MondrianPropertiesBase.PropertySource (Pentaho Community Edition Project: mondrian 9.3.0.0-424 API)

Enclosing class:

MondrianPropertiesBase
```
public static interface MondrianPropertiesBase.PropertySource
```
Represents a place that properties can be read from, and remembers the timestamp that we last read them.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getDescription()`	Returns the description of this source, such as a filename or URL.
`boolean`	`isStale()`	Returns true if the source exists and has been modified since last time we called `openStream()`.
`InputStream`	`openStream()`	Opens an input stream from the source.

- Method Detail
  - openStream
```
InputStream openStream()
```
    Opens an input stream from the source.
    Also checks the 'last modified' time, which will determine whether isStale() returns true.
    
    Returns:
    
    input stream
  - isStale
```
boolean isStale()
```
    Returns true if the source exists and has been modified since last time we called openStream().
    
    Returns:
    
    whether source has changed since it was last read
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription()
```
    Returns the description of this source, such as a filename or URL.
    
    Returns:
    
    description of this PropertySource