFile + "' directory cannot be created");
            }
        }
        if (destFile.exists() && !destFile.canWrite()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' exists but is read-only");
        }
        doCopyFile(srcFile, destFile, preserveFileDate);
    }

    /**
     * Internal copy file method.
     * This caches the original file length, and throws an IOException
     * if the output file length is different from the current input file length.
     * So it may fail if the file changes size.
     * It may also fail with "IllegalArgumentException: Negative size" if the input file is truncated part way
     * through copying the data and the new file size is less than the current position.
     *
     * @param srcFile          the validated source file, must not be {@code null}
     * @param destFile         the validated destination file, must not be {@code null}
     * @param preserveFileDate whether to preserve the file date
     * @throws IOException              if an error occurs
     * @throws IOException              if the output file length is not the same as the input file length after the copy completes
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException "Negative size" if the file is truncated so that the size is less than the position
     */
    private static void doCopyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile, final boolean preserveFileDate) throws IOException {
        if (destFile.exists() && destFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' exists but is a directory");
        }

        FileInputStream fis = null;
        FileOutputStream fos = null;
        FileChannel input = null;
        FileChannel output = null;
        try {
            fis = new FileInputStream(srcFile);
            fos = new FileOutputStream(destFile);
            input = fis.getChannel();
            output = fos.getChannel();
            final long size = input.size(); // TODO See IO-386
            long pos = 0;
            long count;
            while (pos < size) {
                final long remain = size - pos;
                count = remain > FILE_COPY_BUFFER_SIZE ? FILE_COPY_BUFFER_SIZE : remain;
                final long bytesCopied = output.transferFrom(input, pos, count);
                if (bytesCopied == 0) { // IO-385 - can happen if file is truncated after caching the size
                    break; // ensure we don't loop forever
                }
                pos += bytesCopied;
            }
        } finally {
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(output);
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(fos);
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(input);
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(fis);
        }

        final long srcLen = srcFile.length(); // TODO See IO-386
        final long dstLen = destFile.length(); // TODO See IO-386
        if (srcLen != dstLen) {
            throw new IOException("Failed to copy full contents from '" +
                    srcFile + "' to '" + destFile + "' Expected length: " + srcLen + " Actual: " + dstLen);
        }
        if (preserveFileDate) {
            destFile.setLastModified(srcFile.lastModified());
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Deletes a directory recursively.
     *
     * @param directory directory to delete
     * @throws IOException in case deletion is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(final File directory) throws IOException {
        if (!directory.exists()) {
            return;
        }

        if (!isSymlink(directory)) {
            cleanDirectory(directory);
        }

        if (!directory.delete()) {
            final String message =
                    "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
            throw new IOException(message);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a file, never throwing an exception. If file is a directory, delete it and all sub-directories.
     * <p>
     * The difference between File.delete() and this method are:
     * <ul>
     * <li>A directory to be deleted does not have to be empty.</li>
     * <li>No exceptions are thrown when a file or directory cannot be deleted.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param file file or directory to delete, can be {@code null}
     * @return {@code true} if the file or directory was deleted, otherwise
     * {@code false}
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public static boolean deleteQuietly(final File file) {
        if (file == null) {
            return false;
        }
        try {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                cleanDirectory(file);
            }
        } catch (final Exception ignored) {
        }

        try {
            return file.delete();
        } catch (final Exception ignored) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Cleans a directory without deleting it.
     *
     * @param directory directory to clean
     * @throws IOException in case cleaning is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void cleanDirectory(final File directory) throws IOException {
        if (!directory.exists()) {
            final String message = directory + " does not exist";
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
        }

        if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
            final String message = directory + " is not a directory";
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
        }

        final File[] files = directory.listFiles();
        if (files == null) {  // null if security restricted
            throw new IOException("Failed to list contents of " + directory);
        }

        IOException exception = null;
        for (final File file : files) {
            try {
                forceDelete(file);
            } catch (final IOException ioe) {
                exception = ioe;
            }
        }

        if (null != exception) {
            throw exception;
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Deletes a file. If file is a directory, delete it and all sub-directories.
     * <p>
     * The difference between File.delete() and this method are:
     * <ul>
     * <li>A directory to be deleted does not have to be empty.</li>
     * <li>You get exceptions when a file or directory cannot be deleted.
     * (java.io.File methods returns a boolean)</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param file file or directory to delete, must not be {@code null}
     * @throws NullPointerException  if the directory is {@code null}
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if the file was not found
     * @throws IOException           in case deletion is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void forceDelete(final File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(file);
        } else {
            final boolean filePresent = file.exists();
            if (!file.delete()) {
                if (!filePresent) {
                    throw new FileNotFoundException("File does not exist: " + file);
                }
                final String message =
                        "Unable to delete file: " + file;
                throw new IOException(message);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determines whether the specified file is a Symbolic Link rather than an actual file.
     * <p>
     * Will not return true if there is a Symbolic Link anywhere in the path,
     * only if the specific file is.
     * <p>
     * For code that runs on Java 1.7 or later, use the following method instead:
     * <br>
     * {@code boolean java.nio.file.Files.isSymbolicLink(Path path)}
     *
     * @param file the file to check
     * @return true if the file is a Symbolic Link
     * @throws IOException if an IO error occurs while checking the file
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static boolean isSymlink(final File file) throws IOException {
        if (file == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("File must not be null");
        }
//    if (FilenameUtils.isSystemWindows()) {
//      return false;
//    }
        File fileInCanonicalDir;
        if (file.getParent() == null) {
            fileInCanonicalDir = file;
        } else {
            final File canonicalDir = file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile();
            fileInCanonicalDir = new File(canonicalDir, file.getName());
        }

        return !fileInCanonicalDir.getCanonicalFile().equals(fileInCanonicalDir.getAbsoluteFile());
    }

    //region String

    public static String readFileToString(File file, Charset encoding) throws IOException {
        return new String(readFileToByteArray(file), encoding);
    }

    public static String readFileToString(File file, String encoding) throws IOException {
        return readFileToString(file, Charset.forName(encoding));
    }

    public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String string, Charset encoding)
            throws IOException {
        writeByteArrayToFile(file, string.getBytes(encoding));
    }

    public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String string, String encoding)
            throws IOException {
        writeStringToFile(file, string, Charset.forName(encoding));
    }

    //endregion

    //region JSONObject

    /**
     * Reads the contents of a file into a {@link JSONObject}. The file is always closed.
     */
    public static JSONObject readFileToJSONObject(File file) throws IOException, JSONException {
        String content = readFileToString(file, "UTF-8");
        return new JSONObject(content);
    }

    /**
     * Writes a {@link JSONObject} to a file creating the file if it does not exist.
     */
    public static void writeJSONObjectToFile(File file, JSONObject json) throws IOException {
        ParseFileUtils.writeByteArrayToFile(file, json.toString().getBytes(Charset.forName("UTF-8")));
    }

    //endregion
}

/*
 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.parse;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;

/**
 * General file manipulation utilities.
 */
public class ParseFileUtils {

    /**
     * The number of bytes in a kilobyte.
     */
    public static final long ONE_KB = 1024;

    /**
     * The number of bytes in a megabyte.
     */
    public static final long ONE_MB = ONE_KB * ONE_KB;

    /**
     * The file copy buffer size (30 MB)
     */
    private static final long FILE_COPY_BUFFER_SIZE = ONE_MB * 30;

    /**
     * Reads the contents of a file into a byte array.
     * The file is always closed.
     *
     * @param file the file to read, must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return the file contents, never <code>null</code>
     * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
     * @since Commons IO 1.1
     */
    public static byte[] readFileToByteArray(File file) throws IOException {
        InputStream in = null;
        try {
            in = openInputStream(file);
            return ParseIOUtils.toByteArray(in);
        } finally {
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(in);
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Opens a {@link FileInputStream} for the specified file, providing better
     * error messages than simply calling <code>new FileInputStream(file)</code>.
     * <p>
     * At the end of the method either the stream will be successfully opened,
     * or an exception will have been thrown.
     * <p>
     * An exception is thrown if the file does not exist.
     * An exception is thrown if the file object exists but is a directory.
     * An exception is thrown if the file exists but cannot be read.
     *
     * @param file the file to open for input, must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return a new {@link FileInputStream} for the specified file
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if the file does not exist
     * @throws IOException           if the file object is a directory
     * @throws IOException           if the file cannot be read
     * @since Commons IO 1.3
     */
    public static FileInputStream openInputStream(File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.exists()) {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' exists but is a directory");
            }
            if (!file.canRead()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' cannot be read");
            }
        } else {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("File '" + file + "' does not exist");
        }
        return new FileInputStream(file);
    }

    /**
     * Writes a byte array to a file creating the file if it does not exist.
     * <p>
     * NOTE: As from v1.3, the parent directories of the file will be created
     * if they do not exist.
     *
     * @param file the file to write to
     * @param data the content to write to the file
     * @throws IOException in case of an I/O error
     * @since Commons IO 1.1
     */
    public static void writeByteArrayToFile(File file, byte[] data) throws IOException {
        OutputStream out = null;
        try {
            out = openOutputStream(file);
            out.write(data);
        } finally {
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(out);
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Opens a {@link FileOutputStream} for the specified file, checking and
     * creating the parent directory if it does not exist.
     * <p>
     * At the end of the method either the stream will be successfully opened,
     * or an exception will have been thrown.
     * <p>
     * The parent directory will be created if it does not exist.
     * The file will be created if it does not exist.
     * An exception is thrown if the file object exists but is a directory.
     * An exception is thrown if the file exists but cannot be written to.
     * An exception is thrown if the parent directory cannot be created.
     *
     * @param file the file to open for output, must not be <code>null</code>
     * @return a new {@link FileOutputStream} for the specified file
     * @throws IOException if the file object is a directory
     * @throws IOException if the file cannot be written to
     * @throws IOException if a parent directory needs creating but that fails
     * @since Commons IO 1.3
     */
    public static FileOutputStream openOutputStream(File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.exists()) {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' exists but is a directory");
            }
            if (!file.canWrite()) {
                throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' cannot be written to");
            }
        } else {
            File parent = file.getParentFile();
            if (parent != null && !parent.exists()) {
                if (!parent.mkdirs()) {
                    throw new IOException("File '" + file + "' could not be created");
                }
            }
        }
        return new FileOutputStream(file);
    }

    /**
     * Moves a file.
     * <p>
     * When the destination file is on another file system, do a "copy and delete".
     *
     * @param srcFile  the file to be moved
     * @param destFile the destination file
     * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination is {@code null}
     * @throws IOException          if source or destination is invalid
     * @throws IOException          if an IO error occurs moving the file
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public static void moveFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile) throws IOException {
        if (srcFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Source must not be null");
        }
        if (destFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Destination must not be null");
        }
        if (!srcFile.exists()) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Source '" + srcFile + "' does not exist");
        }
        if (srcFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Source '" + srcFile + "' is a directory");
        }
        if (destFile.exists()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' already exists");
        }
        if (destFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' is a directory");
        }
        final boolean rename = srcFile.renameTo(destFile);
        if (!rename) {
            copyFile(srcFile, destFile);
            if (!srcFile.delete()) {
                ParseFileUtils.deleteQuietly(destFile);
                throw new IOException("Failed to delete original file '" + srcFile +
                        "' after copy to '" + destFile + "'");
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Copies a file to a new location preserving the file date.
     * <p>
     * This method copies the contents of the specified source file to the
     * specified destination file. The directory holding the destination file is
     * created if it does not exist. If the destination file exists, then this
     * method will overwrite it.
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note:</strong> This method tries to preserve the file's last
     * modified date/times using {@link File#setLastModified(long)}, however
     * it is not guaranteed that the operation will succeed.
     * If the modification operation fails, no indication is provided.
     *
     * @param srcFile  an existing file to copy, must not be {@code null}
     * @param destFile the new file, must not be {@code null}
     * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination is {@code null}
     * @throws IOException          if source or destination is invalid
     * @throws IOException          if an IO error occurs during copying
     * @throws IOException          if the output file length is not the same as the input file length after the copy completes
     * @see #copyFile(File, File, boolean)
     */
    public static void copyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile) throws IOException {
        copyFile(srcFile, destFile, true);
    }

    /**
     * Copies a file to a new location.
     * <p>
     * This method copies the contents of the specified source file
     * to the specified destination file.
     * The directory holding the destination file is created if it does not exist.
     * If the destination file exists, then this method will overwrite it.
     * <p>
     * <strong>Note:</strong> Setting <code>preserveFileDate</code> to
     * {@code true} tries to preserve the file's last modified
     * date/times using {@link File#setLastModified(long)}, however it is
     * not guaranteed that the operation will succeed.
     * If the modification operation fails, no indication is provided.
     *
     * @param srcFile          an existing file to copy, must not be {@code null}
     * @param destFile         the new file, must not be {@code null}
     * @param preserveFileDate true if the file date of the copy
     *                         should be the same as the original
     * @throws NullPointerException if source or destination is {@code null}
     * @throws IOException          if source or destination is invalid
     * @throws IOException          if an IO error occurs during copying
     * @throws IOException          if the output file length is not the same as the input file length after the copy completes
     * @see #doCopyFile(File, File, boolean)
     */
    public static void copyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile,
                                final boolean preserveFileDate) throws IOException {
        if (srcFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Source must not be null");
        }
        if (destFile == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Destination must not be null");
        }
        if (!srcFile.exists()) {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Source '" + srcFile + "' does not exist");
        }
        if (srcFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Source '" + srcFile + "' exists but is a directory");
        }
        if (srcFile.getCanonicalPath().equals(destFile.getCanonicalPath())) {
            throw new IOException("Source '" + srcFile + "' and destination '" + destFile + "' are the same");
        }
        final File parentFile = destFile.getParentFile();
        if (parentFile != null) {
            if (!parentFile.mkdirs() && !parentFile.isDirectory()) {
                throw new IOException("Destination '" + parentFile + "' directory cannot be created");
            }
        }
        if (destFile.exists() && !destFile.canWrite()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' exists but is read-only");
        }
        doCopyFile(srcFile, destFile, preserveFileDate);
    }

    /**
     * Internal copy file method.
     * This caches the original file length, and throws an IOException
     * if the output file length is different from the current input file length.
     * So it may fail if the file changes size.
     * It may also fail with "IllegalArgumentException: Negative size" if the input file is truncated part way
     * through copying the data and the new file size is less than the current position.
     *
     * @param srcFile          the validated source file, must not be {@code null}
     * @param destFile         the validated destination file, must not be {@code null}
     * @param preserveFileDate whether to preserve the file date
     * @throws IOException              if an error occurs
     * @throws IOException              if the output file length is not the same as the input file length after the copy completes
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException "Negative size" if the file is truncated so that the size is less than the position
     */
    private static void doCopyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile, final boolean preserveFileDate) throws IOException {
        if (destFile.exists() && destFile.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("Destination '" + destFile + "' exists but is a directory");
        }

        FileInputStream fis = null;
        FileOutputStream fos = null;
        FileChannel input = null;
        FileChannel output = null;
        try {
            fis = new FileInputStream(srcFile);
            fos = new FileOutputStream(destFile);
            input = fis.getChannel();
            output = fos.getChannel();
            final long size = input.size(); // TODO See IO-386
            long pos = 0;
            long count;
            while (pos < size) {
                final long remain = size - pos;
                count = remain > FILE_COPY_BUFFER_SIZE ? FILE_COPY_BUFFER_SIZE : remain;
                final long bytesCopied = output.transferFrom(input, pos, count);
                if (bytesCopied == 0) { // IO-385 - can happen if file is truncated after caching the size
                    break; // ensure we don't loop forever
                }
                pos += bytesCopied;
            }
        } finally {
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(output);
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(fos);
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(input);
            ParseIOUtils.closeQuietly(fis);
        }

        final long srcLen = srcFile.length(); // TODO See IO-386
        final long dstLen = destFile.length(); // TODO See IO-386
        if (srcLen != dstLen) {
            throw new IOException("Failed to copy full contents from '" +
                    srcFile + "' to '" + destFile + "' Expected length: " + srcLen + " Actual: " + dstLen);
        }
        if (preserveFileDate) {
            destFile.setLastModified(srcFile.lastModified());
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Deletes a directory recursively.
     *
     * @param directory directory to delete
     * @throws IOException in case deletion is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void deleteDirectory(final File directory) throws IOException {
        if (!directory.exists()) {
            return;
        }

        if (!isSymlink(directory)) {
            cleanDirectory(directory);
        }

        if (!directory.delete()) {
            final String message =
                    "Unable to delete directory " + directory + ".";
            throw new IOException(message);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Deletes a file, never throwing an exception. If file is a directory, delete it and all sub-directories.
     * <p>
     * The difference between File.delete() and this method are:
     * <ul>
     * <li>A directory to be deleted does not have to be empty.</li>
     * <li>No exceptions are thrown when a file or directory cannot be deleted.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param file file or directory to delete, can be {@code null}
     * @return {@code true} if the file or directory was deleted, otherwise
     * {@code false}
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public static boolean deleteQuietly(final File file) {
        if (file == null) {
            return false;
        }
        try {
            if (file.isDirectory()) {
                cleanDirectory(file);
            }
        } catch (final Exception ignored) {
        }

        try {
            return file.delete();
        } catch (final Exception ignored) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Cleans a directory without deleting it.
     *
     * @param directory directory to clean
     * @throws IOException in case cleaning is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void cleanDirectory(final File directory) throws IOException {
        if (!directory.exists()) {
            final String message = directory + " does not exist";
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
        }

        if (!directory.isDirectory()) {
            final String message = directory + " is not a directory";
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(message);
        }

        final File[] files = directory.listFiles();
        if (files == null) {  // null if security restricted
            throw new IOException("Failed to list contents of " + directory);
        }

        IOException exception = null;
        for (final File file : files) {
            try {
                forceDelete(file);
            } catch (final IOException ioe) {
                exception = ioe;
            }
        }

        if (null != exception) {
            throw exception;
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Deletes a file. If file is a directory, delete it and all sub-directories.
     * <p>
     * The difference between File.delete() and this method are:
     * <ul>
     * <li>A directory to be deleted does not have to be empty.</li>
     * <li>You get exceptions when a file or directory cannot be deleted.
     * (java.io.File methods returns a boolean)</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param file file or directory to delete, must not be {@code null}
     * @throws NullPointerException  if the directory is {@code null}
     * @throws FileNotFoundException if the file was not found
     * @throws IOException           in case deletion is unsuccessful
     */
    public static void forceDelete(final File file) throws IOException {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
            deleteDirectory(file);
        } else {
            final boolean filePresent = file.exists();
            if (!file.delete()) {
                if (!filePresent) {
                    throw new FileNotFoundException("File does not exist: " + file);
                }
                final String message =
                        "Unable to delete file: " + file;
                throw new IOException(message);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determines whether the specified file is a Symbolic Link rather than an actual file.
     * <p>
     * Will not return true if there is a Symbolic Link anywhere in the path,
     * only if the specific file is.
     * <p>
     * For code that runs on Java 1.7 or later, use the following method instead:
     * <br>
     * {@code boolean java.nio.file.Files.isSymbolicLink(Path path)}
     *
     * @param file the file to check
     * @return true if the file is a Symbolic Link
     * @throws IOException if an IO error occurs while checking the file
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static boolean isSymlink(final File file) throws IOException {
        if (file == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("File must not be null");
        }
//    if (FilenameUtils.isSystemWindows()) {
//      return false;
//    }
        File fileInCanonicalDir;
        if (file.getParent() == null) {
            fileInCanonicalDir = file;
        } else {
            final File canonicalDir = file.getParentFile().getCanonicalFile();
            fileInCanonicalDir = new File(canonicalDir, file.getName());
        }

        return !fileInCanonicalDir.getCanonicalFile().equals(fileInCanonicalDir.getAbsoluteFile());
    }

    //region String

    public static String readFileToString(File file, Charset encoding) throws IOException {
        return new String(readFileToByteArray(file), encoding);
    }

    public static String readFileToString(File file, String encoding) throws IOException {
        return readFileToString(file, Charset.forName(encoding));
    }

    public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String string, Charset encoding)
            throws IOException {
        writeByteArrayToFile(file, string.getBytes(encoding));
    }

    public static void writeStringToFile(File file, String string, String encoding)
            throws IOException {
        writeStringToFile(file, string, Charset.forName(encoding));
    }

    //endregion

    //region JSONObject

    /**
     * Reads the contents of a file into a {@link JSONObject}. The file is always closed.
     */
    public static JSONObject readFileToJSONObject(File file) throws IOException, JSONException {
        String content = readFileToString(file, "UTF-8");
        return new JSONObject(content);
    }

    /**
     * Writes a {@link JSONObject} to a file creating the file if it does not exist.
     */
    public static void writeJSONObjectToFile(File file, JSONObject json) throws IOException {
        ParseFileUtils.writeByteArrayToFile(file, json.toString().getBytes("UTF-8"));
    }

    //endregion
}

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