package org.codehaus.plexus.interpolation;

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import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * {@link ValueSource} implementation that wraps a {@link Properties} instance,
 * and does a simple lookup of the entire expression string as the parameter for
 * {@link Properties#getProperty(String)}, returning the result as the resolved
 * value.
 *
 * @author jdcasey
 * @version $Id$
 */
public class PropertiesBasedValueSource
    extends AbstractValueSource
{

    private final Properties properties;

    /**
     * Wrap the specified {@link Properties} object for use as a value source.
     * Nulls are allowed.
     *
     * @param properties The properties instance to wrap.
     */
    public PropertiesBasedValueSource( Properties properties )
    {
        super( false );
        this.properties = properties;
    }

    /**
     * @return the result of {@link Properties#getProperty(String)}, using the
     * entire expression as the key to lookup. If the wrapped properties instance
     * is null, simply return null.
     */
    public Object getValue( String expression )
    {
        return properties == null ? null : properties.getProperty( expression );
    }

}
