ch.jalu.configme.resource

Interface PropertyResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

YamlFileResource

public interface PropertyResource

Represents a medium (typically a file on disk) from which property values should be built and allows to write back to it.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyReader	createReader() Creates a reader to access the values in the medium (typically a file).
void	exportProperties(ConfigurationData configurationData) Exports the provided configuration data to the medium (typically a file).

Method Detail

createReader

PropertyReader createReader()

Creates a reader to access the values in the medium (typically a file).

The reader is discarded after its use and so is not required to refresh itself.

Returns:

reader providing values in the medium (e.g. file)

exportProperties

void exportProperties(ConfigurationData configurationData)

Exports the provided configuration data to the medium (typically a file).

Parameters:

configurationData - the configuration data to export