com.verisign.epp.util
Class Environment

java.lang.Object
  com.verisign.epp.util.Environment

Direct Known Subclasses:

EPPEnv

public abstract class Environment
extends java.lang.Object

This class loads properties from a properties configuration file with one of the envInitialize methods. After the properties have been loaded, the values can be retrieved by using one of the get methods.

Field Summary

protected static java.util.Properties

properties Properties loaded from the configuration file

Constructor Summary

Environment()

Method Summary

void	envInitialize(java.lang.String aConfigFile) Loads configuration file properties into a Properties attribute in the following search order: File system System classpath Environment class ClassLoader If the configuration file can not be located, an EnvException is thrown.
void	envInitialize(java.lang.String aConfigFile, java.lang.ClassLoader aClassLoader) Loads configuration file properties into a Properties attribute using a custom ClassLoader
static java.lang.String	getEnv(java.lang.String aProperty) This Method gets the given value from properties.
static java.lang.String	getOption(java.lang.String aProperty) This Method gets a property value, but will not throw an exception if it does not exist.
static java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String aProperty) Gets a property loaded from the EPP configuration file.
static java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String aProperty, java.lang.String aDefaultValue) Gets a property loaded from the EPP configuration file and if it doesn't exist, will return the passed default value (aDefaultValue).
static void	setProperties(java.util.Properties aProperties) Sets the Environment properties using a client Properties object.
static void	setProperty(java.lang.String aProperty, java.lang.String aValue) Sets an individual property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

properties

protected static java.util.Properties properties

Properties loaded from the configuration file

Constructor Detail

Environment

public Environment()

Method Detail

envInitialize

public void envInitialize(java.lang.String aConfigFile)
                   throws EnvException

Loads configuration file properties into a Properties attribute in the following search order:

1. File system
2. System classpath
3. Environment class ClassLoader

If the configuration file can not be located, an EnvException is thrown.

Parameters:

aConfigFile - - File name of configuration file

Throws:

EnvException - Error finding or loading configuration file

envInitialize

public void envInitialize(java.lang.String aConfigFile,
                          java.lang.ClassLoader aClassLoader)
                   throws EnvException

Loads configuration file properties into a Properties attribute using a custom ClassLoader.:

Parameters:

aConfigFile - - File name of configuration file

Throws:

EnvException - Error finding or loading configuration file

getEnv

public static java.lang.String getEnv(java.lang.String aProperty)
                               throws EnvException

This Method gets the given value from properties. It is to provide the higher layers easy access to properties

Parameters:

aProperty - - this String contains property name.

Returns:

Trimmed property value

Throws:

EnvException - Property is not defined

getOption

public static java.lang.String getOption(java.lang.String aProperty)

This Method gets a property value, but will not throw an exception if it does not exist.

Parameters:

aProperty - Property name

Returns:

Trimmed property value if defined; null otherwise

getProperty

public static java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String aProperty)

Gets a property loaded from the EPP configuration file. This method simply returns the raw property value with no trimming.

Parameters:

aProperty - Property name

Returns:

Property value if defined; null otherwise

getProperty

public static java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String aProperty,
                                           java.lang.String aDefaultValue)

Gets a property loaded from the EPP configuration file and if it doesn't exist, will return the passed default value (aDefaultValue).

Parameters:

aProperty - Property name

aDefaultValue - Default value if property is not found

Returns:

Property value if defined; aDefaultValue otherwise

setProperties

public static void setProperties(java.util.Properties aProperties)

Sets the Environment properties using a client Properties object. This is an option to using a configuration file with one of the envInitialize methods.

Parameters:

aProperties - A set of EPP configuration properties

setProperty

public static void setProperty(java.lang.String aProperty,
                               java.lang.String aValue)

Sets an individual property. If aValue is null than the property will be removed.

Parameters:

aProperty - Name of property

aValue - Property value