Package org.jboss.util.property

An advanced property access, managment and notification system.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
BoundPropertyListener	The listener interface for receiving bound property events (as well as property events).
Configurable	An interface that allows for dynamic configuration of instance objects with properties.
PropertyListener	The listener interface for receiving property events.
PropertyReader	Iterface used to allow a PropertyMap to read property definitions in an implementation independent fashion.

Class Summary

Class	Description
BoundPropertyAdapter	An abstract adapter class for receiving bound property events.
DefaultPropertyReader	Reads properties from files specified via a system property.
FieldBoundPropertyListener	Binds property values to class fields.
FilePropertyReader	Reads properties from one or more files.
MethodBoundPropertyListener	Binds property values to class methods.
Property	Provides shorter method names for working with the PropertyManager.
PropertyAdapter	An abstract adapter class for receving property events.
PropertyContainer	Provides helper methods for working with instance or class properties.
PropertyEvent	A property event.
PropertyGroup	This is a helper class to access a group of properties with out having to refer to their full names.
PropertyManager	A more robust replacement of java.lang.System for property access.
PropertyMap	A replacement for the standard java.util.Properties class which adds, among others, property event capabilities.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
PropertyException	This exception is thrown to indicate a non-fatal problem with the property system.

Error Summary

Error	Description
PropertyError	Thrown to indicate a fatal problem with the property system.

Package org.jboss.util.property Description

An advanced property access, managment and notification system.

This system provides some helpful additions to the standard Java property system. Some of these features include:

• Events
• Convenience Grouping
• Array Properties

Aims to provide a JavaBeans style api for accessing properties in a simple, powerful and consistent fashion.

Package Specification

• Not Available

Related Documentation

• Not Available

Package Status

• STABLE

Todo

• Re-design storeage of properties; making them more tree-like
• Re-design property binding events; probably force use of a PropertyContainer sub-class or another JavaBeans like object
• Move back to planet57.core?
• Allow reading properties from a URL
• Read properties correctly with win32 or unix style pathing
• Create a property parser framework
• Add an XML property parser
• Add property map support and general configuration objects access. This will allow property.foo to be mapped to com.whatever.class.
• Allow configuration objects to take more than one property group name, using the order for precidence.