http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-text: Support for reading and writing content of "Java Properties" style configuration files as if there was implied nesting structure (by default using dots as separators). (FasterXML)
  • Tatu Saloranta
  • Christopher Currie
  • Paul Brown 
package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.javaprop.util;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.javaprop.*;

public class JPropNodeBuilder
{
    public static JPropNode build(JavaPropsSchema schema,
            Properties props)
    {
        JPropNode root = new JPropNode();
        JPropPathSplitter splitter = schema.pathSplitter();
        for (Map.Entry<?,?> entry : props.entrySet()) {
            // these should be Strings; but due to possible "compromised" properties,
            // let's play safe, coerce if and as necessary
            String key = String.valueOf(entry.getKey());
            String value = String.valueOf(entry.getValue());

            splitter.splitAndAdd(root, key, value);
        }
        return root;
    }
}