Class Config

java/src/gov/loc/Config.java:8–170

import java.util.Properties;

public class Config {

    private static final String CONFIG_FILENAME  = "loc.cfg";                // The name of the config file
    
    private static final String X_API_KEY          = "CONFIG.X_API_KEY";         // API Authentication key
    private static final String RESPONSE_FORMAT  = "CONFIG.RESPONSE_FORMAT"; // xml | json

    private static final String STORE_RESPONSE   = "CONFIG.STORE_RESPONSE";  // true | false

    private static final String ROOT_URL         = "CONFIG.ROOT_URL";        // https://api.data.gov/congress/v3
    private static final String OUTPUT_FOLDER    = "CONFIG.OUTPUT_FOLDER";   // output

    private static final String BILL_CHAMBER     = "BILL.CHAMBER";           // hr | s | sjres | hjres
    private static final String BILL_NUMBER      = "BILL.NUMBER";            // 21
    private static final String BILL_URL         = "BILL.URL";               // bill
    private static final String BILL_CONGRESS    = "BILL.CONGRESS";          // 117

    /**
     * getProperty
     *
     * Get a config property from the specified config file
     *
     * @param property_name The property name to retrieve from the config file.
     *
     * @return String
     */
    private static String getProperty(String property_name) {
        Properties prop = new Properties();

        try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(CONFIG_FILENAME)) {
            prop.load(fis);
        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
            Utils.outputMessageAndBail("Cannot find the config file " + CONFIG_FILENAME);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Utils.outputMessageAndBail("Unable to read the config file " + CONFIG_FILENAME);
        }

        String p = prop.getProperty(property_name);
        if (p == null) {
            Utils.outputMessageAndBail("Unable to find property " + property_name);
        }
        
        p = p.replaceAll("\\s+", ""); // no config values should have whitespaces

        if (p.equals("")) {
            Utils.outputMessageAndBail("Check your config file, " + property_name + " was not set");
        }

        return p;
    }
    
    // ************************************
    // Config Section
    // ************************************

    /**
     * getApiKey
     *