PropsToXML takes a standard Java properties file, and converts it into an XML file
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import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.jdom.Do*****ent;
import org.jdom.Element;
import org.jdom.output.XMLOutputter;
/**
* <b><code>PropsToXML</code></b> takes a standard Java properties
* file, and converts it into an XML format. This makes properties
* like <code>enhydra.classpath.separator</code> "groupbable" by
* "enhydra", "classpath", and by the key name, "separator", which
* the standard Java <code>java.util.Properties</code> class does
* not allow.
*/
public class Main {
/**
* <p> This will take the supplied properties file, and
* convert that file to an XML representation, which is
* then output to the supplied XML do*****ent filename. </p>
*
* @param propertiesFilename file to read in as Java properties.
* @param xmlFilename file to output XML representation to.
* @throws <code>IOException</code> - when errors occur.
*/
public void convert(String propertiesFilename, String xmlFilename)
throws IOException {
// Get Java Properties object
FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream(propertiesFilename);
Properties props = new Properties();
props.load(input);
// Convert to XML
convertToXML(props, xmlFilename);
}
/**
* <p> This will handle the detail of conversion from a Java
* <code>Properties</code> object to an XML do*****ent. </p>
*
* @param props <code>Properties</code> object to use as input.
* @param xmlFilename file to output XML to.
* @throws <code>IOException</code> - when errors occur.
*/
private void convertToXML(Properties props, String xmlFilename)
throws IOException {
// Create a new JDOM Do*****ent with a root element "properties"
Element root = new Element("properties");
Do*****ent doc = new Do*****ent(root);
// Get the property names
Enumeration propertyNames = props.propertyNames();
while (propertyNames.hasMoreElements()) {
String propertyName = (String)propertyNames.nextElement();
String propertyValue = props.getProperty(propertyName);
createXMLRepresentation(root, propertyName, propertyValue);
}
// Output do*****ent to supplied filename
XMLOutputter outputter = new XMLOutputter(" ", true);
FileOutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(xmlFilename);
outputter.output(doc, output);
}
/**
* <p> This will convert a single property and its value to
* an XML element and textual value. </p>
*
* @param root JDOM root <code>Element</code> to add children to.
* @param propertyName name to base element creation on.
* @param propertyValue value to use for property.
*/
private void createXMLRepresentation(Element root,
String propertyName,
String propertyValue) {
/*
Element element = new Element(propertyName);
element.setText(propertyValue);
root.addContent(element);
*/
int split;
String name = propertyName;
Element current = root;
Element test = null;
while ((split = name.indexOf(".")) != -1) {
String subName = name.substring(0, split);
name = name.substring(split+1);
// Check for existing element
if ((test = current.getChild(subName)) == null) {
Element subElement = new Element(subName);
current.addContent(subElement);
current = subElement;
} else {
current = test;
}
}
// When out of loop, what's left is the final element's name
Element last = new Element(name);
// last.setText(propertyValue);
last.setAttribute("value", propertyValue);
current.addContent(last);
}
/**
* <p> Provide a static entry point for running. </p>
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
if (args.length != 2) {
System.out.println("Usage: java javaxml2.PropsToXML " +
"[properties file] [XML file for output]");
System.exit(0);
}
try {
PropsToXML propsToXML = new PropsToXML();
propsToXML.convert(args[0], args[1]);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
/* Java and XML, Second Edition
* Solutions to Real-World Problems
* By Brett McLaughlin
* Second Edition August 2001
* ISBN: 0-596-00197-5
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javaxml2/
*/
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