Absolute path required when using parameterized base path?

[update4j]

Absolute path required when using parameterized base path?

[mordechaim]

Alas, how the lack of proper documentation makes can cause so much problems... These properties get replaced automatically! For user defined properties (listed in config file) there's nothing you have to do. For system properties there must be a way for the framework to know to look for it, so you must call 'resolveSystemProperty()' in the builder, OR reference the system property in the value of one of the user properties. As you can read in the changelog in README, coming release will automatically resolve 'user.home' and 'user.dir', but other properties will still require to be resolved.

[ChrisLMerrill]

I understand that they are replaced at update time when I am reading the config file from disk. This exception is being thrown when I am creating the config file (before writing it to XML). Sorry that I didn't mention that at first. What am I supposed to put instead of "${user.dir}" when I am building the XML file in code, so that I can write it to disk?

BTW, I actually DO resolve that property:

.property("app.folder", "${user.dir}");

But I still have the problem.

[ChrisLMerrill]

It probably not Paths I see, but the solution is the same, use hardcoded paths and let builder replace it for you.

How can I put a "hardcoded path" for this? I don't know where the user will install the software, which is why I need to use "${user.dir}". What am I missing?

[mordechaim]

It is replaced at write-to-file time. You should hardcode the path in the builder API as it would be present in the system property of YOUR machine. When the config will be written, the framework will replace it with the variable property; effectively making it softcoded.

[mordechaim]

Maybe in the next release I'll add support do it your way, namely, if the property is referenced at built time it should still be valid.

[ChrisLMerrill]

Ahhh- got it. I didn't realize that it would decompose a real path into the parameterized path. Magic :)