PropertiesHelper.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2014 Red Hat, Inc. 
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package org.jboss.tools.foundation.core.properties;

import org.jboss.tools.foundation.core.properties.internal.PropertiesProviderFactory;

/**
 * Utility class holding this installation's {@link IPropertiesProvider} instance.
 * 
 * @since 1.1.0
 */
public class PropertiesHelper {

	private static IPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider;

	private PropertiesHelper() {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Gets this installation's {@link IPropertiesProvider} instance.<br/>
	 * Developer Studio's {@link IPropertiesProvider}, if present, takes precedence over the default JBoss Tools one. 
	 */
	public synchronized static IPropertiesProvider getPropertiesProvider() {
		if (propertiesProvider == null) {
			propertiesProvider = new PropertiesProviderFactory().getPropertiesProvider();
		}
		return propertiesProvider;	
	}
}