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package org.springframework.core.env;

Interface representing the environment in which the current application is running. Models two key aspects of the application environment: profiles and properties. Methods related to property access are exposed via the PropertyResolver superinterface.

A profile is a named, logical group of bean definitions to be registered with the container only if the given profile is active. Beans may be assigned to a profile whether defined in XML or via annotations; see the spring-beans 3.1 schema or the @Profile annotation for syntax details. The role of the Environment object with relation to profiles is in determining which profiles (if any) are currently active, and which profiles (if any) should be active by default.

Properties play an important role in almost all applications, and may originate from a variety of sources: properties files, JVM system properties, system environment variables, JNDI, servlet context parameters, ad-hoc Properties objects, Maps, and so on. The role of the environment object with relation to properties is to provide the user with a convenient service interface for configuring property sources and resolving properties from them.

Beans managed within an ApplicationContext may register to be EnvironmentAware or @Inject the Environment in order to query profile state or resolve properties directly.

In most cases, however, application-level beans should not need to interact with the Environment directly but instead may have to have ${...} property values replaced by a property placeholder configurer such as PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer, which itself is EnvironmentAware and as of Spring 3.1 is registered by default when using <context:property-placeholder/>.

Configuration of the environment object must be done through the ConfigurableEnvironment interface, returned from all AbstractApplicationContext subclass getEnvironment() methods. See ConfigurableEnvironment Javadoc for usage examples demonstrating manipulation of property sources prior to application context refresh().

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Since:3.1
/** * Interface representing the environment in which the current application is running. * Models two key aspects of the application environment: <em>profiles</em> and * <em>properties</em>. Methods related to property access are exposed via the * {@link PropertyResolver} superinterface. * * <p>A <em>profile</em> is a named, logical group of bean definitions to be registered * with the container only if the given profile is <em>active</em>. Beans may be assigned * to a profile whether defined in XML or via annotations; see the spring-beans 3.1 schema * or the {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile @Profile} annotation for * syntax details. The role of the {@code Environment} object with relation to profiles is * in determining which profiles (if any) are currently {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles * active}, and which profiles (if any) should be {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles active * by default}. * * <p><em>Properties</em> play an important role in almost all applications, and may * originate from a variety of sources: properties files, JVM system properties, system * environment variables, JNDI, servlet context parameters, ad-hoc Properties objects, * Maps, and so on. The role of the environment object with relation to properties is to * provide the user with a convenient service interface for configuring property sources * and resolving properties from them. * * <p>Beans managed within an {@code ApplicationContext} may register to be {@link * org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware EnvironmentAware} or {@code @Inject} the * {@code Environment} in order to query profile state or resolve properties directly. * * <p>In most cases, however, application-level beans should not need to interact with the * {@code Environment} directly but instead may have to have {@code ${...}} property * values replaced by a property placeholder configurer such as * {@link org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer * PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer}, which itself is {@code EnvironmentAware} and * as of Spring 3.1 is registered by default when using * {@code <context:property-placeholder/>}. * * <p>Configuration of the environment object must be done through the * {@code ConfigurableEnvironment} interface, returned from all * {@code AbstractApplicationContext} subclass {@code getEnvironment()} methods. See * {@link ConfigurableEnvironment} Javadoc for usage examples demonstrating manipulation * of property sources prior to application context {@code refresh()}. * * @author Chris Beams * @since 3.1 * @see PropertyResolver * @see EnvironmentCapable * @see ConfigurableEnvironment * @see AbstractEnvironment * @see StandardEnvironment * @see org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware * @see org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext#getEnvironment * @see org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext#setEnvironment * @see org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext#createEnvironment */
public interface Environment extends PropertyResolver {
Return the set of profiles explicitly made active for this environment. Profiles are used for creating logical groupings of bean definitions to be registered conditionally, for example based on deployment environment. Profiles can be activated by setting "spring.profiles.active" as a system property or by calling ConfigurableEnvironment.setActiveProfiles(String...).

If no profiles have explicitly been specified as active, then any default profiles will automatically be activated.

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/** * Return the set of profiles explicitly made active for this environment. Profiles * are used for creating logical groupings of bean definitions to be registered * conditionally, for example based on deployment environment. Profiles can be * activated by setting {@linkplain AbstractEnvironment#ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME * "spring.profiles.active"} as a system property or by calling * {@link ConfigurableEnvironment#setActiveProfiles(String...)}. * <p>If no profiles have explicitly been specified as active, then any * {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles() default profiles} will automatically be activated. * @see #getDefaultProfiles * @see ConfigurableEnvironment#setActiveProfiles * @see AbstractEnvironment#ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME */
String[] getActiveProfiles();
Return the set of profiles to be active by default when no active profiles have been set explicitly.
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/** * Return the set of profiles to be active by default when no active profiles have * been set explicitly. * @see #getActiveProfiles * @see ConfigurableEnvironment#setDefaultProfiles * @see AbstractEnvironment#DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME */
String[] getDefaultProfiles();
Return whether one or more of the given profiles is active or, in the case of no explicit active profiles, whether one or more of the given profiles is included in the set of default profiles. If a profile begins with '!' the logic is inverted, i.e. the method will return true if the given profile is not active. For example, env.acceptsProfiles("p1", "!p2") will return true if profile 'p1' is active or 'p2' is not active.
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Deprecated:as of 5.1 in favor of acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
/** * Return whether one or more of the given profiles is active or, in the case of no * explicit active profiles, whether one or more of the given profiles is included in * the set of default profiles. If a profile begins with '!' the logic is inverted, * i.e. the method will return {@code true} if the given profile is <em>not</em> active. * For example, {@code env.acceptsProfiles("p1", "!p2")} will return {@code true} if * profile 'p1' is active or 'p2' is not active. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if called with zero arguments * or if any profile is {@code null}, empty, or whitespace only * @see #getActiveProfiles * @see #getDefaultProfiles * @see #acceptsProfiles(Profiles) * @deprecated as of 5.1 in favor of {@link #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)} */
@Deprecated boolean acceptsProfiles(String... profiles);
Return whether the active profiles match the given Profiles predicate.
/** * Return whether the {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles} * match the given {@link Profiles} predicate. */
boolean acceptsProfiles(Profiles profiles); }