Spring Config Auto Reloading solution for file-based configuration

It is almost impossible to hot reload the properties value from a native spring solution. For native java application, there's a solution from apache library (commons-configuration) but,

• it is a different library from spring and low level (none declarative), not wise to give up spring config.
• there's some example of integration link, but it is not as perfect (patchy)

Spring Cloud Config

• Spring Cloud Config support config reloading via RefreshScope but not all integration type support automatic properties reload.
• E.g. Spring Cloud Config Consul support but Spring Cloud Config Server doesn't.
• RefreshScope is usually triggered via Spring Actuator Endpoint /actuator/refresh or via Spring Bus with queue system example

Project Introduction

• In this project, we are using Spring Cloud Config of Embedding the Config Server with native file type boostrap.yml.
• To support automatic reloading, we created a utility class to monitor the properties file. If the file changed is detected, a refresh scope event will be fired.
• This integration will work in docker with the configuration folder is volume mounted, but it is not working with Kubernates ConfigMap volume mount.
• Observation from testing, file from ConfigMap volume will only updated upon access (e.g. cat config file from terminal)
• For ConfigMap integration, used Spring Config Kubernates Integration reference

Development Notes

Config search order is as such, it will look through config from all sources (appended effect) reference

file:./config/
file:./
classpath:/config/
classpath:/