Simple Configuration Loading

This example shows the minimal setup for loading a configuration and reading a few values.

1. Create a factory and configuration

try (ConfigFactory factory = ConfigFactoryBuilder.create("ACME", "ourApp").build())
    {
    Configuration cfg = factory.getConfiguration("network");

    String host = cfg.getString("server/host");
    int port = cfg.getInteger("server/port");
    boolean tls = cfg.getBoolean("server/tls");
    }

2. Provide defaults (recommended)

Add defaults in your resources so the configuration works out of the box: src/main/resources/.config/ACME/ourApp/network.properties

Example contents:

server.host=127.0.0.1
server.port=8080
server.tls=false

3. Optional: add a scheme

Add a scheme next to the config file to define types and defaults: src/main/resources/.config/ACME/ourApp/network.scheme.json

[
  { "KEY": "server/host", "TYPE": "STRING", "DEFAULT": "127.0.0.1" },
  { "KEY": "server/port", "TYPE": "NUMBER", "DEFAULT": 8080 },
  { "KEY": "server/tls", "TYPE": "BOOLEAN", "DEFAULT": false }
]

Related docs: - Getting Started - Configuration Schemes