Method and system for configuring software modules to execute in an execution environment

A system for configuring a plurality of software modules to execute in an execution environment on a computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a properties repository comprising a plurality of properties of the execution environment of the computer system, wherein the each of the plurality of properties comprises a name and a value;
• and
• a generator manager executing on the processor and configured to:
• generate a configuration file for each of the plurality of software modules using the properties repository by:
• obtaining a generator module defined for the software module;
• executing the generator module on the computer system to instantiate the configuration file for the software module, wherein the generator module is configured to:
• identify a property of the plurality of properties required for the configuration file;
• obtain the value for the property from the properties repository;
• and
• store the value for the property in the configuration file in accordance with a customized format required by the software module;
• and
• store the configuration file for each of the plurality of software modules,
• wherein the generator module for each of at least two software modules of the plurality of software modules references an identical property in the properties repository.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to:

• access a properties repository comprising a plurality of properties of an execution environment of the computer system, wherein each of the plurality of properties comprises a name and a value;
• generate a configuration file for each of the plurality of software modules using the properties repository by:
• obtaining a generator module defined for the software module;
• executing the generator module on the computer system to obtain the configuration file for the software module, wherein the generator module is configured to:
• identify a property of the plurality of properties required for the configuration file;
• obtain the value for the property from the properties repository;
• and
• store the value for the property in the configuration file in accordance with a customized format required by the software module;
• and
• store the configuration file for each of the plurality of software modules,
• wherein the generator module for each of at least two software modules of the plurality of software modules references an identical property in the properties repository.