Add BaconianCipher (#5932)

src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/BaconianCipher.java

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+package com.thealgorithms.ciphers;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * The Baconian Cipher is a substitution cipher where each letter is represented
+ * by a group of five binary digits (A's and B's). It can also be used to hide
+ * messages within other texts, making it a simple form of steganography.
+ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_cipher
+ *
+ * @author Bennybebo
+ */
+public class BaconianCipher {
+
+    private static final Map<Character, String> BACONIAN_MAP = new HashMap<>();
+    private static final Map<String, Character> REVERSE_BACONIAN_MAP = new HashMap<>();
+
+    static {
+        // Initialize the Baconian cipher mappings
+        String[] baconianAlphabet = {"AAAAA", "AAAAB", "AAABA", "AAABB", "AABAA", "AABAB", "AABBA", "AABBB", "ABAAA", "ABAAB", "ABABA", "ABABB", "ABBAA", "ABBAB", "ABBBA", "ABBBB", "BAAAA", "BAAAB", "BAABA", "BAABB", "BABAA", "BABAB", "BABBA", "BABBB", "BBAAA", "BBAAB"};
+        char letter = 'A';
+        for (String code : baconianAlphabet) {
+            BACONIAN_MAP.put(letter, code);
+            REVERSE_BACONIAN_MAP.put(code, letter);
+            letter++;
+        }
+
+        // Handle I/J as the same letter
+        BACONIAN_MAP.put('I', BACONIAN_MAP.get('J'));
+        REVERSE_BACONIAN_MAP.put(BACONIAN_MAP.get('I'), 'I');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Encrypts the given plaintext using the Baconian cipher.
+     *
+     * @param plaintext The plaintext message to encrypt.
+     * @return The ciphertext as a binary (A/B) sequence.
+     */
+    public String encrypt(String plaintext) {
+        StringBuilder ciphertext = new StringBuilder();
+        plaintext = plaintext.toUpperCase().replaceAll("[^A-Z]", ""); // Remove non-letter characters
+
+        for (char letter : plaintext.toCharArray()) {
+            ciphertext.append(BACONIAN_MAP.get(letter));
+        }
+
+        return ciphertext.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decrypts the given ciphertext encoded in binary (A/B) format using the Baconian cipher.
+     *
+     * @param ciphertext The ciphertext to decrypt.
+     * @return The decrypted plaintext message.
+     */
+    public String decrypt(String ciphertext) {
+        StringBuilder plaintext = new StringBuilder();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < ciphertext.length(); i += 5) {
+            String code = ciphertext.substring(i, i + 5);
+            if (REVERSE_BACONIAN_MAP.containsKey(code)) {
+                plaintext.append(REVERSE_BACONIAN_MAP.get(code));
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Baconian code: " + code);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return plaintext.toString();
+    }
+}