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Posted to user@commons.apache.org by Pete Cain <pe...@gmail.com> on 2005/04/12 06:17:09 UTC
[Configuration] ConfigurationFactory resources from classpath/jar.
Hi,
What I'm aiming to do is use commons-configuration to load a bunch of
configuration data from with in a jar that forms my default
configuration and then load anything runtime modified configurations
afterwards.
My problems so far have been with loading configurations as resources
from the class path. To do this I have customized the digester rules
use by ConfigurationFactory to give me a <properties-as-resource> tag.
The digester rule specifies a class that extends
PropertiesConfiguration and overrides load(String fileName) so that
the file name is always loaded using getClass().getResource(String).
I have found this approach to work so far.
What I'd like to know is, am I on the right track with this ?
Considering I've only just started investigating commons-configuration
are there any problems I could run into in using the approach ?
Thanks in advance
Pete
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Re: [Configuration] ConfigurationFactory resources from classpath/jar.
Posted by Jamie Guillemette <JM...@hotmail.com>.
There is already a bug listed for this...
Im working on a patch fix for it now...
The problem is the bug is partly a design flaw..
what good is path? if it doesnt match a) where the file is loaded from.. or
b) where its going to be saved to if you use the save() method?
personally i would love to just remove path all together.. it has no use.
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From: "Pete Cain" <pe...@gmail.com>
To: "Jakarta Commons Users List" <co...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Configuration] ConfigurationFactory resources from
classpath/jar.
To answer my own post and stop anyone wasting time on this. Looks to
me like a bona fide bug in AbstractFileConfiguration.
AbstractFileConfiguration(String) calls set path which creates a File
and breaks the string into basePath and fileName components. Then
load() occurs load occurs calling ConfigurationUtils.locate(basePath,
fileName). ConfigrationsUtils.locate(String, String) only uses
fileName when looking for the resource on the system or context
classpaths.
I'll stick this in bugzilla soon.
On Apr 12, 2005 5:58 PM, Pete Cain <pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oliver,
>
> Thanks for that, I read that part but it seems there is a bug somewhere
> because.
>
> If I do this
> PropertiesConfiguration("example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
> I get an exception:
> org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException: Cannot locate
> configuration source application-version.properties
> at
> org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFileConfiguration.java:183)
> ...
> (Its odd that it doesn't report the whole url)
>
> If I do this
> URL url = ConfigurationUtils.locate(null,
> "example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
>
> I get a non null URL refrenece that points to the correct location
>
> If I do this
> PropertiesConfiguration test = new PropertiesConfiguration();
> test.setFileName("example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
> test.load();
>
> The Configurations loads and I can access the values.
>
> Give this behaviour it makes sense that using ConfigurationFactory
> didn't work as expected.
>
> I have looked thru bugzilla and I haven't found any open bugs that
> seem to relate to this. I've just started to look thru the source.
>
> But any further suggestions on what could be causing this would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Pete
>
> On Apr 12, 2005 3:58 PM, Oliver Heger <he...@med.uni-marburg.de> wrote:
> > Pete,
> >
> > version 1.1 of commons-configuration already supports loading
> > configuration files from the classpath. More information about this
> > subject is available here:
> > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/configuration/howto_properties.html
> > (in the section called "Loading").
> >
> > Oliver
> >
> > Pete Cain wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > What I'm aiming to do is use commons-configuration to load a bunch of
> > > configuration data from with in a jar that forms my default
> > > configuration and then load anything runtime modified configurations
> > > afterwards.
> > >
> > > My problems so far have been with loading configurations as resources
> > > from the class path. To do this I have customized the digester rules
> > > use by ConfigurationFactory to give me a <properties-as-resource> tag.
> > > The digester rule specifies a class that extends
> > > PropertiesConfiguration and overrides load(String fileName) so that
> > > the file name is always loaded using getClass().getResource(String).
> > > I have found this approach to work so far.
> > >
> > > What I'd like to know is, am I on the right track with this ?
> > > Considering I've only just started investigating commons-configuration
> > > are there any problems I could run into in using the approach ?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
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> > Zentrale Informationsverarbeitung (ZIV) / Bereich Anwenderverfahren
> > Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg
> > Baldingerstraße,
> > D-35037 Marburg
> > Tel: +49 6421 28-66679
> > mailto:oliver.heger@med.uni-marburg.de
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> >
>
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Re: [Configuration] ConfigurationFactory resources from classpath/jar.
Posted by Pete Cain <pe...@gmail.com>.
To answer my own post and stop anyone wasting time on this. Looks to
me like a bona fide bug in AbstractFileConfiguration.
AbstractFileConfiguration(String) calls set path which creates a File
and breaks the string into basePath and fileName components. Then
load() occurs load occurs calling ConfigurationUtils.locate(basePath,
fileName). ConfigrationsUtils.locate(String, String) only uses
fileName when looking for the resource on the system or context
classpaths.
I'll stick this in bugzilla soon.
On Apr 12, 2005 5:58 PM, Pete Cain <pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oliver,
>
> Thanks for that, I read that part but it seems there is a bug somewhere because.
>
> If I do this
> PropertiesConfiguration("example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
> I get an exception:
> org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException: Cannot locate
> configuration source application-version.properties
> at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFileConfiguration.java:183)
> ...
> (Its odd that it doesn't report the whole url)
>
> If I do this
> URL url = ConfigurationUtils.locate(null,
> "example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
>
> I get a non null URL refrenece that points to the correct location
>
> If I do this
> PropertiesConfiguration test = new PropertiesConfiguration();
> test.setFileName("example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
> test.load();
>
> The Configurations loads and I can access the values.
>
> Give this behaviour it makes sense that using ConfigurationFactory
> didn't work as expected.
>
> I have looked thru bugzilla and I haven't found any open bugs that
> seem to relate to this. I've just started to look thru the source.
>
> But any further suggestions on what could be causing this would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Pete
>
> On Apr 12, 2005 3:58 PM, Oliver Heger <he...@med.uni-marburg.de> wrote:
> > Pete,
> >
> > version 1.1 of commons-configuration already supports loading
> > configuration files from the classpath. More information about this
> > subject is available here:
> > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/configuration/howto_properties.html
> > (in the section called "Loading").
> >
> > Oliver
> >
> > Pete Cain wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > What I'm aiming to do is use commons-configuration to load a bunch of
> > > configuration data from with in a jar that forms my default
> > > configuration and then load anything runtime modified configurations
> > > afterwards.
> > >
> > > My problems so far have been with loading configurations as resources
> > > from the class path. To do this I have customized the digester rules
> > > use by ConfigurationFactory to give me a <properties-as-resource> tag.
> > > The digester rule specifies a class that extends
> > > PropertiesConfiguration and overrides load(String fileName) so that
> > > the file name is always loaded using getClass().getResource(String).
> > > I have found this approach to work so far.
> > >
> > > What I'd like to know is, am I on the right track with this ?
> > > Considering I've only just started investigating commons-configuration
> > > are there any problems I could run into in using the approach ?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: commons-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org
> > > For additional commands, e-mail: commons-user-help@jakarta.apache.org
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Dipl.-Inform. Oliver Heger
> > Zentrale Informationsverarbeitung (ZIV) / Bereich Anwenderverfahren
> > Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg
> > Baldingerstraße,
> > D-35037 Marburg
> > Tel: +49 6421 28-66679
> > mailto:oliver.heger@med.uni-marburg.de
> >
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> >
> >
>
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>
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Re: [Configuration] ConfigurationFactory resources from classpath/jar.
Posted by Pete Cain <pe...@gmail.com>.
Oliver,
Thanks for that, I read that part but it seems there is a bug somewhere because.
If I do this
PropertiesConfiguration("example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
I get an exception:
org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException: Cannot locate
configuration source application-version.properties
at org.apache.commons.configuration.AbstractFileConfiguration.load(AbstractFileConfiguration.java:183)
...
(Its odd that it doesn't report the whole url)
If I do this
URL url = ConfigurationUtils.locate(null,
"example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
I get a non null URL refrenece that points to the correct location
If I do this
PropertiesConfiguration test = new PropertiesConfiguration();
test.setFileName("example/package/configuration/application-version.properties");
test.load();
The Configurations loads and I can access the values.
Give this behaviour it makes sense that using ConfigurationFactory
didn't work as expected.
I have looked thru bugzilla and I haven't found any open bugs that
seem to relate to this. I've just started to look thru the source.
But any further suggestions on what could be causing this would be
greatly appreciated.
Pete
On Apr 12, 2005 3:58 PM, Oliver Heger <he...@med.uni-marburg.de> wrote:
> Pete,
>
> version 1.1 of commons-configuration already supports loading
> configuration files from the classpath. More information about this
> subject is available here:
> http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/configuration/howto_properties.html
> (in the section called "Loading").
>
> Oliver
>
> Pete Cain wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > What I'm aiming to do is use commons-configuration to load a bunch of
> > configuration data from with in a jar that forms my default
> > configuration and then load anything runtime modified configurations
> > afterwards.
> >
> > My problems so far have been with loading configurations as resources
> > from the class path. To do this I have customized the digester rules
> > use by ConfigurationFactory to give me a <properties-as-resource> tag.
> > The digester rule specifies a class that extends
> > PropertiesConfiguration and overrides load(String fileName) so that
> > the file name is always loaded using getClass().getResource(String).
> > I have found this approach to work so far.
> >
> > What I'd like to know is, am I on the right track with this ?
> > Considering I've only just started investigating commons-configuration
> > are there any problems I could run into in using the approach ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: commons-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: commons-user-help@jakarta.apache.org
> >
> >
>
> --
> Dipl.-Inform. Oliver Heger
> Zentrale Informationsverarbeitung (ZIV) / Bereich Anwenderverfahren
> Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg
> Baldingerstraße,
> D-35037 Marburg
> Tel: +49 6421 28-66679
> mailto:oliver.heger@med.uni-marburg.de
>
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Re: [Configuration] ConfigurationFactory resources from classpath/jar.
Posted by Oliver Heger <he...@med.uni-marburg.de>.
Pete,
version 1.1 of commons-configuration already supports loading
configuration files from the classpath. More information about this
subject is available here:
http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/configuration/howto_properties.html
(in the section called "Loading").
Oliver
Pete Cain wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What I'm aiming to do is use commons-configuration to load a bunch of
> configuration data from with in a jar that forms my default
> configuration and then load anything runtime modified configurations
> afterwards.
>
> My problems so far have been with loading configurations as resources
> from the class path. To do this I have customized the digester rules
> use by ConfigurationFactory to give me a <properties-as-resource> tag.
> The digester rule specifies a class that extends
> PropertiesConfiguration and overrides load(String fileName) so that
> the file name is always loaded using getClass().getResource(String).
> I have found this approach to work so far.
>
> What I'd like to know is, am I on the right track with this ?
> Considering I've only just started investigating commons-configuration
> are there any problems I could run into in using the approach ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Pete
>
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> To unsubscribe, e-mail: commons-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org
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>
>
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Dipl.-Inform. Oliver Heger
Zentrale Informationsverarbeitung (ZIV) / Bereich Anwenderverfahren
Klinikum der Philipps-Universität Marburg
Baldingerstraße,
D-35037 Marburg
Tel: +49 6421 28-66679
mailto:oliver.heger@med.uni-marburg.de
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