org.koala.koalautil
Class ConfigurationManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.koala.koalautil.ConfigurationManager

public class ConfigurationManager

extends java.lang.Object

Handles system configuration through property files.

Method Summary

double	getDouble(java.lang.String key, double defaultValue) get the value for a double property
java.util.GregorianCalendar	getGregorianCalendar(java.lang.String key, java.util.GregorianCalendar defaultValue) get the value for a GregorianCalendar property
static org.koala.koalautil.ConfigurationManager	getInstance() returns the instance for the default path
static org.koala.koalautil.ConfigurationManager	getInstance(java.lang.String path) provides access to a given instance of the class
int	getInt(java.lang.String key, int defaultValue) get the value for an int property
long	getLong(java.lang.String key, long defaultValue) get the value for a long property
java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) get the value for a String property
void	setInt(java.lang.String key, int value) sets the value of an int property
void	setString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) sets the value of a String property

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

setString

public void setString(java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.String value)
               throws ChainedException

sets the value of a String property

Parameters:

key - property key

value - the value associated with the given key

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

setInt

public void setInt(java.lang.String key,
                   int value)
            throws ChainedException

sets the value of an int property

Parameters:

key - property key

value - the value associated with the given key

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.String defaultValue)
                           throws ChainedException

get the value for a String property

Parameters:

key - property key

defaultValue - the value to return if the key does not exist on the property file

Returns:

the property value, if the property exists

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getInt

public int getInt(java.lang.String key,
                  int defaultValue)
           throws ChainedException

get the value for an int property

Parameters:

key - property key

defaultValue - default value to return if the property does not exist on the file

Returns:

the property value as an int

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getLong

public long getLong(java.lang.String key,
                    long defaultValue)
             throws ChainedException

get the value for a long property

Parameters:

key - property key

defaultValue - default value to return in case the key does not exist in the property file

Returns:

the value associated with the property as a long

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getDouble

public double getDouble(java.lang.String key,
                        double defaultValue)
                 throws ChainedException

get the value for a double property

Parameters:

key - property key

defaultValue - default value to return if the key does not exist in the file

Returns:

the value associated with the property as a double

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getGregorianCalendar

public java.util.GregorianCalendar getGregorianCalendar(java.lang.String key,
                                                        java.util.GregorianCalendar defaultValue)
                                                 throws ChainedException

get the value for a GregorianCalendar property

Parameters:

key - property key

defaultValue - default value to return in case the key does not exist on the file

Returns:

the value associated with the key as a GregorianCalendar

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getInstance

public static org.koala.koalautil.ConfigurationManager getInstance(java.lang.String path)
                                                            throws ChainedException

provides access to a given instance of the class

Parameters:

path - the property file path for the instance we want to access

Returns:

the instance associated with the given path

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified

getInstance

public static org.koala.koalautil.ConfigurationManager getInstance()
                                                            throws ChainedException

returns the instance for the default path

Returns:

returns the default instance

Throws:

ChainedException - unspecified