Class PropertiesCache


  • public class PropertiesCache
    extends java.lang.Object
    PropertiesCache caches properties file contents and reloads them if they have been modified.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      PropertiesCache()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.util.Properties getProperties​(java.io.File file)
      Get the java Properties stored in the file, loading from disk only if the file has been modified since the last read, or the cached data has been invalidated.
      boolean needsReload​(java.io.File file)
      Returns true if the file does not exist, or has been modified since the last time it was loaded.
      void touch​(java.io.File file)
      Clear cached data for the file, causing a reload for the next call of getProperties(java.io.File)
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • PropertiesCache

        public PropertiesCache()
    • Method Detail

      • needsReload

        public boolean needsReload​(java.io.File file)
                            throws java.io.IOException
        Returns true if the file does not exist, or has been modified since the last time it was loaded.
        Parameters:
        file - File to check
        Returns:
        true if the file needs to be reloaded.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - on io error
      • getProperties

        public java.util.Properties getProperties​(java.io.File file)
                                           throws java.io.IOException
        Get the java Properties stored in the file, loading from disk only if the file has been modified since the last read, or the cached data has been invalidated.
        Parameters:
        file - java properties file
        Returns:
        java Properties
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - due to file read or find error
      • touch

        public void touch​(java.io.File file)
        Clear cached data for the file, causing a reload for the next call of getProperties(java.io.File)
        Parameters:
        file - file