org.springframework.core.env
Class DefaultEnvironment

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment
      org.springframework.core.env.DefaultEnvironment

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConfigurableEnvironment, ConfigurablePropertyResolver, Environment, PropertyResolver

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPortletEnvironment, DefaultWebEnvironment

public class DefaultEnvironment
extends AbstractEnvironment

Default implementation of the Environment interface. Used throughout all non-Web* ApplicationContext implementations.

In addition to the usual functions of a ConfigurableEnvironment such as property resolution and profile-related operations, this implementation configures two default property sources, to be searched in the following order:

1. system properties
2. system environment variables

That is, if the key "xyz" is present both in the JVM system properties as well as in the set of environment variables for the current process, the value of key "xyz" from system properties will return from a call to environment.getPropertyResolver().getProperty("xyz"). This ordering is chosen by default because system properties are per-JVM, while environment variables may be the same across many JVMs on a given system. Giving system properties precedence allows for overriding of environment variables on a per-JVM basis.

These default property sources may be removed, reordered, or replaced; and additional property sources may be added using the MutablePropertySources instance available from AbstractEnvironment.getPropertySources().

Example: adding a new property source with highest search priority

   ConfigurableEnvironment environment = new DefaultEnvironment();
   MutablePropertySources propertySources = environment.getPropertySources();
   Map myMap = new HashMap();
   myMap.put("xyz", "myValue");
   propertySources.addFirst(new MapPropertySource("MY_MAP", myMap));
 

Example: removing the default system properties property source

   MutablePropertySources propertySources = environment.getPropertySources();
   propertySources.remove(DefaultEnvironment.SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME)
 

Example: mocking the system environment for testing purposes

   MutablePropertySources propertySources = environment.getPropertySources();
   MockPropertySource mockEnvVars = new MockPropertySource().withProperty("xyz", "myValue");
   propertySources.replace(DefaultEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, mockEnvVars);
 

When an Environment is being used by an ApplicationContext, it is important that any such PropertySource manipulations be performed before the context's refresh() method is called. This ensures that all PropertySources are available during the container bootstrap process, including use by property placeholder configurers.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Chris Beams

See Also:

ConfigurableEnvironment, DefaultWebEnvironment

Field Summary

static String	SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME System environment property source name: "systemEnvironment"
static String	SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME JVM system properties property source name: "systemProperties"

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment

ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, logger

Constructor Summary

DefaultEnvironment()
Create a new Environment populated with property sources in the following order: "systemProperties" "systemEnvironment"

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment

acceptsProfiles, containsProperty, doGetActiveProfiles, doGetDefaultProfiles, getActiveProfiles, getConversionService, getDefaultProfiles, getProperty, getProperty, getPropertyResolver, getPropertySources, getRequiredProperty, getRequiredProperty, getSystemEnvironment, getSystemProperties, resolvePlaceholders, resolveRequiredPlaceholders, setActiveProfiles, setConversionService, setDefaultProfiles, setPlaceholderPrefix, setPlaceholderSuffix, setValueSeparator, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME

public static final String SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME

System environment property source name: "systemEnvironment"

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Constant Field Values

SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME

public static final String SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME

JVM system properties property source name: "systemProperties"

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DefaultEnvironment

public DefaultEnvironment()

Create a new Environment populated with property sources in the following order:

• "systemProperties"
• "systemEnvironment"

Properties present in "systemProperties" will take precedence over those in "systemEnvironment".