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A utility class for replacing properties in strings.

      

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package org.jboss.util;

import java.util.Properties;
import java.io.File;

/**
 * A utility class for replacing properties in strings. 
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>
 * @author <a href="Scott.Stark@jboss.org">Scott Stark</a>
 * @author <a href="claudio.vesco@previnet.it">Claudio Vesco</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:dimitris@jboss.org">Dimitris Andreadis</a>
 * @version <tt>$Revision: 2898 $</tt> 
 */
public final class StringPropertyReplacer
{
   /** New line string constant */
   public static final String NEWLINE = System.getProperty("line.separator", "\n");

   /** File separator value */
   private static final String FILE_SEPARATOR = File.separator;

   /** Path separator value */
   private static final String PATH_SEPARATOR = File.pathSeparator;

   /** File separator alias */
   private static final String FILE_SEPARATOR_ALIAS = "/";

   /** Path separator alias */
   private static final String PATH_SEPARATOR_ALIAS = ":";

   // States used in property parsing
   private static final int NORMAL = 0;
   private static final int SEEN_DOLLAR = 1;
   private static final int IN_BRACKET = 2;

   /**
    * Go through the input string and replace any occurance of ${p} with
    * the System.getProperty(p) value. If there is no such property p defined,
    * then the ${p} reference will remain unchanged.
    * 
    * If the property reference is of the form ${p:v} and there is no such property p,
    * then the default value v will be returned.
    * 
    * If the property reference is of the form ${p1,p2} or ${p1,p2:v} then
    * the primary and the secondary properties will be tried in turn, before
    * returning either the unchanged input, or the default value.
    * 
    * The property ${/} is replaced with System.getProperty("file.separator")
    * value and the property ${:} is replaced with System.getProperty("path.separator").
    * 
    * @param string - the string with possible ${} references
    * @return the input string with all property references replaced if any.
    *    If there are no valid references the input string will be returned.
    */
   public static String replaceProperties(final String string)
   {
      return replaceProperties(string, null);
   }

   /**
    * Go through the input string and replace any occurance of ${p} with
    * the props.getProperty(p) value. If there is no such property p defined,
    * then the ${p} reference will remain unchanged.
    * 
    * If the property reference is of the form ${p:v} and there is no such property p,
    * then the default value v will be returned.
    * 
    * If the property reference is of the form ${p1,p2} or ${p1,p2:v} then
    * the primary and the secondary properties will be tried in turn, before
    * returning either the unchanged input, or the default value.
    * 
    * The property ${/} is replaced with System.getProperty("file.separator")
    * value and the property ${:} is replaced with System.getProperty("path.separator").
    *
    * @param string - the string with possible ${} references
    * @param props - the source for ${x} property ref values, null means use System.getProperty()
    * @return the input string with all property references replaced if any.
    *    If there are no valid references the input string will be returned.
    */
   public static String replaceProperties(final String string, final Properties props)
   {
      final char[] chars = string.toCharArray();
      StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
      boolean properties = false;
      int state = NORMAL;
      int start = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; ++i)
      {
         char c = chars[i];

         // Dollar sign outside brackets
         if (c == '$' && state != IN_BRACKET)
            state = SEEN_DOLLAR;

         // Open bracket immediatley after dollar
         else if (c == '{' && state == SEEN_DOLLAR)
         {
            buffer.append(string.substring(start, i - 1));
            state = IN_BRACKET;
            start = i - 1;
         }

         // No open bracket after dollar
         else if (state == SEEN_DOLLAR)
            state = NORMAL;

         // Closed bracket after open bracket
         else if (c == '}' && state == IN_BRACKET)
         {
            // No content
            if (start + 2 == i)
            {
               buffer.append("${}"); // REVIEW: Correct?
            }
            else // Collect the system property
            {
               String value = null;

               String key = string.substring(start + 2, i);
               
               // check for alias
               if (FILE_SEPARATOR_ALIAS.equals(key))
               {
                  value = FILE_SEPARATOR;
               }
               else if (PATH_SEPARATOR_ALIAS.equals(key))
               {
                  value = PATH_SEPARATOR;
               }
               else
               {
                  // check from the properties
                  if (props != null)
                     value = props.getProperty(key);
                  else
                     value = System.getProperty(key);
                  
                  if (value == null)
                  {
                     // Check for a default value ${key:default}
                     int colon = key.indexOf(':');
                     if (colon > 0)
                     {
                        String realKey = key.substring(0, colon);
                        if (props != null)
                           value = props.getProperty(realKey);
                        else
                           value = System.getProperty(realKey);

                        if (value == null)
                        {
                           // Check for a composite key, "key1,key2"                           
                           value = resolveCompositeKey(realKey, props);
                        
                           // Not a composite key either, use the specified default
                           if (value == null)
                              value = key.substring(colon+1);
                        }
                     }
                     else
                     {
                        // No default, check for a composite key, "key1,key2"
                        value = resolveCompositeKey(key, props);
                     }
                  }
               }

               if (value != null)
               {
                  properties = true; 
                  buffer.append(value);
               }
               else
               {
                  buffer.append("${");
                  buffer.append(key);
                  buffer.append('}');
               }
               
            }
            start = i + 1;
            state = NORMAL;
         }
      }

      // No properties
      if (properties == false)
         return string;

      // Collect the trailing characters
      if (start != chars.length)
         buffer.append(string.substring(start, chars.length));

      // Done
      return buffer.toString();
   }
   
   /**
    * Try to resolve a "key" from the provided properties by
    * checking if it is actually a "key1,key2", in which case
    * try first "key1", then "key2". If all fails, return null.
    * 
    * It also accepts "key1," and ",key2".
    * 
    * @param key the key to resolve
    * @param props the properties to use
    * @return the resolved key or null
    */
   private static String resolveCompositeKey(String key, Properties props)
   {
      String value = null;
      
      // Look for the comma
      int comma = key.indexOf(',');
      if (comma > -1)
      {
         // If we have a first part, try resolve it
         if (comma > 0)
         {  
            // Check the first part
            String key1 = key.substring(0, comma);
            if (props != null)
               value = props.getProperty(key1);            
            else
               value = System.getProperty(key1);
         }
         // Check the second part, if there is one and first lookup failed
         if (value == null && comma < key.length() - 1)
         {
            String key2 = key.substring(comma + 1);
            if (props != null)
               value = props.getProperty(key2);
            else
               value = System.getProperty(key2);
         }         
      }
      // Return whatever we've found or null
      return value;
   }
}

   
    
    
    
    
    
  








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