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Diffstat (limited to 'src/com/gitblit/FileSettings.java')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/com/gitblit/FileSettings.java | 22 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/FileSettings.java b/src/com/gitblit/FileSettings.java index 1e654222..56aac8b7 100644 --- a/src/com/gitblit/FileSettings.java +++ b/src/com/gitblit/FileSettings.java @@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.util.Properties;
/**
- * Reads GitBlit settings file.
+ * Dynamically loads and reloads a properties file by keeping track of the last
+ * modification date.
+ *
+ * @author James Moger
*
*/
public class FileSettings extends IStoredSettings {
@@ -30,16 +33,20 @@ public class FileSettings extends IStoredSettings { private final Properties properties = new Properties();
- private volatile long lastread;
+ private volatile long lastModified;
public FileSettings(String file) {
super(FileSettings.class);
this.propertiesFile = new File(file);
}
+ /**
+ * Returns a properties object which contains the most recent contents of
+ * the properties file.
+ */
@Override
protected synchronized Properties read() {
- if (propertiesFile.exists() && (propertiesFile.lastModified() > lastread)) {
+ if (propertiesFile.exists() && (propertiesFile.lastModified() > lastModified)) {
FileInputStream is = null;
try {
Properties props = new Properties();
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ public class FileSettings extends IStoredSettings { // load properties after we have successfully read file
properties.clear();
properties.putAll(props);
- lastread = propertiesFile.lastModified();
+ lastModified = propertiesFile.lastModified();
} catch (FileNotFoundException f) {
// IGNORE - won't happen because file.exists() check above
} catch (Throwable t) {
@@ -67,8 +74,11 @@ public class FileSettings extends IStoredSettings { return properties;
}
- protected long lastRead() {
- return lastread;
+ /**
+ * @return the last modification date of the properties file
+ */
+ protected long lastModified() {
+ return lastModified;
}
@Override
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