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Coverage Report - org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings

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Settings$KEYS
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 /*
  * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
  */
 package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URLDecoder;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * A simple settings container that wraps the dependencycheck.properties file.
  *
  * @author Jeremy Long <jeremy.long@owasp.org>
  */
 public final class Settings {
 
     //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="KEYS used to access settings">
     /**
      * The collection of keys used within the properties file.
      */
     public static final class KEYS {
 
         /**
          * private constructor because this is a "utility" class containing constants
          */
         private KEYS() {
             //do nothing
         }
         /**
          * The properties key indicating whether or not the cached data sources should be updated.
          */
         public static final String AUTO_UPDATE = "autoupdate";
         /**
          * The database driver class name. If this is not in the properties file the embedded database is used.
          */
         public static final String DB_DRIVER_NAME = "data.driver_name";
         /**
          * The database driver class name. If this is not in the properties file the embedded database is used.
          */
         public static final String DB_DRIVER_PATH = "data.driver_path";
         /**
          * The database connection string. If this is not in the properties file the embedded database is used.
          */
         public static final String DB_CONNECTION_STRING = "data.connection_string";
         /**
          * The username to use when connecting to the database.
          */
         public static final String DB_USER = "data.user";
         /**
          * The password to authenticate to the database.
          */
         public static final String DB_PASSWORD = "data.password";
         /**
          * The base path to use for the data directory (for embedded db).
          */
         public static final String DATA_DIRECTORY = "data.directory";
         /**
          * The database file name.
          */
         public static final String DB_FILE_NAME = "data.file_name";
         /**
          * The database schema version.
          */
         public static final String DB_VERSION = "data.version";
         /**
          * The properties key for the URL to retrieve the "meta" data from about the CVE entries.
          */
         public static final String CVE_META_URL = "cve.url.meta";
         /**
          * The properties key for the URL to retrieve the recently modified and added CVE entries (last 8 days) using
          * the 2.0 schema.
          */
         public static final String CVE_MODIFIED_20_URL = "cve.url-2.0.modified";
         /**
          * The properties key for the URL to retrieve the recently modified and added CVE entries (last 8 days) using
          * the 1.2 schema.
          */
         public static final String CVE_MODIFIED_12_URL = "cve.url-1.2.modified";
         /**
          * The properties key for the URL to retrieve the recently modified and added CVE entries (last 8 days).
          */
         public static final String CVE_MODIFIED_VALID_FOR_DAYS = "cve.url.modified.validfordays";
         /**
          * The properties key for the telling us how many cve.url.* URLs exists. This is used in combination with
          * CVE_BASE_URL to be able to retrieve the URLs for all of the files that make up the NVD CVE listing.
          */
         public static final String CVE_START_YEAR = "cve.startyear";
         /**
          * The properties key for the CVE schema version 1.2.
          */
         public static final String CVE_SCHEMA_1_2 = "cve.url-1.2.base";
         /**
          * The properties key for the CVE schema version 2.0.
          */
         public static final String CVE_SCHEMA_2_0 = "cve.url-2.0.base";
         /**
          * The properties key for the proxy server.
          *
          * @deprecated use {@link org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings.KEYS#PROXY_SERVER} instead.
          */
         @Deprecated
         public static final String PROXY_URL = "proxy.server";
         /**
          * The properties key for the proxy server.
          */
         public static final String PROXY_SERVER = "proxy.server";
         /**
          * The properties key for the proxy port - this must be an integer value.
          */
         public static final String PROXY_PORT = "proxy.port";
         /**
          * The properties key for the proxy username.
          */
         public static final String PROXY_USERNAME = "proxy.username";
         /**
          * The properties key for the proxy password.
          */
         public static final String PROXY_PASSWORD = "proxy.password";
         /**
          * The properties key for the connection timeout.
          */
         public static final String CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = "connection.timeout";
         /**
          * The location of the temporary directory.
          */
         public static final String TEMP_DIRECTORY = "temp.directory";
         /**
          * The maximum number of threads to allocate when downloading files.
          */
         public static final String MAX_DOWNLOAD_THREAD_POOL_SIZE = "max.download.threads";
         /**
          * The key for a list of suppression files.
          */
         public static final String SUPPRESSION_FILE = "suppression.file";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether the Jar Analyzer is enabled.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_JAR_ENABLED = "analyzer.jar.enabled";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether the Archive analyzer is enabled.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED = "analyzer.archive.enabled";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether the .NET Assembly analyzer is enabled.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_ASSEMBLY_ENABLED = "analyzer.assembly.enabled";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether the .NET Nuspec analyzer is enabled.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_NUSPEC_ENABLED = "analyzer.nuspec.enabled";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether the JavaScript analyzer is enabled.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_JAVASCRIPT_ENABLED = "analyzer.javascript.enabled";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether the Nexus analyzer is enabled.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_NEXUS_ENABLED = "analyzer.nexus.enabled";
         /**
          * The properties key for the Nexus search URL.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_NEXUS_URL = "analyzer.nexus.url";
         /**
          * The properties key for using the proxy to reach Nexus.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_NEXUS_PROXY = "analyzer.nexus.proxy";
         /**
          * The path to mono, if available.
          */
         public static final String ANALYZER_ASSEMBLY_MONO_PATH = "analyzer.assembly.mono.path";
         /**
          * The additional configured zip file extensions, if available.
          */
         public static final String ADDITIONAL_ZIP_EXTENSIONS = "extensions.zip";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether Test Scope dependencies should be skipped.
          */
         public static final String SKIP_TEST_SCOPE = "skip.test.scope";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether Runtime Scope dependencies should be skipped.
          */
         public static final String SKIP_RUNTIME_SCOPE = "skip.runtime.scope";
         /**
          * The properties key for whether Provided Scope dependencies should be skipped.
          */
         public static final String SKIP_PROVIDED_SCOPE = "skip.provided.scope";
 
         /**
          * The key to obtain the path to the VFEED data file.
          */
         public static final String VFEED_DATA_FILE = "vfeed.data_file";
         /**
          * The key to obtain the VFEED connection string.
          */
         public static final String VFEED_CONNECTION_STRING = "vfeed.connection_string";
 
         /**
          * The key to obtain the base download URL for the VFeed data file.
          */
         public static final String VFEED_DOWNLOAD_URL = "vfeed.download_url";
         /**
          * The key to obtain the download file name for the VFeed data.
          */
         public static final String VFEED_DOWNLOAD_FILE = "vfeed.download_file";
         /**
          * The key to obtain the VFeed update status.
          */
         public static final String VFEED_UPDATE_STATUS = "vfeed.update_status";
     }
     //</editor-fold>
 
     /**
      * The logger.
      */
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(Settings.class.getName());
     /**
      * The properties file location.
      */
     private static final String PROPERTIES_FILE = "dependencycheck.properties";
     /**
      * Thread local settings.
      */
     private static ThreadLocal<Settings> localSettings = new ThreadLocal();
     /**
      * The properties.
      */
     private Properties props = null;
 
     /**
      * Private constructor for the Settings class. This class loads the properties files.
      *
      * @param propertiesFilePath the path to the base properties file to load
      */
     private Settings(String propertiesFilePath) {
         InputStream in = null;
         props = new Properties();
         try {
             in = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(propertiesFilePath);
             props.load(in);
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to load default settings.");
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, null, ex);
         } finally {
             if (in != null) {
                 try {
                     in.close();
                 } catch (IOException ex) {
                     LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, null, ex);
                 }
             }
         }
         logProperties("Properties loaded", props);
     }
 
     /**
      * Initializes the thread local settings object. Note, to use the settings object you must call this method.
      * However, you must also call Settings.cleanup() to properly release resources.
      */
     public static void initialize() {
         localSettings.set(new Settings(PROPERTIES_FILE));
     }
 
     /**
      * Initializes the thread local settings object. Note, to use the settings object you must call this method.
      * However, you must also call Settings.cleanup() to properly release resources.
      *
      * @param propertiesFilePath the path to the base properties file to load
      */
     public static void initialize(String propertiesFilePath) {
         localSettings.set(new Settings(propertiesFilePath));
     }
 
     /**
      * Cleans up resources to prevent memory leaks.
      *
      */
     public static void cleanup() {
         cleanup(true);
     }
 
     /**
      * Cleans up resources to prevent memory leaks.
      *
      * @param deleteTemporary flag indicating whether any temporary directories generated should be removed
      */
     public static void cleanup(boolean deleteTemporary) {
         if (deleteTemporary && tempDirectory != null && tempDirectory.exists()) {
             FileUtils.delete(tempDirectory);
         }
         try {
             localSettings.remove();
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Error cleaning up Settings", ex);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the underlying instance of the Settings object.
      *
      * @return the Settings object
      */
     public static Settings getInstance() {
         return localSettings.get();
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the instance of the Settings object to use in this thread.
      *
      * @param instance the instance of the settings object to use in this thread
      */
     public static void setInstance(Settings instance) {
         localSettings.set(instance);
     }
 
     /**
      * Logs the properties. This will not log any properties that contain 'password' in the key.
      *
      * @param header the header to print with the log message
      * @param properties the properties to log
      */
     private static void logProperties(String header, Properties properties) {
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
             final StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
             PrintWriter pw = null;
             try {
                 pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
                 pw.format("%s:%n%n", header);
                 final Enumeration e = properties.propertyNames();
                 while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
                     final String key = (String) e.nextElement();
                     if (key.contains("password")) {
                         pw.format("%s='*****'%n", key);
                     } else {
                         final String value = properties.getProperty(key);
                         if (value != null) {
                             pw.format("%s='%s'%n", key, value);
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 pw.flush();
                 LOGGER.fine(sw.toString());
             } finally {
                 if (pw != null) {
                     pw.close();
                 }
             }
 
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets a property value.
      *
      * @param key the key for the property
      * @param value the value for the property
      */
     public static void setString(String key, String value) {
         localSettings.get().props.setProperty(key, value);
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
             LOGGER.fine(String.format("Setting: %s='%s'", key, value));
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets a property value.
      *
      * @param key the key for the property
      * @param value the value for the property
      */
     public static void setBoolean(String key, boolean value) {
         if (value) {
             localSettings.get().props.setProperty(key, Boolean.TRUE.toString());
         } else {
             localSettings.get().props.setProperty(key, Boolean.FALSE.toString());
         }
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
             LOGGER.fine(String.format("Setting: %s='%b'", key, value));
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Merges a new properties file into the current properties. This method allows for the loading of a user provided
      * properties file.<br/><br/>
      * Note: even if using this method - system properties will be loaded before properties loaded from files.
      *
      * @param filePath the path to the properties file to merge.
      * @throws FileNotFoundException is thrown when the filePath points to a non-existent file
      * @throws IOException is thrown when there is an exception loading/merging the properties
      */
     public static void mergeProperties(File filePath) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
         FileInputStream fis = null;
         try {
             fis = new FileInputStream(filePath);
             mergeProperties(fis);
         } finally {
             if (fis != null) {
                 try {
                     fis.close();
                 } catch (IOException ex) {
                     LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, "close error", ex);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Merges a new properties file into the current properties. This method allows for the loading of a user provided
      * properties file.<br/><br/>
      * Note: even if using this method - system properties will be loaded before properties loaded from files.
      *
      * @param filePath the path to the properties file to merge.
      * @throws FileNotFoundException is thrown when the filePath points to a non-existent file
      * @throws IOException is thrown when there is an exception loading/merging the properties
      */
     public static void mergeProperties(String filePath) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
         FileInputStream fis = null;
         try {
             fis = new FileInputStream(filePath);
             mergeProperties(fis);
         } finally {
             if (fis != null) {
                 try {
                     fis.close();
                 } catch (IOException ex) {
                     LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, "close error", ex);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Merges a new properties file into the current properties. This method allows for the loading of a user provided
      * properties file.<br/><br/>
      * Note: even if using this method - system properties will be loaded before properties loaded from files.
      *
      * @param stream an Input Stream pointing at a properties file to merge
      * @throws IOException is thrown when there is an exception loading/merging the properties
      */
     public static void mergeProperties(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
         localSettings.get().props.load(stream);
         logProperties("Properties updated via merge", localSettings.get().props);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a value from the properties file as a File object. If the value was specified as a system property or
      * passed in via the -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the
      * values in the contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @return the property from the properties file converted to a File object
      */
     public static File getFile(String key) {
         final String file = getString(key);
         if (file == null) {
             return null;
         }
         return new File(file);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a value from the properties file as a File object. If the value was specified as a system property or
      * passed in via the -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the
      * values in the contained configuration file.
      *
      * This method will check the configured base directory and will use this as the base of the file path.
      * Additionally, if the base directory begins with a leading "[JAR]\" sequence with the path to the folder
      * containing the JAR file containing this class.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @return the property from the properties file converted to a File object
      */
     protected static File getDataFile(String key) {
         final String file = getString(key);
         LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, String.format("Settings.getDataFile() - file: '%s'", file));
         if (file == null) {
             return null;
         }
         if (file.startsWith("[JAR]")) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Settings.getDataFile() - transforming filename");
             final File jarPath = getJarPath();
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, String.format("Settings.getDataFile() - jar file: '%s'", jarPath.toString()));
             final File retVal = new File(jarPath, file.substring(6));
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, String.format("Settings.getDataFile() - returning: '%s'", retVal.toString()));
             return retVal;
         }
         return new File(file);
     }
 
     /**
      * Attempts to retrieve the folder containing the Jar file containing the Settings class.
      *
      * @return a File object
      */
     private static File getJarPath() {
         final String jarPath = Settings.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath();
         String decodedPath = ".";
         try {
             decodedPath = URLDecoder.decode(jarPath, "UTF-8");
         } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, null, ex);
         }
 
         final File path = new File(decodedPath);
         if (path.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith(".jar")) {
             return path.getParentFile();
         } else {
             return new File(".");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in via the
      * -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the values in the
      * contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @param defaultValue the default value for the requested property
      * @return the property from the properties file
      */
     public static String getString(String key, String defaultValue) {
         final String str = System.getProperty(key, localSettings.get().props.getProperty(key, defaultValue));
         return str;
     }
 
     /**
      * A reference to the temporary directory; used incase it needs to be deleted during cleanup.
      */
     private static File tempDirectory = null;
 
     /**
      * Returns the temporary directory.
      *
      * @return the temporary directory
      * @throws java.io.IOException thrown if the temporary directory does not exist and cannot be created
      */
     public static File getTempDirectory() throws IOException {
         final File tmpDir = new File(Settings.getString(Settings.KEYS.TEMP_DIRECTORY, System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")));
         if (!tmpDir.exists()) {
             if (!tmpDir.mkdirs()) {
                 final String msg = String.format("Unable to make a temporary folder '%s'", tmpDir.getPath());
                 throw new IOException(msg);
             } else {
                 tempDirectory = tmpDir;
             }
         }
         return tmpDir;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in via the
      * -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the values in the
      * contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @return the property from the properties file
      */
     public static String getString(String key) {
         return System.getProperty(key, localSettings.get().props.getProperty(key));
     }
 
     /**
      * Removes a property from the local properties collection. This is mainly used in test cases.
      *
      * @param key the property key to remove
      */
     public static void removeProperty(String key) {
         localSettings.get().props.remove(key);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns an int value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in via
      * the -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the values in the
      * contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @return the property from the properties file
      * @throws InvalidSettingException is thrown if there is an error retrieving the setting
      */
     public static int getInt(String key) throws InvalidSettingException {
         int value;
         try {
             value = Integer.parseInt(Settings.getString(key));
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new InvalidSettingException("Could not convert property '" + key + "' to an int.", ex);
         }
         return value;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns an int value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in via
      * the -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the values in the
      * contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @param defaultValue the default value to return
      * @return the property from the properties file or the defaultValue if the property does not exist or cannot be
      * converted to an integer
      */
     public static int getInt(String key, int defaultValue) {
         int value;
         try {
             value = Integer.parseInt(Settings.getString(key));
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             final String msg = String.format("Could not convert property '%s' to an int.", key);
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, msg, ex);
             value = defaultValue;
         }
         return value;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a long value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in via
      * the -Dprop=value argument - this method will return the value from the system properties before the values in the
      * contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @return the property from the properties file
      * @throws InvalidSettingException is thrown if there is an error retrieving the setting
      */
     public static long getLong(String key) throws InvalidSettingException {
         long value;
         try {
             value = Long.parseLong(Settings.getString(key));
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new InvalidSettingException("Could not convert property '" + key + "' to an int.", ex);
         }
         return value;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a boolean value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in
      * via the <code>-Dprop=value</code> argument this method will return the value from the system properties before
      * the values in the contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @return the property from the properties file
      * @throws InvalidSettingException is thrown if there is an error retrieving the setting
      */
     public static boolean getBoolean(String key) throws InvalidSettingException {
         boolean value;
         try {
             value = Boolean.parseBoolean(Settings.getString(key));
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new InvalidSettingException("Could not convert property '" + key + "' to an int.", ex);
         }
         return value;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a boolean value from the properties file. If the value was specified as a system property or passed in
      * via the <code>-Dprop=value</code> argument this method will return the value from the system properties before
      * the values in the contained configuration file.
      *
      * @param key the key to lookup within the properties file
      * @param defaultValue the default value to return if the setting does not exist
      * @return the property from the properties file
      * @throws InvalidSettingException is thrown if there is an error retrieving the setting
      */
     public static boolean getBoolean(String key, boolean defaultValue) throws InvalidSettingException {
         boolean value;
         try {
             final String strValue = Settings.getString(key);
             if (strValue == null) {
                 return defaultValue;
             }
             value = Boolean.parseBoolean(strValue);
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new InvalidSettingException("Could not convert property '" + key + "' to an int.", ex);
         }
         return value;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a connection string from the configured properties. If the connection string contains a %s, this method
      * will determine the 'data' directory and replace the %s with the path to the data directory. If the data directory
      * does not exists it will be created.
      *
      * @param connectionStringKey the property file key for the connection string
      * @param dbFileNameKey the settings key for the db filename
      * @param dbVersionKey the settings key for the dbVersion
      * @return the connection string
      * @throws IOException thrown the data directory cannot be created
      * @throws InvalidSettingException thrown if there is an invalid setting
      */
     public static String getConnectionString(String connectionStringKey, String dbFileNameKey, String dbVersionKey)
             throws IOException, InvalidSettingException {
         final String connStr = Settings.getString(connectionStringKey);
         if (connStr == null) {
             final String msg = String.format("Invalid properties file to get the connection string; '%s' must be defined.",
                     connectionStringKey);
             throw new InvalidSettingException(msg);
         }
         if (connStr.contains("%s")) {
             final File directory = getDataDirectory();
             String fileName = null;
             if (dbFileNameKey != null) {
                 fileName = Settings.getString(dbFileNameKey);
             }
             if (fileName == null) {
                 final String msg = String.format("Invalid properties file to get a file based connection string; '%s' must be defined.",
                         dbFileNameKey);
                 throw new InvalidSettingException(msg);
             }
             if (fileName.contains("%s")) {
                 String version = null;
                 if (dbVersionKey != null) {
                     version = Settings.getString(dbVersionKey);
                 }
                 if (version == null) {
                     final String msg = String.format("Invalid properties file to get a file based connection string; '%s' must be defined.",
                             dbFileNameKey);
                     throw new InvalidSettingException(msg);
                 }
                 fileName = String.format(fileName, version);
             }
             if (connStr.startsWith("jdbc:h2:file:") && fileName.endsWith(".h2.db")) {
                 fileName = fileName.substring(0, fileName.length() - 6);
             }
             // yes, for H2 this path won't actually exists - but this is sufficient to get the value needed
             final File dbFile = new File(directory, fileName);
             final String cString = String.format(connStr, dbFile.getCanonicalPath());
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, String.format("Connection String: '%s'", cString));
             return cString;
         }
         return connStr;
     }
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the directory that the JAR file exists in so that we can ensure we always use a common data directory
      * for the embedded H2 database. This is public solely for some unit tests; otherwise this should be private.
      *
      * @return the data directory to store data files
      * @throws IOException is thrown if an IOException occurs of course...
      */
     public static File getDataDirectory() throws IOException {
         final File path = Settings.getDataFile(Settings.KEYS.DATA_DIRECTORY);
         if (path.exists() || path.mkdirs()) {
             return path;
         }
         throw new IOException(String.format("Unable to create the data directory '%s'", path.getAbsolutePath()));
     }
 }