Class BabelPropertiesReader

java.lang.Object

pt.unl.fct.di.novasys.babel2.utils.BabelPropertiesReader

public final class BabelPropertiesReader
extends Object

Utility class for loading Babel protocol configuration from a properties file and/or command-line arguments.

The primary entry point is loadConfig(Path, String...), which reads a Properties file and then applies any overrides supplied as key=value command-line arguments. A custom configuration file path may be specified at launch using the -conf <path> flag.

This class is not instantiable; use its static methods directly.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Properties	loadConfig(Path defaultConfigFile, String... args)	Reads either the default or the given properties file (the file can be given with the argument -conf).

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Method Details

loadConfig

public static Properties loadConfig(Path defaultConfigFile,
 String... args)
                             throws IOException,
IllegalArgumentException

Reads either the default or the given properties file (the file can be given with the argument -conf). Builds a configuration file with the properties from the file and then merges ad-hoc properties given in the arguments.

Argument properties should be provided as: propertyName=value

Parameters:

defaultConfigFile - the path to the default properties file

args - console parameters

Returns:

the configurations built

Throws:

IOException - if the provided file does not exist

IllegalArgumentException - if the console parameters are not in the format: prop=value