SystemConfiguration.java

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package org.apache.commons.configuration;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * A configuration based on the system properties.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bourg
 * @version $Revision: 727834 $, $Date: 2008-12-18 23:16:32 +0100 (Do, 18 Dez 2008) $
 * @since 1.1
 */
public class SystemConfiguration extends MapConfiguration
{
    /**
     * Create a Configuration based on the system properties.
     *
     * @see System#getProperties
     */
    public SystemConfiguration()
    {
        super(System.getProperties());
    }

    /**
     * The method allows system properties to be set from a property file.
     * @param fileName The name of the property file.
     * @throws Exception if an error occurs.
     */
    public static void setSystemProperties(String fileName) throws Exception
    {
        PropertiesConfiguration config = fileName.endsWith(".xml")
            ? new XMLPropertiesConfiguration(fileName) : new PropertiesConfiguration(fileName);
        setSystemProperties(config);
    }

    /**
     * Set System properties from a configuration file.
     * @param systemConfig The configuration containing the properties to be set.
     */
    public static void setSystemProperties(PropertiesConfiguration systemConfig)
    {
        Iterator iter = systemConfig.getKeys();
        while (iter.hasNext())
        {
            String key = (String) iter.next();
            String value = (String) systemConfig.getProperty(key);
            System.setProperty(key, value);
        }
    }
}