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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.configuration2;
19  
20  import java.util.Iterator;
21  import java.util.List;
22  import java.util.Map;
23  import java.util.Properties;
24  
25  import org.apache.commons.configuration2.convert.ListDelimiterHandler;
26  import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
27  
28  /**
29   * Configuration converter. Helper class to convert between Configuration, ExtendedProperties and standard Properties.
30   */
31  public final class ConfigurationConverter {
32  
33      /** Constant for the default separator for properties with multiple values. */
34      private static final char DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = ',';
35  
36      /**
37       * Convert a standard Properties class into a configuration class.
38       *
39       * @param props properties object to convert
40       * @return Configuration configuration created from the Properties
41       */
42      public static Configuration getConfiguration(final Properties props) {
43          return new MapConfiguration(props);
44      }
45  
46      /**
47       * Convert a Configuration class into a Map class.
48       *
49       * @param config Configuration object to convert
50       * @return Map created from the Configuration
51       */
52      public static Map<Object, Object> getMap(final Configuration config) {
53          return new ConfigurationMap(config);
54      }
55  
56      /**
57       * Convert a Configuration class into a Properties class. List properties are joined into a string using either the list
58       * delimiter handler of the configuration (if it extends AbstractConfiguration) or with a comma as delimiter otherwise.
59       * This version of the method exists only for backwards compatibility reason.
60       *
61       * @param config Configuration object to convert
62       * @return Properties created from the Configuration
63       */
64      public static Properties getProperties(final Configuration config) {
65          return getProperties((ImmutableConfiguration) config);
66      }
67  
68      /**
69       * Convert a Configuration class into a Properties class. List properties are joined into a string using either the list
70       * delimiter handler of the configuration (if it extends AbstractConfiguration) or with a comma as delimiter otherwise.
71       *
72       * @param config ImmutableConfiguration object to convert
73       * @return Properties created from the Configuration
74       * @since 2.2
75       */
76      public static Properties getProperties(final ImmutableConfiguration config) {
77          final Properties props = new Properties();
78          final ListDelimiterHandler listHandler;
79          boolean useDelimiterHandler;
80  
81          if (config instanceof AbstractConfiguration) {
82              listHandler = ((AbstractConfiguration) config).getListDelimiterHandler();
83              useDelimiterHandler = true;
84          } else {
85              listHandler = null;
86              useDelimiterHandler = false;
87          }
88  
89          for (final Iterator<String> keys = config.getKeys(); keys.hasNext();) {
90              final String key = keys.next();
91              final List<Object> list = config.getList(key);
92  
93              String propValue;
94              if (useDelimiterHandler) {
95                  try {
96                      propValue = String.valueOf(listHandler.escapeList(list, ListDelimiterHandler.NOOP_TRANSFORMER));
97                  } catch (final Exception ex) {
98                      // obviously, the list handler does not support splitting
99                      useDelimiterHandler = false;
100                     propValue = listToString(list);
101                 }
102             } else {
103                 propValue = listToString(list);
104             }
105 
106             props.setProperty(key, propValue);
107         }
108 
109         return props;
110     }
111 
112     /**
113      * Helper method for joining all elements of a list to a string using the default value separator.
114      *
115      * @param list the list
116      * @return the resulting string
117      */
118     private static String listToString(final List<?> list) {
119         return StringUtils.join(list, DEFAULT_SEPARATOR);
120     }
121 
122     /**
123      * Private constructor prevents instances from being created.
124      */
125     private ConfigurationConverter() {
126         // to prevent instantiation
127     }
128 }