`FileSystem` source joins multiline file content into a single line

[phateffect]

The FileSystemConfigSource reads file content line by line and then concatenates them,
which results in multiline content being converted into a single line.

This behavior can lead to issues when the configuration value is intended to span multiple lines.

For example, a file named foo.key with the following content:

line1
line2

will be read as line 1 line 2 instead of preserving the newline characters.

Is there a specific reason for this behavior? It seems that concatenating the lines at this point may not be the intended functionality, as it can cause unexpected behavior with multiline configuration values.

https://github.com/smallrye/smallrye-config/blob/main/sources/file-system/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/source/file/FileSystemConfigSource.java#L100

Any clarification on this would be appreciated. Thank you.

[radcortez]

Yes, I believe it is not intended. Do you mind submitting a fix? Thank you!

[usv240]

Hi @radcortez, thanks for confirming.

I can take this up. I’ll work on a fix to preserve newlines for multiline file values and add a test to cover the behavior.

I’ll share a PR once ready.