Configuration Reader in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Parse a configuration string in key=value format and retrieve values by key.

Starter code

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String config = "host=localhost\nport=8080\nprotocol=https";
        
        // Parse config and print values
        // Print: host=localhost, port=8080, protocol=https
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• Config parsed and displayed

  host=localhost, port=8080, protocol=https

Hints

1. Split by newline
2. Split each line by =
3. Store in Map for easy access

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