NIHVIVO-1129 Create the UploadFileFaker, so we can mock up an "uploads" directory based on the data in the model.

utilities/load-testing/uploadFileFaker/property_file_reader.rb

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+=begin
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+A utility class that reads a properties file and returns a hash containing the
+properties.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+=end
+
+class PropertyFileReader
+  # Read a properties file and return a hash.
+  #
+  # Parameters: the path to the properties file
+  #
+  # The hash includes the special property "properties_file_path", which holds
+  # the path to the properties file.
+  #
+  def self.read(file_path)
+    properties = {}
+    properties["properties_file_path"] = File.expand_path(file_path)
+
+    File.open(file_path) do |file|
+      file.each_line do |line|
+        line.strip!
+        if line.length == 0 || line[0] == ?# || line[0] == ?!
+          # ignore blank lines, and lines starting with '#' or '!'.
+        elsif line =~ /(.*?)\s*[=:]\s*(.*)/
+          # key and value are separated by '=' or ':' and optional whitespace.
+          properties[$1.strip] = $2
+        else
+          # No '=' or ':' means that the value is empty.
+          properties[line] = ''
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    return properties
+  end
+end