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package org.phoenix.jmeter.core;

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringBuilder;
import org.apache.jmeter.reporters.ResultCollectorHelper;
import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.SampleEvent;
import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.SampleResult;
import org.apache.jmeter.save.OldSaveService;
import org.apache.jmeter.save.ScriptWrapper;
import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.TestElement;
import org.apache.jmeter.util.JMeterUtils;
import org.apache.jmeter.util.NameUpdater;
import org.apache.jorphan.collections.HashTree;
import org.apache.jorphan.logging.LoggingManager;
import org.apache.jorphan.util.JMeterError;
import org.apache.jorphan.util.JOrphanUtils;
import org.apache.log.Logger;

import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConversionException;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.DataHolder;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.reflection.PureJavaReflectionProvider;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.reflection.ReflectionProvider;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.xml.XppDriver;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.mapper.CannotResolveClassException;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.mapper.Mapper;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.mapper.MapperWrapper;

/**
 * Handles setting up XStream serialisation.
 * The class reads alias definitions from saveservice.properties.
 *
 */
public class SaveService {

    private static final Logger log = LoggingManager.getLoggerForClass();
    private static final XStream JMXSAVER = new XStreamWrapper(new PureJavaReflectionProvider());
    private static final XStream JTLSAVER = new XStreamWrapper(new PureJavaReflectionProvider());

    // Names of DataHolder entries for JTL processing
    public static final String SAMPLE_EVENT_OBJECT = "SampleEvent"; // $NON-NLS-1$
    public static final String RESULTCOLLECTOR_HELPER_OBJECT = "ResultCollectorHelper"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // Names of DataHolder entries for JMX processing
    public static final String TEST_CLASS_NAME = "TestClassName"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    private static final class XStreamWrapper extends XStream {
        private XStreamWrapper(ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider) {
            super(reflectionProvider);
        }

        // Override wrapMapper in order to insert the Wrapper in the chain
        @Override
        protected MapperWrapper wrapMapper(MapperWrapper next) {
            // Provide our own aliasing using strings rather than classes
            return new MapperWrapper(next) {
                // Translate alias to classname and then delegate to wrapped class
                @Override
                public Class<?> realClass(String alias) {
                    String fullName = aliasToClass(alias);
                    if (fullName != null) {
                        fullName = NameUpdater.getCurrentName(fullName);
                    }
                    return super.realClass(fullName == null ? alias : fullName);
                }

                // Translate to alias and then delegate to wrapped class
                @Override
                public String serializedClass(@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") // superclass does not use types 
                Class type) {
                    if (type == null) {
                        return super.serializedClass(null); // was type, but that caused FindBugs warning
                    }
                    String alias = classToAlias(type.getName());
                    return alias == null ? super.serializedClass(type) : alias;
                }
            };
        }
    }

    static {
        JTLSAVER.setMode(XStream.NO_REFERENCES); // This is needed to stop XStream keeping copies of each class
    }

    // The XML header, with placeholder for encoding, since that is controlled by property
    private static final String XML_HEADER = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"<ph>\"?>"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // Default file name
    private static final String SAVESERVICE_PROPERTIES_FILE = SaveService.class.getResource("/").getPath()
            .replace("%20", " ") + "saveservice.properties"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // Property name used to define file name
    private static final String SAVESERVICE_PROPERTIES = "saveservice_properties"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // Define file format property names
    private static final String FILE_FORMAT = "file_format"; // $NON-NLS-1$
    private static final String FILE_FORMAT_TESTPLAN = "file_format.testplan"; // $NON-NLS-1$
    private static final String FILE_FORMAT_TESTLOG = "file_format.testlog"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // Define file format versions
    private static final String VERSION_2_2 = "2.2"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // Default to overall format, and then to version 2.2
    public static final String TESTPLAN_FORMAT = JMeterUtils.getPropDefault(FILE_FORMAT_TESTPLAN,
            JMeterUtils.getPropDefault(FILE_FORMAT, VERSION_2_2));

    public static final String TESTLOG_FORMAT = JMeterUtils.getPropDefault(FILE_FORMAT_TESTLOG,
            JMeterUtils.getPropDefault(FILE_FORMAT, VERSION_2_2));

    private static boolean validateFormat(String format) {
        if ("2.2".equals(format))
            return true;
        if ("2.1".equals(format))
            return true;
        return false;
    }

    static {
        if (!validateFormat(TESTPLAN_FORMAT)) {
            log.error("Invalid test plan format: " + TESTPLAN_FORMAT);
        }
        if (!validateFormat(TESTLOG_FORMAT)) {
            log.error("Invalid test log format: " + TESTLOG_FORMAT);
        }
    }

    /** New XStream format - more compressed class names */
    public static final boolean IS_TESTPLAN_FORMAT_22 = VERSION_2_2.equals(TESTPLAN_FORMAT);

    // Holds the mappings from the saveservice properties file
    // Key: alias Entry: full class name
    // There may be multiple aliases which map to the same class
    private static final Properties aliasToClass = new Properties();

    // Holds the reverse mappings
    // Key: full class name Entry: primary alias
    private static final Properties classToAlias = new Properties();

    // Version information for test plan header
    // This is written to JMX files by ScriptWrapperConverter
    // Also to JTL files by ResultCollector
    private static final String VERSION = "1.2"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    // This is written to JMX files by ScriptWrapperConverter
    private static String propertiesVersion = "";// read from properties file; written to JMX files

    // Must match _version property value in saveservice.properties
    // used to ensure saveservice.properties and SaveService are updated simultaneously
    private static final String PROPVERSION = "2.8";// Expected version $NON-NLS-1$

    // Internal information only
    private static String fileVersion = ""; // read from saveservice.properties file// $NON-NLS-1$
    // Must match Revision id value in saveservice.properties, 
    // used to ensure saveservice.properties and SaveService are updated simultaneously
    private static final String FILEVERSION = "1656252"; // Expected value $NON-NLS-1$
    private static String fileEncoding = ""; // read from properties file// $NON-NLS-1$

    static {
        log.info("Testplan (JMX) version: " + TESTPLAN_FORMAT + ". Testlog (JTL) version: " + TESTLOG_FORMAT);
        initProps();
        checkVersions();
    }

    // Helper method to simplify alias creation from properties
    private static void makeAlias(String aliasList, String clazz) {
        String aliases[] = aliasList.split(","); // Can have multiple aliases for same target classname
        String alias = aliases[0];
        for (String a : aliases) {
            Object old = aliasToClass.setProperty(a, clazz);
            if (old != null) {
                log.error("Duplicate class detected for " + alias + ": " + clazz + " & " + old);
            }
        }
        Object oldval = classToAlias.setProperty(clazz, alias);
        if (oldval != null) {
            log.error("Duplicate alias detected for " + clazz + ": " + alias + " & " + oldval);
        }
    }

    public static Properties loadProperties() throws IOException {
        Properties nameMap = new Properties();
        FileInputStream fis = null;
        try {
            fis = new FileInputStream(new File(SAVESERVICE_PROPERTIES_FILE));
            nameMap.load(fis);
        } finally {
            JOrphanUtils.closeQuietly(fis);
        }
        return nameMap;
    }

    private static void initProps() {
        // Load the alias properties
        try {
            Properties nameMap = loadProperties();
            // now create the aliases
            for (Map.Entry<Object, Object> me : nameMap.entrySet()) {
                String key = (String) me.getKey();
                String val = (String) me.getValue();
                if (!key.startsWith("_")) { // $NON-NLS-1$
                    makeAlias(key, val);
                } else {
                    // process special keys
                    if (key.equalsIgnoreCase("_version")) { // $NON-NLS-1$
                        propertiesVersion = val;
                        log.info("Using SaveService properties version " + propertiesVersion);
                    } else if (key.equalsIgnoreCase("_file_version")) { // $NON-NLS-1$
                        fileVersion = extractVersion(val);
                        log.info("Using SaveService properties file version " + fileVersion);
                    } else if (key.equalsIgnoreCase("_file_encoding")) { // $NON-NLS-1$
                        fileEncoding = val;
                        log.info("Using SaveService properties file encoding " + fileEncoding);
                    } else {
                        key = key.substring(1);// Remove the leading "_"
                        try {
                            final String trimmedValue = val.trim();
                            if (trimmedValue.equals("collection") // $NON-NLS-1$
                                    || trimmedValue.equals("mapping")) { // $NON-NLS-1$
                                registerConverter(key, JMXSAVER, true);
                                registerConverter(key, JTLSAVER, true);
                            } else {
                                registerConverter(key, JMXSAVER, false);
                                registerConverter(key, JTLSAVER, false);
                            }
                        } catch (IllegalAccessException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        } catch (InstantiationException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        } catch (SecurityException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        } catch (InvocationTargetException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e1) {
                            log.warn("Can't register a converter: " + key, e1);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            log.fatalError("Bad saveservice properties file", e);
            throw new JMeterError("JMeter requires the saveservice properties file to continue");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Register converter.
     * @param key
     * @param jmxsaver
     * @param useMapper
     *
     * @throws InstantiationException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException
     */
    private static void registerConverter(String key, XStream jmxsaver, boolean useMapper)
            throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException,
            ClassNotFoundException {
        if (useMapper) {
            jmxsaver.registerConverter((Converter) Class.forName(key).getConstructor(new Class[] { Mapper.class })
                    .newInstance(new Object[] { jmxsaver.getMapper() }));
        } else {
            jmxsaver.registerConverter((Converter) Class.forName(key).newInstance());
        }
    }

    // For converters to use
    public static String aliasToClass(String s) {
        String r = aliasToClass.getProperty(s);
        return r == null ? s : r;
    }

    // For converters to use
    public static String classToAlias(String s) {
        String r = classToAlias.getProperty(s);
        return r == null ? s : r;
    }

    // Called by Save function
    public static void saveTree(HashTree tree, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
        // Get the OutputWriter to use
        OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = getOutputStreamWriter(out);
        writeXmlHeader(outputStreamWriter);
        // Use deprecated method, to avoid duplicating code
        ScriptWrapper wrapper = new ScriptWrapper();
        wrapper.testPlan = tree;
        JMXSAVER.toXML(wrapper, outputStreamWriter);
        outputStreamWriter.write('\n');// Ensure terminated properly
        outputStreamWriter.close();
    }

    // Used by Test code
    public static void saveElement(Object el, OutputStream out) throws IOException {
        // Get the OutputWriter to use
        OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = getOutputStreamWriter(out);
        writeXmlHeader(outputStreamWriter);
        // Use deprecated method, to avoid duplicating code
        JMXSAVER.toXML(el, outputStreamWriter);
        outputStreamWriter.close();
    }

    // Used by Test code
    public static Object loadElement(InputStream in) throws IOException {
        // Get the InputReader to use
        InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = getInputStreamReader(in);
        // Use deprecated method, to avoid duplicating code
        Object element = JMXSAVER.fromXML(inputStreamReader);
        inputStreamReader.close();
        return element;
    }

    /**
     * Save a sampleResult to an XML output file using XStream.
     *
     * @param evt sampleResult wrapped in a sampleEvent
     * @param writer output stream which must be created using {@link #getFileEncoding(String)}
     * @throws IOException when writing data to output fails
     */
    // Used by ResultCollector.sampleOccurred(SampleEvent event)
    public synchronized static void saveSampleResult(SampleEvent evt, Writer writer) throws IOException {
        DataHolder dh = JTLSAVER.newDataHolder();
        dh.put(SAMPLE_EVENT_OBJECT, evt);
        // This is effectively the same as saver.toXML(Object, Writer) except we get to provide the DataHolder
        // Don't know why there is no method for this in the XStream class
        try {
            JTLSAVER.marshal(evt.getResult(), new XppDriver().createWriter(writer), dh);
        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "Failed marshalling:" + (evt.getResult() != null ? showDebuggingInfo(evt.getResult()) : "null"),
                    e);
        }
        writer.write('\n');
    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param result SampleResult
     * @return String debugging information
     */
    private static String showDebuggingInfo(SampleResult result) {
        try {
            return "class:" + result.getClass() + ",content:" + ToStringBuilder.reflectionToString(result);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return "Exception occured creating debug from event, message:" + e.getMessage();
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param elem test element
     * @param writer output stream which must be created using {@link #getFileEncoding(String)}
     * @throws IOException when writing data to output fails
     */
    // Used by ResultCollector#recordStats()
    public synchronized static void saveTestElement(TestElement elem, Writer writer) throws IOException {
        JMXSAVER.toXML(elem, writer); // TODO should this be JTLSAVER? Only seems to be called by MonitorHealthVisualzer
        writer.write('\n');
    }

    private static boolean versionsOK = true;

    // Extract version digits from String of the form #Revision: n.mm #
    // (where # is actually $ above)
    private static final String REVPFX = "$Revision: ";
    private static final String REVSFX = " $"; // $NON-NLS-1$

    private static String extractVersion(String rev) {
        if (rev.length() > REVPFX.length() + REVSFX.length()) {
            return rev.substring(REVPFX.length(), rev.length() - REVSFX.length());
        }
        return rev;
    }

    //  private static void checkVersion(Class clazz, String expected) {
    //
    //      String actual = "*NONE*"; // $NON-NLS-1$
    //      try {
    //          actual = (String) clazz.getMethod("getVersion", null).invoke(null, null);
    //          actual = extractVersion(actual);
    //      } catch (Exception ignored) {
    //          // Not needed
    //      }
    //      if (0 != actual.compareTo(expected)) {
    //          versionsOK = false;
    //          log.warn("Version mismatch: expected '" + expected + "' found '" + actual + "' in " + clazz.getName());
    //      }
    //  }

    // Routines for TestSaveService
    static boolean checkPropertyVersion() {
        return SaveService.PROPVERSION.equals(SaveService.propertiesVersion);
    }

    static boolean checkFileVersion() {
        return SaveService.FILEVERSION.equals(SaveService.fileVersion);
    }

    // Allow test code to check for spurious class references
    static List<String> checkClasses() {
        final ClassLoader classLoader = SaveService.class.getClassLoader();
        List<String> missingClasses = new ArrayList<String>();
        //boolean OK = true;
        for (Object clazz : classToAlias.keySet()) {
            String name = (String) clazz;
            if (!NameUpdater.isMapped(name)) {// don't bother checking class is present if it is to be updated
                try {
                    Class.forName(name, false, classLoader);
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                    log.error(
                            "Unexpected entry in saveservice.properties; class does not exist and is not upgraded: "
                                    + name);
                    missingClasses.add(name);
                }
            }
        }
        return missingClasses;
    }

    static boolean checkVersions() {
        versionsOK = true;
        // Disable converter version checks as they are more of a nuisance than helpful
        //      checkVersion(BooleanPropertyConverter.class, "493779"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(HashTreeConverter.class, "514283"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(IntegerPropertyConverter.class, "493779"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(LongPropertyConverter.class, "493779"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(MultiPropertyConverter.class, "514283"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(SampleResultConverter.class, "571992"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //
        //        // Not built until later, so need to use this method:
        //        try {
        //            checkVersion(
        //                    Class.forName("org.apache.jmeter.protocol.http.util.HTTPResultConverter"), // $NON-NLS-1$
        //                    "514283"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
        //            versionsOK = false;
        //            log.warn(e.getLocalizedMessage());
        //        }
        //      checkVersion(StringPropertyConverter.class, "493779"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(TestElementConverter.class, "549987"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(TestElementPropertyConverter.class, "549987"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(ScriptWrapperConverter.class, "514283"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //      checkVersion(TestResultWrapperConverter.class, "514283"); // $NON-NLS-1$
        //        checkVersion(SampleSaveConfigurationConverter.class,"549936"); // $NON-NLS-1$

        if (!PROPVERSION.equalsIgnoreCase(propertiesVersion)) {
            log.warn("Bad _version - expected " + PROPVERSION + ", found " + propertiesVersion + ".");
        }
        //        if (!FILEVERSION.equalsIgnoreCase(fileVersion)) {
        //            log.warn("Bad _file_version - expected " + FILEVERSION + ", found " + fileVersion +".");
        //        }
        if (versionsOK) {
            log.info("All converter versions present and correct");
        }
        return versionsOK;
    }

    /**
     * Read results from JTL file.
     *
     * @param reader of the file
     * @param resultCollectorHelper helper class to enable TestResultWrapperConverter to deliver the samples
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    public static void loadTestResults(InputStream reader, ResultCollectorHelper resultCollectorHelper)
            throws IOException {
        // Get the InputReader to use
        InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = getInputStreamReader(reader);
        DataHolder dh = JTLSAVER.newDataHolder();
        dh.put(RESULTCOLLECTOR_HELPER_OBJECT, resultCollectorHelper); // Allow TestResultWrapper to feed back the samples
        // This is effectively the same as saver.fromXML(InputStream) except we get to provide the DataHolder
        // Don't know why there is no method for this in the XStream class
        JTLSAVER.unmarshal(new XppDriver().createReader(reader), null, dh);
        inputStreamReader.close();
    }

    /**
     * Load a Test tree (JMX file)
     * @param reader the JMX file as an {@link InputStream}
     * @return the loaded tree or null if an error occurs
     * @throws IOException if there is a problem reading the file or processing it
     * @deprecated use {@link SaveService}{@link #loadTree(File)}
     */
    public static HashTree loadTree(InputStream reader) throws IOException {
        try {
            return readTree(reader, null);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            log.error("Problem loading XML, message:" + e.getMessage(), e);
            return null;
        } finally {
            JOrphanUtils.closeQuietly(reader);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Load a Test tree (JMX file)
     * @param file the JMX file
     * @return the loaded tree
     * @throws IOException if there is a problem reading the file or processing it
     */
    public static HashTree loadTree(File file) throws IOException {
        log.info("Loading file: " + file);
        InputStream reader = null;
        try {
            reader = new FileInputStream(file);
            return readTree(reader, file);
        } finally {
            JOrphanUtils.closeQuietly(reader);
        }
    }

    /**
     * 
     * @param reader {@link InputStream} 
     * @param file the JMX file used only for debug, can be null
     * @return the loaded tree
     * @throws IOException if there is a problem reading the file or processing it
     */
    private static final HashTree readTree(InputStream reader, File file) throws IOException {
        if (!reader.markSupported()) {
            reader = new BufferedInputStream(reader);
        }
        reader.mark(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
        ScriptWrapper wrapper = null;
        try {
            // Get the InputReader to use
            InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = getInputStreamReader(reader);
            wrapper = (ScriptWrapper) JMXSAVER.fromXML(inputStreamReader);
            inputStreamReader.close();
            if (wrapper == null) {
                log.error("Problem loading XML: see above.");
                return null;
            }
            return wrapper.testPlan;
        } catch (CannotResolveClassException e) {
            // FIXME We switching to JAVA7, use Multi-Catch Exceptions
            if (e.getMessage().startsWith("node")) {
                log.info("Problem loading XML, trying Avalon format");
                reader.reset();
                return OldSaveService.loadSubTree(reader);
            }
            if (file != null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Problem loading XML from:'" + file.getAbsolutePath()
                        + "', cannot determine class for element: " + e, e);
            } else {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Problem loading XML, cannot determine class for element: " + e,
                        e);
            }
        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
            if (file != null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "Problem loading XML from:'" + file.getAbsolutePath() + "', missing class " + e, e);
            } else {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Problem loading XML, missing class " + e, e);
            }
        } catch (ConversionException e) {
            if (file != null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "Problem loading XML from:'" + file.getAbsolutePath() + "', conversion error " + e, e);
            } else {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Problem loading XML, conversion error " + e, e);
            }
        }

    }

    private static InputStreamReader getInputStreamReader(InputStream inStream) {
        // Check if we have a encoding to use from properties
        Charset charset = getFileEncodingCharset();
        if (charset != null) {
            return new InputStreamReader(inStream, charset);
        } else {
            // We use the default character set encoding of the JRE
            return new InputStreamReader(inStream);
        }
    }

    private static OutputStreamWriter getOutputStreamWriter(OutputStream outStream) {
        // Check if we have a encoding to use from properties
        Charset charset = getFileEncodingCharset();
        if (charset != null) {
            return new OutputStreamWriter(outStream, charset);
        } else {
            // We use the default character set encoding of the JRE
            return new OutputStreamWriter(outStream);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the file Encoding specified in saveservice.properties or the default
     * @param dflt value to return if file encoding was not provided
     *
     * @return file encoding or default
     */
    // Used by ResultCollector when creating output files
    public static String getFileEncoding(String dflt) {
        if (fileEncoding != null && fileEncoding.length() > 0) {
            return fileEncoding;
        } else {
            return dflt;
        }
    }

    private static Charset getFileEncodingCharset() {
        // Check if we have a encoding to use from properties
        if (fileEncoding != null && fileEncoding.length() > 0) {
            return Charset.forName(fileEncoding);
        } else {
            // We use the default character set encoding of the JRE
            return null;
        }
    }

    private static void writeXmlHeader(OutputStreamWriter writer) throws IOException {
        // Write XML header if we have the charset to use for encoding
        Charset charset = getFileEncodingCharset();
        if (charset != null) {
            // We do not use getEncoding method of Writer, since that returns
            // the historical name
            String header = XML_HEADER.replaceAll("<ph>", charset.name());
            writer.write(header);
            writer.write('\n');
        }
    }

    //  Normal output
    //  ---- Debugging information ----
    //  required-type       : org.apache.jorphan.collections.ListedHashTree
    //  cause-message       : WebServiceSampler : WebServiceSampler
    //  class               : org.apache.jmeter.save.ScriptWrapper
    //  message             : WebServiceSampler : WebServiceSampler
    //  line number         : 929
    //  path                : /jmeterTestPlan/hashTree/hashTree/hashTree[4]/hashTree[5]/WebServiceSampler
    //  cause-exception     : com.thoughtworks.xstream.alias.CannotResolveClassException
    //  -------------------------------

    /**
     * Simplify getMessage() output from XStream ConversionException
     * @param ce - ConversionException to analyse
     * @return string with details of error
     */
    public static String CEtoString(ConversionException ce) {
        String msg = "XStream ConversionException at line: " + ce.get("line number") + "\n" + ce.get("message")
                + "\nPerhaps a missing jar? See log file.";
        return msg;
    }

    public static String getPropertiesVersion() {
        return propertiesVersion;
    }

    public static String getVERSION() {
        return VERSION;
    }
}