ConfigurationProvider (OpenJPA Parent POM 4.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

MapConfigurationProvider, PersistenceProductDerivation.ConfigurationProviderImpl
```
public interface ConfigurationProvider
```
Implementations of this interface can populate Configurations in some environment-specific way. Implementations must implement the equals and hashCode methods so that equivalent configurations compare equal.

Since:

0.4.0.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addProperties(java.util.Map<?,?> props)`	Add the given properties to those in this provider, overwriting any existing properties under the same keys.
`java.lang.Object`	`addProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value)`	Add a single property, overwriting any existing property under the same key.
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>`	`getProperties()`	Return properties loaded thus far, or empty map if none.
`void`	`setInto(Configuration conf)`	Set loaded information into the given configuration.

- Method Detail
  - getProperties
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getProperties()
```
    Return properties loaded thus far, or empty map if none.
  - addProperties
```
void addProperties(java.util.Map<?,?> props)
```
    Add the given properties to those in this provider, overwriting any existing properties under the same keys.
  - addProperty
```
java.lang.Object addProperty(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.Object value)
```
    Add a single property, overwriting any existing property under the same key.
  - setInto
```
void setInto(Configuration conf)
```
    Set loaded information into the given configuration.