Add Asciidoc variables to consistently refer to the Apache Geode and GemFire product names.
Resolves gh-79.
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[[geode-configuration-gemfire-properties]]
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== Using GemFire Properties
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:gemfire-name: Pivotal GemFire
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:geode-name: Apache Geode
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As of Spring Boot for Apache Geode & Pivotal GemFire (SBDG) 1.3, it is now possible to declare Apache Geode
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and Pivotal GemFire Properties from `gemfire.properties` in a Spring Boot `application.properties` file.
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As of Spring Boot for {geode-name} & {gemfire-name} (SBDG) 1.3, it is now possible to declare {geode-name}
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and {gemfire-name} Properties from `gemfire.properties` in a Spring Boot `application.properties` file.
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TIP: A complete list of valid Apache Geode (or Pivotal GemFire properties) can be found in the
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TIP: A complete list of valid {geode-name} (or {gemfire-name} properties) can be found in the
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{apache-geode-docs}/reference/topics/gemfire_properties.html[User Guide].
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It should be well-known that only valid GemFire Properties can be declared in `gemfire.properties`.
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@@ -35,9 +37,9 @@ name=ExampleCacheName
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invalid-property=TEST
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----
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Apache Geode (or Pivotal GemFire) throws the following `IllegalArgumentException`:
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{geode-name} (or {gemfire-name}) throws the following `IllegalArgumentException`:
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.Apache Geode Exception for Invalid Property (Full Text Omitted)
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.{geode-name} Exception for Invalid Property (Full Text Omitted)
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[source,txt]
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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown configuration attribute name invalid-property.
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@@ -60,21 +62,21 @@ Valid attribute names are: ack-severe-alert-threshold ack-wait-threshold archive
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at org.example.app.ApacheGeodeClientCacheApplication.main(...)
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----
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It is inconvenient to have to separate Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire Properties from other application properties,
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It is inconvenient to have to separate {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} Properties from other application properties,
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or to have to declare only GemFire Properties in a `gemfire.properties` file and application Properties in a separate
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Properties file, such as Spring Boot `application.properties`.
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Additionally, because of Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire's constraint on Properties, you are not able to leverage the
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Additionally, because of {geode-name} and {gemfire-name}'s constraint on Properties, you are not able to leverage the
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full power of Spring Boot when composing `application.properties`. It is well-known that you can include certain
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Properties based on a Spring Profile while excluding other Properties. This is essential when Properties are environment
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specific.
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Of course, users should be aware that Spring Data for Apache Geode & Pivotal GemFire (SDG) provide a wide range of
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Properties mapping to Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire Properties.
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Of course, users should be aware that Spring Data for {geode-name} & {gemfire-name} (SDG) provide a wide range of
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Properties mapping to {geode-name} and {gemfire-name} Properties.
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For example, the SDG `spring.data.gemfire.locators` Property maps to the `gemfire.locators` (or simply, `locators`
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in `gemfire.properties`) Property from Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire. Likewise, there are a full set of SDG
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Properties mapping to the corresponding Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire Properties in the
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in `gemfire.properties`) Property from {geode-name} and {gemfire-name}. Likewise, there are a full set of SDG
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Properties mapping to the corresponding {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} Properties in the
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<<geode-configuration-metadata-springdata,Appendix>>.
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The valid GemFire Properties file above can be expressed in Spring Boot `application.properties` as follows:
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# ...
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----
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However, there are some Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire Properties that have no equivalent SDG Property (yet), such as
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`gemfire.groups` (or simply, `groups` in `gemfire.properties`). This is partly due to the fact that many Apache Geode
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and Pivotal GemFire Properties are applicable only on the server (e.g. `groups` or `enforce-unique-host`).
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However, there are some {geode-name} and {gemfire-name} Properties that have no equivalent SDG Property (yet), such as
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`gemfire.groups` (or simply, `groups` in `gemfire.properties`). This is partly due to the fact that many {geode-name}
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and {gemfire-name} Properties are applicable only on the server (e.g. `groups` or `enforce-unique-host`).
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TIP: See the {spring-data-geode-javadoc}/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/EnableGemFireProperties.html[`@EnableGemFireProperties`]
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annotation (attributes) from SDG for a complete list of Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire Properties, which have no
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annotation (attributes) from SDG for a complete list of {geode-name} and {gemfire-name} Properties, which have no
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corresponding SDG Property.
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Furthermore, many of the SDG Properties also correspond to API calls. For example, `spring.data.gemfire.cache.client.keep-alive`
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(see {spring-data-geode-javadoc}/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/ClientCacheApplication.html#keepAlive--[here])
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actually translates to the call, {apache-geode-javadoc}/org/apache/geode/cache/client/ClientCache.html#close-boolean-[`ClientCache.close(boolean keepAlive)`].
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Still, it would be convenient to be able to declare application and Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire properties together,
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Still, it would be convenient to be able to declare application and {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} properties together,
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in a single Properties file, such as Spring Boot `application.properties`. After all, it is not uncommon to declare
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JDBC Connection Properties in a Spring Boot `application.properties` file.
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Therefore, as of SBDG 1.3, it is now possible to declare Apache Geode and Pivotal GemFire Properties in Spring Boot
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Therefore, as of SBDG 1.3, it is now possible to declare {geode-name} and {gemfire-name} Properties in Spring Boot
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`application.properties` directly. For example:
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.GemFire Properties declared with Application Properties
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This is convenient for several reasons:
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1. If you already have a large number of Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire Properties declared as GemFire Properties,
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1. If you already have a large number of {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} Properties declared as GemFire Properties,
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either in a `gemfire.properties` file (or `gfsecurity.properties`), or declared on the Java command-line as JVM
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System Properties (e.g. `-Dgemfire.name=ExampleCacheName`), then you can reuse these Property declarations as is.
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@@ -134,10 +136,10 @@ e.g. `gemfire.log-level=${external.log-level.property}`
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TIP: As much as possible, we encourage users to use the SDG Properties.
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However, 1 strict requirement imposed by SBDG is that the GemFire Property must have the "`gemfire.`" prefix in a
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Spring Boot `application.properties` file. This qualifies that the Property belongs to Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire.
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Spring Boot `application.properties` file. This qualifies that the Property belongs to {geode-name} or {gemfire-name}.
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It would be ambiguous if your Spring Boot applications integrated with several technologies, including either
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Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire, and they had matching Properties, e.g. `bind-address` or `log-file`, perhaps.
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{geode-name} or {gemfire-name}, and they had matching Properties, e.g. `bind-address` or `log-file`, perhaps.
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SBDG makes a best attempt to log warnings when the GemFire Property is invalid or not set. For example, the following
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GemFire Property would result in a log warning:
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for instance: `-Dspring.profiles.active=prod`. It is also possible to enable more than 1 Profile at a time using:
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`-Dspring.profiles.active=profile1,profile2,...,profileN`
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If both `spring.data.gemfire.*` Properties and the corresponding Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire Property is declared
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If both `spring.data.gemfire.*` Properties and the corresponding {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} Property is declared
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in Spring Boot `application.properties`, then the SDG Property will take precedence.
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If a Property is specified more than once, such as would be the case when composing multiple `application.properties`
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Then the `ClientCache`, `durable-client-id` will be `987`. It does not matter which order the SDG or
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Apache Geode/Pivotal GemFire Properties are declared in `application.properties`, the matching SDG Property
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will override the Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire Property when duplicates are found.
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{geode-name}/{gemfire-name} Properties are declared in `application.properties`, the matching SDG Property
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will override the {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} Property when duplicates are found.
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TIP: Again, prefer SDG Properties over Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire Properties.
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TIP: Again, prefer SDG Properties over {geode-name} or {gemfire-name} Properties.
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See reference in the <<geode-configuration-metadata-springdata,Appendix>>.
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