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package org.apache.tapestry.util;

import org.apache.tapestry.engine.IPropertySource;

/**
 *  Obtain properties from JVM system properties.
 * 
 *
 *  @author Howard Lewis Ship
 *  @version $Id: SystemPropertiesPropertySource.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $
 *  @since 2.3
 *
 **/

public class SystemPropertiesPropertySource implements IPropertySource
{
    private static IPropertySource _shared;
    
    public static synchronized IPropertySource getInstance()
    {
        if (_shared == null)
            _shared = new SystemPropertiesPropertySource();
            
        return _shared; 
    }

    /**
     *  Delegates to {@link System#getProperty(java.lang.String)}.
     * 
     **/
    
    public String getPropertyValue(String propertyName)
    {
        return System.getProperty(propertyName);
    }

}
