Java Properties Load from File loadMetaConfiguration()

Description

Looks for a ".meta" configuration file on the same folder as the FrostWire executable.

License

Open Source License

Return

A Properties object, if the .meta file is not found returns an empty Properties object.

Declaration

public static Properties loadMetaConfiguration() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   www  .j  av a2 s  .c  om
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 */

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import java.util.Properties;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Looks for a ".meta" configuration file on the same folder as the FrostWire executable.
     * If found this file should contain the following configuration values:
     * 
     * user.settings.dir.windows = <relative path to frostwire settings directory for windows installation>
     * user.settings.dir.mac = <relative path to frostwire settings directory for windows installation>
     * user.settings.dir.posix = <relative path to frostwire settings directory for posix installation>
     * 
     * @return A Properties object, if the .meta file is not found returns an empty Properties object.
     */
    public static Properties loadMetaConfiguration() {
        Properties meta = new Properties();

        File metaFile = new File(".meta");
        if (metaFile.exists() && metaFile.isFile() && metaFile.canRead()) {
            FileInputStream fis = null;
            try {
                fis = new FileInputStream(metaFile);
                meta.load(fis);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                closeQuietly(fis);
            }
        }

        return meta;
    }

    public static void closeQuietly(Closeable closeable) {
        try {
            if (closeable != null) {
                closeable.close();
            }
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            // ignore
        }
    }
}

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