Package org.apache.commons.collections

Class ExtendedProperties

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable, Map
    public class ExtendedProperties
extends Hashtable
    This class extends normal Java properties by adding the possibility to use the same key many times concatenating the value strings instead of overwriting them.

    Please consider using the PropertiesConfiguration class in Commons-Configuration as soon as it is released.

    The Extended Properties syntax is explained here:

    • Each property has the syntax key = value
    • The key may use any character but the equal sign '='.
    • value may be separated on different lines if a backslash is placed at the end of the line that continues below.
    • If value is a list of strings, each token is separated by a comma ','.
    • Commas in each token are escaped placing a backslash right before the comma.
    • Backslashes are escaped by using two consecutive backslashes i.e. \\
    • If a key is used more than once, the values are appended as if they were on the same line separated with commas.
    • Blank lines and lines starting with character '#' are skipped.
    • If a property is named "include" (or whatever is defined by setInclude() and getInclude() and the value of that property is the full path to a file on disk, that file will be included into the ConfigurationsRepository. You can also pull in files relative to the parent configuration file. So if you have something like the following: include = additional.properties Then "additional.properties" is expected to be in the same directory as the parent configuration file. Duplicate name values will be replaced, so be careful.

    Here is an example of a valid extended properties file: 

          # lines starting with # are comments

      # This is the simplest property
      key = value

      # A long property may be separated on multiple lines
      longvalue = aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa \
                  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

      # This is a property with many tokens
      tokens_on_a_line = first token, second token

      # This sequence generates exactly the same result
      tokens_on_multiple_lines = first token
      tokens_on_multiple_lines = second token

      # commas may be escaped in tokens
      commas.escaped = Hi\, what'up?

    NOTE: this class has not been written for performance nor low memory usage. In fact, it's way slower than it could be and generates too much memory garbage. But since performance is not an issue during intialization (and there is not much time to improve it), I wrote it this way. If you don't like it, go ahead and tune it up!

    Since:
    Commons Collections 1.0
    Version:
    $Revision: 1713233 $ $Date: 2015-11-08 16:05:59 +0100 (Sun, 08 Nov 2015) $
    Author:
    Stefano Mazzocchi, Jon S. Stevens, Dave Bryson, Jason van Zyl, Geir Magnusson Jr., Leon Messerschmidt, Kent Johnson, Daniel Rall, Ilkka Priha, Janek Bogucki, Mohan Kishore, Stephen Colebourne, Shinobu Kawai, Henning P. Schmiedehausen
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Field Detail

      • file

        protected String file
        The file connected to this repository (holding comments and such).

      • basePath

        protected String basePath
        Base path of the configuration file used to create this ExtendedProperties object.

      • fileSeparator

        protected String fileSeparator
        File separator.

      • isInitialized

        protected boolean isInitialized
        Has this configuration been initialized.

      • include

        protected static String include
        This is the name of the property that can point to other properties file for including other properties files.

      • keysAsListed

        protected ArrayList keysAsListed
        These are the keys in the order they listed in the configuration file. This is useful when you wish to perform operations with configuration information in a particular order.

    • Constructor Detail

      • ExtendedProperties

        public ExtendedProperties()
        Creates an empty extended properties object.

      • ExtendedProperties

        public ExtendedProperties​(String file)
                   throws IOException
        Creates and loads the extended properties from the specified file.
        Parameters:
        file - the filename to load
        Throws:
        IOException - if a file error occurs

      • ExtendedProperties

        public ExtendedProperties​(String file,
                          String defaultFile)
                   throws IOException
        Creates and loads the extended properties from the specified file.
        Parameters:
        file - the filename to load
        defaultFile - a second filename to load default values from
        Throws:
        IOException - if a file error occurs

    • Method Detail

      • interpolate

        protected String interpolate​(String base)
        Interpolate key names to handle ${key} stuff
        Parameters:
        base - string to interpolate
        Returns:
        returns the key name with the ${key} substituted

      • interpolateHelper

        protected String interpolateHelper​(String base,
                                   List priorVariables)
        Recursive handler for multiple levels of interpolation. When called the first time, priorVariables should be null.
        Parameters:
        base - string with the ${key} variables
        priorVariables - serves two purposes: to allow checking for loops, and creating a meaningful exception message should a loop occur. It's 0'th element will be set to the value of base from the first call. All subsequent interpolated variables are added afterward.
        Returns:
        the string with the interpolation taken care of

      • isInitialized

        public boolean isInitialized()
        Indicate to client code whether property resources have been initialized or not.

      • getInclude

        public String getInclude()
        Gets the property value for including other properties files. By default it is "include".
        Returns:
        A String.

      • setInclude

        public void setInclude​(String inc)
        Sets the property value for including other properties files. By default it is "include".
        Parameters:
        inc - A String.

      • load

        public void load​(InputStream input)
          throws IOException
        Load the properties from the given input stream.
        Parameters:
        input - the InputStream to load from
        Throws:
        IOException - if an IO error occurs

      • load

        public void load​(InputStream input,
                 String enc)
          throws IOException
        Load the properties from the given input stream and using the specified encoding.
        Parameters:
        input - the InputStream to load from
        enc - the encoding to use
        Throws:
        IOException - if an IO error occurs

      • getProperty

        public Object getProperty​(String key)
        Gets a property from the configuration.
        Parameters:
        key - property to retrieve
        Returns:
        value as object. Will return user value if exists, if not then default value if exists, otherwise null

      • addProperty

        public void addProperty​(String key,
                        Object value)
        Add a property to the configuration. If it already exists then the value stated here will be added to the configuration entry. For example, if resource.loader = file is already present in the configuration and you addProperty("resource.loader", "classpath") Then you will end up with a Vector like the following: ["file", "classpath"]
        Parameters:
        key - the key to add
        value - the value to add

      • setProperty

        public void setProperty​(String key,
                        Object value)
        Set a property, this will replace any previously set values. Set values is implicitly a call to clearProperty(key), addProperty(key,value).
        Parameters:
        key - the key to set
        value - the value to set

      • save

        public void save​(OutputStream output,
                 String header)
          throws IOException
        Save the properties to the given output stream.

        The stream is not closed, but it is flushed.

        Parameters:
        output - an OutputStream, may be null
        header - a textual comment to act as a file header
        Throws:
        IOException - if an IO error occurs

      • combine

        public void combine​(ExtendedProperties props)
        Combines an existing Hashtable with this Hashtable.

        Warning: It will overwrite previous entries without warning.

        Parameters:
        props - the properties to combine

      • clearProperty

        public void clearProperty​(String key)
        Clear a property in the configuration.
        Parameters:
        key - the property key to remove along with corresponding value

      • getKeys

        public Iterator getKeys()
        Get the list of the keys contained in the configuration repository.
        Returns:
        an Iterator over the keys

      • getKeys

        public Iterator getKeys​(String prefix)
        Get the list of the keys contained in the configuration repository that match the specified prefix.
        Parameters:
        prefix - the prefix to match
        Returns:
        an Iterator of keys that match the prefix

      • subset

        public ExtendedProperties subset​(String prefix)
        Create an ExtendedProperties object that is a subset of this one. Take into account duplicate keys by using the setProperty() in ExtendedProperties.
        Parameters:
        prefix - the prefix to get a subset for
        Returns:
        a new independent ExtendedProperties

      • display

        public void display()
        Display the configuration for debugging purposes to System.out.

      • getString

        public String getString​(String key)
        Get a string associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated string.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a String.

      • getString

        public String getString​(String key,
                        String defaultValue)
        Get a string associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated string if key is found, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a String.

      • getProperties

        public Properties getProperties​(String key)
        Get a list of properties associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated properties if key is found.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a String/List.
        IllegalArgumentException - if one of the tokens is malformed (does not contain an equals sign).

      • getProperties

        public Properties getProperties​(String key,
                                Properties defaults)
        Get a list of properties associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated properties if key is found.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a String/List.
        IllegalArgumentException - if one of the tokens is malformed (does not contain an equals sign).

      • getStringArray

        public String[] getStringArray​(String key)
        Get an array of strings associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated string array if key is found.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a String/List.

      • getVector

        public Vector getVector​(String key)
        Get a Vector of strings associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated Vector.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Vector.

      • getVector

        public Vector getVector​(String key,
                        Vector defaultValue)
        Get a Vector of strings associated with the given configuration key.

        The list is a copy of the internal data of this object, and as such you may alter it freely.

        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated Vector.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Vector.

      • getList

        public List getList​(String key)
        Get a List of strings associated with the given configuration key.

        The list is a copy of the internal data of this object, and as such you may alter it freely.

        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated List object.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a List.
        Since:
        Commons Collections 3.2

      • getList

        public List getList​(String key,
                    List defaultValue)
        Get a List of strings associated with the given configuration key.

        The list is a copy of the internal data of this object, and as such you may alter it freely.

        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated List.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a List.
        Since:
        Commons Collections 3.2

      • getBoolean

        public boolean getBoolean​(String key)
        Get a boolean associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated boolean.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Boolean.

      • getBoolean

        public boolean getBoolean​(String key,
                          boolean defaultValue)
        Get a boolean associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated boolean.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Boolean.

      • getBoolean

        public Boolean getBoolean​(String key,
                          Boolean defaultValue)
        Get a boolean associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated boolean if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Boolean.

      • testBoolean

        public String testBoolean​(String value)
        Test whether the string represent by value maps to a boolean value or not. We will allow true, on, and yes for a true boolean value, and false, off, and no for false boolean values. Case of value to test for boolean status is ignored.
        Parameters:
        value - the value to test for boolean state
        Returns:
        true or false if the supplied text maps to a boolean value, or null otherwise.

      • getByte

        public byte getByte​(String key)
        Get a byte associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated byte.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Byte.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getByte

        public byte getByte​(String key,
                    byte defaultValue)
        Get a byte associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated byte.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Byte.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getByte

        public Byte getByte​(String key,
                    Byte defaultValue)
        Get a byte associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated byte if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Byte.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getShort

        public short getShort​(String key)
        Get a short associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated short.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Short.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getShort

        public short getShort​(String key,
                      short defaultValue)
        Get a short associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated short.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Short.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getShort

        public Short getShort​(String key,
                      Short defaultValue)
        Get a short associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated short if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Short.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getInt

        public int getInt​(String name)
        The purpose of this method is to get the configuration resource with the given name as an integer.
        Parameters:
        name - The resource name.
        Returns:
        The value of the resource as an integer.

      • getInt

        public int getInt​(String name,
                  int def)
        The purpose of this method is to get the configuration resource with the given name as an integer, or a default value.
        Parameters:
        name - The resource name
        def - The default value of the resource.
        Returns:
        The value of the resource as an integer.

      • getInteger

        public int getInteger​(String key)
        Get a int associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated int.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Integer.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getInteger

        public int getInteger​(String key,
                      int defaultValue)
        Get a int associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated int.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Integer.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getInteger

        public Integer getInteger​(String key,
                          Integer defaultValue)
        Get a int associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated int if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Integer.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getLong

        public long getLong​(String key)
        Get a long associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated long.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Long.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getLong

        public long getLong​(String key,
                    long defaultValue)
        Get a long associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated long.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Long.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getLong

        public Long getLong​(String key,
                    Long defaultValue)
        Get a long associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated long if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Long.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getFloat

        public float getFloat​(String key)
        Get a float associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated float.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Float.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getFloat

        public float getFloat​(String key,
                      float defaultValue)
        Get a float associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated float.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Float.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getFloat

        public Float getFloat​(String key,
                      Float defaultValue)
        Get a float associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated float if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Float.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getDouble

        public double getDouble​(String key)
        Get a double associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        Returns:
        The associated double.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - is thrown if the key doesn't map to an existing object.
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Double.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getDouble

        public double getDouble​(String key,
                        double defaultValue)
        Get a double associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated double.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Double.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • getDouble

        public Double getDouble​(String key,
                        Double defaultValue)
        Get a double associated with the given configuration key.
        Parameters:
        key - The configuration key.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        Returns:
        The associated double if key is found and has valid format, default value otherwise.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - is thrown if the key maps to an object that is not a Double.
        NumberFormatException - is thrown if the value mapped by the key has not a valid number format.

      • convertProperties

        public static ExtendedProperties convertProperties​(Properties props)
        Convert a standard properties class into a configuration class.

        NOTE: From Commons Collections 3.2 this method will pick up any default parent Properties of the specified input object.

        Parameters:
        props - the properties object to convert
        Returns:
        new ExtendedProperties created from props