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package org.scijava.sjep;

/**
 * A mutable parse position. Similar to {@link java.text.ParsePosition}, but
 * less complex.
 *
 * @author Curtis Rueden
 */
public class Position {

	private int index;

	public int get() {
		return index;
	}

	public void set(final int index) {
		this.index = index;
	}

	public void inc() {
		inc(1);
	}

	public void inc(final int count) {
		index += count;
	}

	/** Throws {@link IllegalArgumentException} when syntax is incorrect. */
	public void die(final String message) {
		throw new IllegalArgumentException(messageWithDetails(message));
	}

	/** Throws {@link IllegalStateException} if something goes wrong. */
	public void assertThat(final boolean condition, final String message) {
		if (condition) return;
		fail(message);
	}

	/** Throws {@link IllegalStateException} when something is wrong. */
	public void fail(final String message) {
		throw new IllegalStateException(messageWithDetails(message));
	}

	// -- Object methods --

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "" + get();
	}

	// -- Helper methods --

	private String messageWithDetails(final String message) {
		return message + " at index " + get();
	}

}

Add a little helper for tracking parse position
Add a little helper for tracking parse position

This will take the place of the currently-used ParsePosition,
once we migrate the number parsing logic away from NumberFormat.
