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