Simple Netflix Archaius dynamic configuration example does not work with local files

Question

public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
    DynamicStringProperty property = DynamicPropertyFactory.getInstance().getStringProperty("prop", "test");
    while (true) {
        System.out.println(property.get());
        Thread.sleep(2000);
    }
}

This is my code in a very simple test file. When I manually change the property in the associated config.properties file, the changes do not reflect at runtime. Please advise if I am doing anything wrong?

Answer 1

Call the following function before using the Dynamic Property Factory:

private static void Configure(){

      String url = null;
      try {
         url = new File("src/test/resources/config.properties").toURI().toURL().toString();
      } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
      DynamicURLConfiguration dynamicURLConfiguration = new DynamicURLConfiguration(1, 50, false,
              url);
      ConcurrentCompositeConfiguration finalConfig = new ConcurrentCompositeConfiguration();
      finalConfig.addConfiguration(dynamicURLConfiguration, "fileConfig");
      ConfigurationManager.install(finalConfig);
   }