src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/PropertyUtils.java

package org.apache.maven.shared.utils;

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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Properties;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 *
 */
public class PropertyUtils
{

    /**
     * The constructor.
     */
    public PropertyUtils()
    {
        // should throw new IllegalAccessError( "Utility class" );
    }

    /**
     * @param url The URL which should be used to load the properties.
     *
     * @return The loaded properties.
     *
     * @deprecated As of 3.1.0, please use method {@link #loadOptionalProperties(java.net.URL)}. This method should not
     * be used as it suppresses exceptions silently when loading properties fails and returns {@code null} instead of an
     * empty {@code Properties} instance when the given {@code URL} is {@code null}.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static java.util.Properties loadProperties( @Nonnull URL url )
    {
        try
        {
            return loadProperties( url.openStream() );
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            // ignore
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param file The file from which the properties will be loaded.
     *
     * @return The loaded properties.
     *
     * @deprecated As of 3.1.0, please use method {@link #loadOptionalProperties(java.io.File)}. This method should not
     * be used as it suppresses exceptions silently when loading properties fails and returns {@code null} instead of an
     * empty {@code Properties} instance when the given {@code File} is {@code null}.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static Properties loadProperties( @Nonnull File file )
    {
        try
        {
            return loadProperties( new FileInputStream( file ) );
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            // ignore
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param is {@link InputStream}
     *
     * @return The loaded properties.
     *
     * @deprecated As of 3.1.0, please use method {@link #loadOptionalProperties(java.io.InputStream)}. This method
     * should not be used as it suppresses exceptions silently when loading properties fails.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static Properties loadProperties( @Nullable InputStream is )
    {
        try
        {
            // to make this the same behaviour as the others we should really return null on any error
            Properties result = new Properties();
            if ( is != null )
            {
                try ( InputStream in = is )
                {
                    result.load( is );
                }
                catch ( IOException e )
                {
                    // ignore
                }
            }
            return result;
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            // ignore
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Loads {@code Properties} from a given {@code URL}.
     * <p>
     * If the given {@code URL} is not {@code null}, it is asserted to represent a valid and loadable properties
     * resource.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param url The {@code URL} of the properties resource to load or {@code null}.
     *
     * @return The loaded properties or an empty {@code Properties} instance if {@code url} is {@code null}.
     *
     * @since 3.1.0
     */
    @Nonnull public static Properties loadOptionalProperties( final @Nullable URL url )
    {
        final Properties properties = new Properties();

        if ( url != null )
        {
            try ( InputStream in = url.openStream() ) 
            {
                properties.load( in );
            }
            catch ( final IOException e )
            {
                throw new AssertionError( e );
            }
        }

        return properties;
    }

    /**
     * Loads {@code Properties} from a given {@code File}.
     * <p>
     * If the given {@code File} is not {@code null}, it is asserted to represent a valid and loadable properties
     * resource.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param file The {@code File} of the properties resource to load or {@code null}.
     *
     * @return The loaded properties or an empty {@code Properties} instance if {@code file} is {@code null}.
     *
     * @since 3.1.0
     */
    @Nonnull public static Properties loadOptionalProperties( final @Nullable File file )
    {
        final Properties properties = new Properties();

        if ( file != null )
        {
            try ( InputStream in = new FileInputStream( file ) ) 
            {
                properties.load( in );
            }
            catch ( final IOException e )
            {
                throw new AssertionError( e );
            }
        }

        return properties;
    }

    /**
     * Loads {@code Properties} from a given {@code InputStream}.
     * <p>
     * If the given {@code InputStream} is not {@code null}, it is asserted to represent a valid and loadable properties
     * resource.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param inputStream The {@code InputStream} of the properties resource to load or {@code null}.
     *
     * @return The loaded properties or an empty {@code Properties} instance if {@code inputStream} is {@code null}.
     *
     * @since 3.1.0
     */
    @Nonnull public static Properties loadOptionalProperties( final @Nullable InputStream inputStream )
    {
        final Properties properties = new Properties();

        if ( inputStream != null )
        {
            try ( InputStream in = inputStream ) 
            {
                properties.load( in );
            }
            catch ( final IOException e )
            {
                throw new AssertionError( e );
            }
        }

        return properties;
    }

}