# commons-configuration2

## Overview

### Description

Tools to assist in the reading of configuration/preferences files in various formats; requires Java 8.

### Snippets

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
    <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
    <version>2.11.0</version>
</dependency>
```

### Maven POM File

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
  <parent>
    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
    <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
    <version>70</version>
  </parent>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
  <version>2.11.0</version>
  <name>Apache Commons Configuration</name>

<inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
  <description>
    Tools to assist in the reading of configuration/preferences files in various formats; requires Java 8.
  </description>

<properties>
    <commons.componentid>configuration</commons.componentid>
    <commons.module.name>org.apache.commons.configuration2</commons.module.name>
    <commons.release.version>2.11.0</commons.release.version>
    <commons.release.next>2.11.1</commons.release.next>
    <commons.release.desc>(Java 8 or above)</commons.release.desc>
    <commons.release.2.name>commons-configuration-${commons.release.2.version}</commons.release.2.name>
    <commons.release.2.version>1.10</commons.release.2.version>
    <commons.release.2.desc>(old 1.x version)</commons.release.2.desc>
    <commons.jira.id>CONFIGURATION</commons.jira.id>
    <commons.jira.pid>12310467</commons.jira.pid>
    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
    <commons.scmPubUrl>https://svn.apache.org/repos/infra/websites/production/commons/content/proper/commons-configuration</commons.scmPubUrl>
    <commons.distSvnStagingUrl>scm:svn:https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/${commons.componentid}</commons.distSvnStagingUrl>
  </properties>

<url>https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-configuration/</url>

<issueManagement>
    <system>jira</system>
    <url>https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION</url>
  </issueManagement>

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
      <version>3.14.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
      <version>1.12.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
      <version>1.3.2</version>
      <exclusions>
        <exclusion>
          <groupId>logkit</groupId>
          <artifactId>logkit</artifactId>
        </exclusion>
        <exclusion>
          <groupId>avalon-framework</groupId>
          <artifactId>avalon-framework</artifactId>
        </exclusion>
      </exclusions>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
      <version>1.9.4</version>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
      <version>1.17.0</version>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-jexl</artifactId>
      <version>2.1.1</version>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-vfs2</artifactId>
      <version>2.9.0</version>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>commons-jxpath</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-jxpath</artifactId>
      <version>1.3</version>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>xml-resolver</groupId>
      <artifactId>xml-resolver</artifactId>
      <version>1.2</version>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
      <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
      <version>2.5</version>
      <scope>provided</scope>
      <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

<build>
    <defaultGoal>clean verify apache-rat:check</defaultGoal>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <forkMode>once</forkMode>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>
```

#### Metadata

- Age: 2 years ago

- Licenses:
  - Apache-2.0

#### Organization

[org.apache.commons](https://central.sonatype.com/namespace/org.apache.commons)

#### External Resources

- [Project URL](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-configuration/)
- [Issue Tracker URL](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION)
- [Source Control](https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-configuration.git)
- [Continuous Integration](https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/actions)

#### Known Contributors

Jorge Ferrer, Patrick Schmidt, Vincent Maurin, Gabriele Garuglieri, Jamie M. Guillemette, Konstantin Shaposhnikov, Nicolas De Loof, Dennis Kieselhorst, Pascal Essiembre, Oliver Kopp, Raviteja Lokineni, The Alchemist, Oliver Heger, Brian E. Dunbar, Claude Warren, Gary Gregory, Jörg Schaible, Henning P. Schmiedehausen, dIon Gillard, Daniel Rall, Martin Poeschl, Eric Pugh, Ralph Goers, Jason van Zyl, Rob Tompkins, Emmanuel Bourg.