/**
* Handle Configuration file.
*
* <p>The method will attempt to obtain the properties file from the reserved configuration switch
* if it is enabled. The application wide <code>Properties</code> obtained from the <code>CliBase
* </code> will be loaded with the configuration if enabled and found.
*
* <p>If the configuration switch is enabled and the <code>Properties</code> can not be loaded
* with the given file, this method will call Help with error information. Help will exit the
* application and this method will never return in this case.
*
* @return true if the configuration switch is enabled and the configuration was obtained.
* Otherwise, false is returned.
*/
public boolean handleConfiguration() {
boolean gotConfig = false;
if (cliBase.isConfigSwitch() || !cliBase.isLogToFile()) {
// if !logToFileSwitch try looking in the configuration file for configPathKey
gotConfig = true;
if (!commandline.hasOption(CliBase.ConfigurationPathShortCl)) {
gotConfig = false;
if (cliBase.isConfigSwitch() && commandline.hasOption(CliBase.HelpShortCl)) {
System.err.println(
"-"
+ CliBase.ConfigurationPathShortCl
+ " | --"
+ CliBase.ConfigurationPathLongCl
+ " required\n");
help(CliBase.ConfigNotFound, "Given configuration file not found");
}
}
if (gotConfig) {
StringBuilder sb = cliBase.getInitsb();
Properties properties = cliBase.properties;
String configPathKey = cliBase.getConfigPathKey();
String configPath = commandline.getOptionValue(CliBase.ConfigurationPathShortCl);
StrH.ttl(sb, 1, "--", CliBase.ConfigurationPathLongCl, " = ", configPath);
try {
PropertiesFile.loadFile(properties, new File(configPath));
} catch (Exception e) {
help(CliBase.ConfigNotFound, "Given configuration file not found");
}
if (configPathKey != null) {
StrH.ttl(sb, 1, configPathKey, " = ", configPath);
System.setProperty(configPathKey, configPath);
}
}
}
return gotConfig;
}
