Interface PropertySourceLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:
PropertiesPropertySourceLoader, YamlPropertySourceLoader

public interface PropertySourceLoader
Strategy interface located through SpringFactoriesLoader and used to load a PropertySource.
Since:
1.0.0
Author:
Dave Syer, Phillip Webb
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Returns the file extensions that the loader supports (excluding the '.').
    load(String name, Resource resource)
    Load the resource into one or more property sources.
  • Method Details

    • getFileExtensions

      String[] getFileExtensions()
      Returns the file extensions that the loader supports (excluding the '.').
      Returns:
      the file extensions
    • load

      List<PropertySource<?>> load(String name, Resource resource) throws IOException
      Load the resource into one or more property sources. Implementations may either return a list containing a single source, or in the case of a multi-document format such as yaml a source for each document in the resource.
      Parameters:
      name - the root name of the property source. If multiple documents are loaded an additional suffix should be added to the name for each source loaded.
      resource - the resource to load
      Returns:
      a list property sources
      Throws:
      IOException - if the source cannot be loaded