org.apache.tapestry5.services.messages
Interface PropertiesFileParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertiesFileParserImpl

public interface PropertiesFileParser

Used when constructing a component's Messages object. Responsible for reading the contents of an individual Resource.

Since:

5.2.0

Method Summary

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

parsePropertiesFile(Resource resource) Read the contents of the file (which is expected to exist) and return it as a Map of string keys and values (as CaseInsensitiveMap should be used.

Method Detail

parsePropertiesFile

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> parsePropertiesFile(Resource resource)
                                                                     throws java.io.IOException

Read the contents of the file (which is expected to exist) and return it as a Map of string keys and values (as CaseInsensitiveMap should be used. The implementation should not attempt to cache any values (caching occurs at a higher level, as does reload logic).

Throws:

java.io.IOException