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Class ConfigurationLoader

java.lang.Object
  com.cosylab.application.ConfigurationLoader

public final class ConfigurationLoader
extends java.lang.Object

This class searches for configuration file in several location in well defined order.

Author:

ikriznar

Method Summary

static java.lang.ClassLoader	findClassLoader(java.lang.Class c) Tries to return class loader from provided class.
static java.util.Properties	loadConfiguration(java.lang.Class c, java.lang.String name) Loads the configuration from the file name.properties
static java.util.Properties	loadConfiguration(java.lang.String name) Loads configuration from the file name.properties using default class loader.
static java.util.Properties	loadConfigurationFile(java.lang.Class c, java.lang.String propFileName) Loads the configuration from the file with the given name using the supplied class's classloader.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

findClassLoader

public static java.lang.ClassLoader findClassLoader(java.lang.Class c)

Tries to return class loader from provided class. If not possible, tries to return default class loader. If no usable class loader is found, then null is returned.

Parameters:

c - class for witch class loader is searched

Returns:

class loader instance or null

loadConfiguration

public static java.util.Properties loadConfiguration(java.lang.Class c,
                                                     java.lang.String name)

Loads the configuration from the file name.properties

Parameters:

c - the class loader supplier

name - the name of the file (without extension)

Returns:

properties as read from the file

loadConfiguration

public static java.util.Properties loadConfiguration(java.lang.String name)

Loads configuration from the file name.properties using default class loader.

Parameters:

name - the name of the file (without extension)

Returns:

properties as read from the file

loadConfigurationFile

public static java.util.Properties loadConfigurationFile(java.lang.Class c,
                                                         java.lang.String propFileName)

Loads the configuration from the file with the given name using the supplied class's classloader.

Parameters:

c - class loader source

propFileName - the name of the properties file (with extension)

Returns:

properties as read from the file

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)