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PropsToXML.java

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package javaxml2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.jdom.Document;
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 PropsToXML {
    
    /**
     * <p> This will take the supplied properties file, and
     *   convert that file to an XML representation, which is
     *   then output to the supplied XML document 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 document. </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 Document with a root element "properties"
        Element root = new Element("properties");
        Document doc = new Document(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 document 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();
        }        
    }
}