Version 0.9.9

Bumped JUnit version to 5.11.3
Bumped PMD extension version to 1.1.7
Bumped JDK to version 23 (GitHub CI Workflow)

.github/workflows/bld.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 name: bld-ci
 
-on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+on: [ push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch ]
 
 jobs:
   build-bld-project:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [17, 21, 22]
+        java-version: [ 17, 21, 24 ]
+        kotlin-version: [ 1.9.25, 2.0.21, 2.1.20 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
@@ -22,8 +24,28 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
 
+      - name: Download dependencies [examples]
+        working-directory: examples
+        run: ./bld download
+
+      - name: Compile run [examples]
+        working-directory: examples
+        run: ./bld compile run
+
+      - name: Update version properties and run [examples]
+        working-directory: examples
+        run: |
+          ./bld update-major run
+          ./bld update-minor run
+          ./bld update-patch run
+          ./bld update-release run
+
+      - name: Delete version properties and run [examples]
+        working-directory: examples
+        run: ./bld delete-version run
+
       - name: Download dependencies
         run: ./bld download
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: ./bld compile test
+        run: ./bld compile test

.github/workflows/pages.yml

@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v3
 
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:
           # Upload generated Javadocs repository
           path: "build/javadoc/"
 
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

.idea/copyright/Apache_License.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="CopyrightManager">
   <copyright>
-    <option name="notice" value="Copyright 2023-Copyright &amp;#36;today.yearamp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.&#10; &#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License." />
+    <option name="notice" value="Copyright 2023-&amp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.&#10; &#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License." />
     <option name="myName" value="Apache License" />
   </copyright>
-</component>
+</component>

.idea/icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 179 108" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;">
+    <g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-210.511,-96.3382)">
+        <g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,-23.3386,-649.816)">
+            <g transform="matrix(0.221288,0,0,0.24,73.9536,390.254)">
+                <path d="M722.568,1482.92L722.568,1921.1L808.968,1921.1L808.968,1888.7C822.168,1907.9 846.168,1930.1 893.568,1930.1C933.168,1930.1 961.968,1917.5 985.368,1893.5C1012.97,1865.9 1027.37,1827.5 1027.37,1786.1C1027.37,1741.7 1011.17,1705.1 985.368,1680.5C961.968,1658.3 928.968,1644.5 892.368,1644.5C862.968,1644.5 830.568,1654.1 808.968,1683.5L808.968,1482.92L722.568,1482.92ZM871.368,1718.9C888.768,1718.9 903.768,1723.7 917.568,1736.9C930.168,1748.9 938.568,1766.3 938.568,1787.9C938.568,1807.7 930.168,1825.1 917.568,1837.1C904.368,1849.7 887.568,1855.7 872.568,1855.7C856.368,1855.7 837.168,1849.1 823.368,1835.9C813.168,1826.3 803.568,1810.1 803.568,1787.9C803.568,1765.1 812.568,1749.5 822.768,1738.7C836.568,1724.3 852.768,1718.9 871.368,1718.9Z" style="fill:rgb(35,146,255);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
+                <rect x="1083.77" y="1482.92" width="86.4" height="438.182" style="fill:rgb(250,144,82);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
+                <path d="M1531.37,1482.92L1444.97,1482.92L1444.97,1683.5C1423.37,1654.1 1390.97,1644.5 1361.57,1644.5C1324.97,1644.5 1291.97,1658.3 1268.57,1680.5C1242.77,1705.1 1226.57,1741.7 1226.57,1786.1C1226.57,1827.5 1240.97,1865.9 1268.57,1893.5C1291.97,1917.5 1320.77,1930.1 1360.37,1930.1C1407.77,1930.1 1431.77,1907.9 1444.97,1888.7L1444.97,1921.1L1531.37,1921.1L1531.37,1482.92ZM1382.57,1718.9C1401.17,1718.9 1417.37,1724.3 1431.17,1738.7C1441.37,1749.5 1450.37,1765.1 1450.37,1787.9C1450.37,1810.1 1440.77,1826.3 1430.57,1835.9C1416.77,1849.1 1397.57,1855.7 1381.37,1855.7C1366.37,1855.7 1349.57,1849.7 1336.37,1837.1C1323.77,1825.1 1315.37,1807.7 1315.37,1787.9C1315.37,1766.3 1323.77,1748.9 1336.37,1736.9C1350.17,1723.7 1365.17,1718.9 1382.57,1718.9Z" style="fill:rgb(35,146,255);fill-rule:nonzero;"/>
+            </g>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>

.idea/libraries/bld.xml

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />

.idea/libraries/compile.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

.idea/libraries/runtime.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

.idea/libraries/test.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }

README.md

@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/java-17%2B-blue)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk17-archive-downloads.html)
-[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.0.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.2.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Release](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-property-file/maven-metadata.xml?color=blue)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-property-file)
 [![Snapshot](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-property-file/maven-metadata.xml?label=snapshot)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-property-file)
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/rife2/bld-property-file/actions/workflows/bld.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rife2/bld-property-file/actions/workflows/bld.yml)
 
-To install, please refer to the [extensions documentation](https://github.com/rife2/bld/wiki/Extensions).
+To install the latest version, add the following to the `lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties` file:
 
-To create or modifying [property files](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment/properties.html) with [bld](https://rife2.com/bld), add the follwing to your build file:
+```properties
+bld.extension-property-file=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-property-file
+```
+
+For more information, please refer to the [extensions](https://github.com/rife2/bld/wiki/Extensions) documentation.
+
+## Create or Modify Property Files
+
+To create or modify [property files](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment/properties.html) with [bld](https://rife2.com/bld), add the follwing to your build file:
 
 ```java
 @BuildCommand

config/pmd.xml

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     <!-- BEST PRACTICES -->
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml">
         <exclude name="AvoidPrintStackTrace"/>
-        <exclude name="JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
-        <exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
         <exclude name="GuardLogStatement"/>
+        <exclude name="UnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
+        <exclude name="UnitTestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml/MissingOverride">

examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar!/" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1-sources.jar!/" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
     </SOURCES>
     <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" recursive="false" />

examples/.idea/libraries/compile.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

examples/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

examples/.idea/libraries/test.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>

examples/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.0.1.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.2.1.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }

examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Sun Apr 02 10:32:44 PDT 2023
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-property-file:0.9.6
+bld.extension=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-property-file:0.9.9
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
-bld.version=2.0.1
+bld.version=2.2.1

examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class PropertyFileExampleBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 12, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 12, 1)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {

examples/version.properties

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-#Sun Jul 28 22:07:37 PDT 2024
-build.date=2024-07-28
-release=beta.20240728220737
-version.major=1
+#Mon Jan 13 22:23:02 PST 2025
+build.date=2025-01-13
+release=beta.20250113222132
+version.major=3
 version.minor=1
 version.patch=20

lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.4
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.2.2
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
-bld.version=2.0.1
+bld.version=2.2.1

src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
     public PropertyFileBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "bld-property-file";
-        version = version(0, 9, 6);
+        version = version(0, 9, 9);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
         downloadSources = true;
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES, RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS);
 
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 0, 1)));
+                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 2, 1)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 18, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 19, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 12, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 12, 1)))
                 .include(dependency("org.assertj:assertj-joda-time:2.2.0"));
 
         javadocOperation()
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
 
         publishOperation()
                 .repository(version.isSnapshot() ? repository("rife2-snapshot") : repository("rife2"))
+                .repository(repository("github"))
                 .info()
                 .groupId("com.uwyn.rife2")
                 .artifactId("bld-property-file")

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/Calc.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/Entry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/EntryBase.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/EntryDate.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ public class EntryDate extends EntryBase<EntryDate> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the {@link java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter DateTimeFormatter} pattern.
+     *
+     * @param pattern the pattern
+     */
+    public EntryDate pattern(String pattern) {
+        super.pattern(pattern);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the new {@link java.util.Properties property} value to an {@link Instant}
      *
@@ -145,16 +155,6 @@ public class EntryDate extends EntryBase<EntryDate> {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the {@link java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter DateTimeFormatter} pattern.
-     *
-     * @param pattern the pattern
-     */
-    public EntryDate pattern(String pattern) {
-        super.pattern(pattern);
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * The units available for {@link EntryDate} calculations.
      *

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/EntryInt.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ public class EntryInt extends EntryBase<EntryInt> {
         super(key);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the {@link java.text.DecimalFormat DecimalFormat} pattern.
+     *
+     * @param pattern the pattern
+     */
+    public EntryInt pattern(String pattern) {
+        super.pattern(pattern);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the new {@link java.util.Properties property} value to an integer.
      *
@@ -42,14 +52,4 @@ public class EntryInt extends EntryBase<EntryInt> {
         newValue(i);
         return this;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the {@link java.text.DecimalFormat DecimalFormat} pattern.
-     *
-     * @param pattern the pattern
-     */
-    public EntryInt pattern(String pattern) {
-        super.pattern(pattern);
-        return this;
-    }
 }

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import rife.bld.operations.AbstractOperation;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  * @since 1.0
  */
 public class PropertyFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<PropertyFileOperation> {
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileOperation.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileOperation.class.getName());
     private final List<EntryBase<?>> entries_ = new ArrayList<>();
     private String comment_ = "";
     private boolean failOnWarning_;
@@ -152,8 +153,26 @@ public class PropertyFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<PropertyFileOperati
      * @return this instance
      */
     public PropertyFileOperation file(String file) {
-        file_ = new File(file);
-        return this;
+        return file(new File(file));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the location of the {@link java.util.Properties} file to be edited.
+     *
+     * @return the properties file
+     */
+    public File file() {
+        return file_;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the location of the {@link java.util.Properties} file to be edited.
+     *
+     * @param file the file to be edited
+     * @return this instance
+     */
+    public PropertyFileOperation file(Path file) {
+        return file(file.toFile());
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  * @since 1.0
  */
 public final class PropertyFileUtils {
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileUtils.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileUtils.class.getName());
 
     private PropertyFileUtils() {
         // no-op

src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-Copyright $today.yearamp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package rife.bld.extension.propertyfile;
 
+import org.assertj.core.api.AutoCloseableSoftAssertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import rife.bld.Project;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
@@ -51,11 +52,13 @@ class PropertyFileOperationTest {
         var p = new Properties();
         p.load(Files.newInputStream(tmpFile.toPath()));
 
-        assertThat(p.getProperty("version.major")).as("major").isEqualTo("1");
-        assertThat(p.getProperty("version.minor")).as("minor").isEqualTo("0");
-        assertThat(p.getProperty("version.patch")).as("patch").isEqualTo("0");
-        assertThat(p.getProperty("build.date")).as("date")
-                .isEqualTo(LocalDate.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE));
+        try (var softly = new AutoCloseableSoftAssertions()) {
+            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("version.major")).as("major").isEqualTo("1");
+            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("version.minor")).as("minor").isEqualTo("0");
+            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("version.patch")).as("patch").isEqualTo("0");
+            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("build.date")).as("date")
+                    .isEqualTo(LocalDate.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE));
+        }
 
         new PropertyFileOperation()
                 .fromProject(new Project())
@@ -84,4 +87,18 @@ class PropertyFileOperationTest {
         var op = new PropertyFileOperation();
         assertThatCode(op::execute).isInstanceOf(ExitStatusException.class);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testFile() {
+        var foo = new File("foo");
+
+        var op = new PropertyFileOperation().file("foo");
+        assertThat(op.file()).as("as string").isEqualTo(foo);
+
+        op = new PropertyFileOperation().file(foo);
+        assertThat(op.file()).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo);
+
+        op = new PropertyFileOperation().file(foo.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.file()).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo);
+    }
 }

src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtilsTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import static rife.bld.extension.propertyfile.Calc.SUB;
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidDuplicateLiterals")
 class PropertyFileUtilsTest {
-    final static int dayOfYear = LocalDate.now().getDayOfYear();
     final static Properties p = new Properties();
     final static String t = "test";
 
@@ -62,23 +61,28 @@ class PropertyFileUtilsTest {
     void parseDateSub() {
         var entryDate = newEntryDate().calc(SUB);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.now());
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now-3)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear - 1));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now-3)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().minusDays(1).getDayOfYear()));
 
         entryDate.calc(v -> v - 2);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.now());
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now-2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear - 2));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now-2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().minusDays(2).getDayOfYear()));
 
         entryDate.calc(SUB);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.set(new Date()));
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(date-1)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear - 1));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(date-1)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().minusDays(1).getDayOfYear()));
 
         entryDate.calc(v -> v - 2);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.set(Calendar.getInstance()));
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(cal-2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear - 2));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(cal-2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().minusDays(2).getDayOfYear()));
 
         entryDate.calc(v -> v - 3);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.set(LocalDate.now()));
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(LocalDate-3)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear - 3));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(LocalDate-3)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().minusDays(3).getDayOfYear()));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -170,22 +174,26 @@ class PropertyFileUtilsTest {
         var entryDate = newEntryDate();
         entryDate.calc(ADD);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.now());
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now+1)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear + 1));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now+1)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(1).getDayOfYear()));
 
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.now().calc(v -> v + 3));
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now+3)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear + 3));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(now+3)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(3).getDayOfYear()));
 
         entryDate.calc(ADD);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.set(ZonedDateTime.now()));
         assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(ZonedDateTime+1)")
-                .isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear + 1));
+                .isEqualTo(String.valueOf(LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(1).getDayOfYear()));
 
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.set(Instant.now()).calc(v -> v + 2));
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(Instant+2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear + 2));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(Instant+2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(
+                LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(2).getDayOfYear()));
 
         entryDate.calc(v -> v + 3);
         PropertyFileUtils.processDate(p, entryDate.set(LocalDateTime.now()));
-        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(LocalDteTime+2)").isEqualTo(String.valueOf(dayOfYear + 3));
+        assertThat(p.getProperty(entryDate.key())).as("processDate(LocalDteTime+2)")
+                .isEqualTo(String.valueOf(LocalDateTime.now().plusDays(3).getDayOfYear()));
     }
 
     @Test