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+package org.dancres.blitz.config;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import net.jini.config.Configuration;
+import net.jini.config.ConfigurationProvider;
+import net.jini.config.ConfigurationException;
+
+import net.jini.security.BasicProxyPreparer;
+import net.jini.security.ProxyPreparer;
+
+import com.sun.jini.config.Config;
+
+import org.dancres.blitz.Logging;
+
+public class ConfigurationFactory {
+    static Logger theLogger =
+        Logging.newLogger("org.dancres.blitz.config.ConfigurationFactory",
+                          Level.INFO);
+
+    private static String[] theArgs = {"config/blitz.config"};
+    
+    static {
+        String myDefault = System.getProperty("org.dancres.blitz.config");
+        
+        if (myDefault != null)
+            theArgs = new String[] {myDefault};
+    }
+    
+    private static Configuration theConfig;
+
+    public static final String BLITZ_MODULE = "org.dancres.blitz";
+
+    private static final ProxyPreparer DEFAULT_PREPARER =
+        new BasicProxyPreparer();
+
+    /**
+       Configure the arguments for finding a Configuration
+     */
+    public static void setup(String[] anArgs) {
+        theLogger.log(Level.INFO,
+                      "ConfigurationFactory will load config from: " +
+                      anArgs[0]);
+        theArgs = anArgs;
+    }
+
+    /**
+       Attempt to load configured config file or the default which is
+       "config/blitz.config"
+     */
+    private static synchronized void load() throws ConfigurationException {
+        theLogger.log(Level.INFO, "Loading config from: " + theArgs[0]);
+
+        theConfig =
+            ConfigurationProvider.getInstance(theArgs,
+                                              ConfigurationFactory.class.getClassLoader());
+    }
+
+    /**
+       Attempt to obtain the configuration
+     */
+    public static synchronized Configuration getConfig() 
+        throws ConfigurationException {
+        if (theConfig == null) {
+            load();
+        }
+
+        return theConfig;
+    }
+
+    public static synchronized ProxyPreparer getPreparer(String aName)
+        throws ConfigurationException {
+
+        return (ProxyPreparer)
+            Config.getNonNullEntry(getConfig(), BLITZ_MODULE, aName,
+                                   ProxyPreparer.class, DEFAULT_PREPARER);
+    }
+
+    public static synchronized Object getEntry(String aName, Class aType)
+        throws ConfigurationException {
+        return getConfig().getEntry(BLITZ_MODULE, aName, aType);
+    }
+
+    public static synchronized Object getEntry(String aName, Class aType,
+                                               Object aDefault)
+        throws ConfigurationException {
+
+        return getConfig().getEntry(BLITZ_MODULE, aName, aType, aDefault);
+    }
+
+    public static synchronized Object getEntry(String aName, Class aType,
+                                               Object aDefault, Object aData)
+        throws ConfigurationException {
+        return getConfig().getEntry(BLITZ_MODULE, aName, aType,
+                                    aDefault, aData);
+    }
+}