Load Properties Script

This helpful script is used to read properties from a file for use in another script

Usage

1. loadProperties function

• Call the function with the properties file and an optional prefix to load all properties into variables

• The prefix will be prepended to all variable names to avoid naming conflicts

  loadProperties <file> [prefix]

• Example usage: loadProperties examples/example.properties "app_"

• Example accessing the properties: echo "App Name: $app_appName"

2. getProperty function

• Call the function with the properties file and property key to get a single property value

• Optional parameters for separator (default "=") and whether to trim whitespace (default false)

  getProperty <file> <key> [separator] [trim_value]

• Example usage: appName=$(getProperty examples/example.properties appName)

• Example with options: value=$(getProperty config.ini key ":" true)

Demo