org.dataconservancy.pass.loader.nihms.util

Class ConfigUtil

java.lang.Object

org.dataconservancy.pass.loader.nihms.util.ConfigUtil

public class ConfigUtil
extends Object

Author:

Karen Hanson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConfigUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static URI	getNihmsRepositoryUri() Retrieves the NIHMS Repository URI based on property key
static String	getSystemProperty(String key, String defaultValue) Retrieve property from a system property or renvironment variable or set to default
static Properties	loadProperties(File propertiesFile) This method processes a plain text properties file and returns a Properties object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConfigUtil

public ConfigUtil()

Method Detail

getSystemProperty

public static String getSystemProperty(String key,
                                       String defaultValue)

Retrieve property from a system property or renvironment variable or set to default

Given a string as a system property name (and a default) will:

1. Look up the system property with the matching name, and return it if defined
2. Try to match an environment variable matching the key transformed TO_UPPER_CASE with periods substituted with underscores
3. Use the default of none others match

Parameters:

key - - property/variable name in property-normal form (period separators, ideally all lowercas)

defaultValue - default value for the key if it does not exist as a system property or environment variable

Returns:

the property value

getNihmsRepositoryUri

public static URI getNihmsRepositoryUri()

Retrieves the NIHMS Repository URI based on property key

Returns:

the NIHMS repository URI

loadProperties

public static Properties loadProperties(File propertiesFile)

This method processes a plain text properties file and returns a Properties object

Parameters:

propertiesFile - - the properties File to be read

Returns:

the Properties object derived from the supplied File