SystemUtilities.java

package com.cedarsoftware.util;

/**
 * Useful System utilities for common tasks
 *
 * @author John DeRegnaucourt (jdereg@gmail.com)
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 */
public final class SystemUtilities
{
    private SystemUtilities() {
    }

    /**
     * Fetch value from environment variable and if not set, then fetch from
     * System properties.  If neither available, return null.
     * @param var String key of variable to return
     */
    public static String getExternalVariable(String var)
    {
        String value = System.getProperty(var);
        if (StringUtilities.isEmpty(value))
        {
            value = System.getenv(var);
        }
        return StringUtilities.isEmpty(value) ? null : value;
    }
}